Every week on Friday, I share a list of the most interesting and inspiring content I’ve read lately here on my blog. You can expect thoughts on productivity, happiness, balance, spirituality, politics, and more. Subscribe here to get updates. See archives here.

I’m a bit late to the game on both of these, but over the past week I watched both Hard Knock Wife by Ali Wong and Nanette by Hannah Gadsby and both were excellent.

The mantra for summer.

I really liked this piece, which was a thought-provoking read about living within your means and how doing so is not something that modern North American humans are very good at.

A very helpful and friendly marketing plan that helps you be thoughtful about each stage of the customer journey and figure out how to move people through your “funnel”. I really need to fill this out for a client project I’m working on.

Yaaaaas Lizzo! Love this song, love this video.

After a very inspiring Tuesdays Together session, I put together a resources page on my website for anyone curious about the tools I use to run my business!

I was very moved by a storytelling event this week put on by one of my clients called Unruly Bodies.  It reminded me of how far I have to go in being more inclusive, especially when it comes to ableism.

This week on the podcast, I interviewed my friend Kate Smalley about making for the sake of making and how to stay focused on your own goals.

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Another week gone by in a blink! It was a busy one but with tons of good stuff packed in: my entrepreneurs meetup, a few client sessions, working on building exciting new projects, supporting a big event from afar, and planning for the future. I also finished a book and worked on tracking my time, Laura Vanderkam style, which was super fun. This weekend I am hoping to get more reading done and think strategically about the next couple weeks, which are going to be super busy – I leave for New York on the 24th! I hope you have a wonderful weekend too. xo.

Every week on Friday, I share a list of the most interesting and inspiring content I’ve read lately here on my blog. You can expect thoughts on productivity, happiness, balance, spirituality, politics, and more. Subscribe here to get updates. See archives here.

I can’t express how much I loved this piece from Jason Fried on outlasting: “Rather than thinking about how much you need to make to cover your costs, think about how little you need to help you survive as long as you want.”

Fun fun travel tips from the cool people at Bon Appetit. These include some of my staples like going to the grocery store, leaving unplanned days, using Google maps, and building the day around croissants. I will also definitely be borrowing the idea of stocking the fridge at home ahead of time.

I also really loved this advice on planning trips from Girls Night In, which is more philosophical but still super helpful, especially the tips about thinking of countries regionally and identifying legitimate FOMO.

A website app that does sticky notes and wireframes, yes please!! Yes! Please!

I re-listened to Laura Vanderkam’s TED talk this week, as well as a podcast interviewing her about her new book Off the Clock. I really love her philosophies about time and always find her approach fascinating (and helpful).

This past weekend at the cottage I read one of my favourite books of the year so far, Next Year, For Sure, and have since been recommending it to everyone. It’s so poignant and lovely and good.

This is not really a link, but it’s inspiring me so I’ll mention it – last week I met with the small but mighty mastermind group I’ve formed with a few friends and holy moly, even our first meeting was so helpful and productive. It’s just so nice to have a group of people to bounce ideas off of to grow your business.

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Last weekend we were up at the cottage for the Canada Day long weekend and it was so wonderful. Lots of swimming, lots of reading, lots of puppy cuddles, lots of sunshine. This weekend I’m excited to bring that same spirit to the city! I’m helping out at my favourite dinner of the month, going to a housewarming party at my sister’s place, and seeing a beautiful storytelling event put on by one of my clients. I hope you have a wonderful weekend too! xo.