Announcing: Two New Resources For Better Work-Life Balance

Greetings from our homestead! In the near decade since this blog was born, I’ve worked diligently to achieve better balance between work and so many other passions. Now, I have two ways to share some of my acquired skills and knowledge with everyone.

As a New Years’ gift, I will be releasing a totally free mini-course on balance and priorities.  Don’t worry, this is not a lure-you-in-and-then-upsell-you course.  My course is the full thing, consisting of two weeks of guidance, resources, and assignments.  There are fourteen sections, to be completed one per day, or at your own pace.  Make sure that you are subscribed for post notifications, to know when the course is officially released.  

The second announcement is that I have designed my own planner for 2024!  I am always asked about how our family keeps track of our five kids, my job, rental properties, etc.  Well, it starts with a written planner that contains: my work schedule; doctors, dentist, and orthodontist appointments; sports and clubs; parent-teacher conferences; concerts; birthday parties; and everything else that we need to remember for our family.  

Over the past few years, I found myself wishing for more from this little book that I was using multiple times every day.  The standard ones for sale have odd things included, like a map of the United States.  When am I going to need that during my average day?  Instead, I wanted something that could be used more like a bullet journal with a planner, to keep track of both my dates and priorities for the week.  There were also functional aspects missing from the ones that were available, like a place to keep track of my vacation and sick time from work.  

So, I designed my own planner!  As it took a lot longer than I expected to create, it made sense to publish the planner for others to enjoy.  The “My Kaleidoscope Planner” for 2024 is now available for purchase on Amazon for only $9.99 (I tried to make it as affordable as possible).  There is a section for identifying your priorities for the week, including personal, finance, and even entertainment.  I included inspirational quotes for every week, and quarterly review pages for reflections and memories, with a coloring section.  There are pages for seasonal bucket lists, tracking time off from work, and a progress tree to be used with a weekly goal for the year.  I also added “special” holidays to the planner, like Chocolate Cupcake Day and Take A Hike Day.  I know, we’re already busy enough, so these days are not intended to stress anyone out.  Instead, if you can fit them in, the suggestions are there to inspire some extra celebration on ordinary days.   

I’ve already ordered a bunch to give out as gifts, including for the kids’ teachers.  Make sure to follow me on social media, as I will be giving one away one copy on Facebook and one on Instagram as well! 

There is also a spiral bound version available via the Lulu Bookstore.  It is listed for $12.99 (but you will also have to pay shipping).  

Thank you for following along on our journey.  If this planner seems like something that would be helpful to you, please give it a try, and let me know what you think!