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4 strategies for more productivity (and joy)

I often get asked how I do it all.  

I work with clients on branding, illustration and mural commissions. I produce a line of stationery and lifestyle products, featuring my illustrations. I run online learning communities. I run a festival. I used to co-run a networking club for female founders. I regularly publish blog posts, I send weekly emails to my list and I try to post daily on Instagram. I’m raising a toddler and I’m trying to have a life again. Productivity is essential! Continue reading “4 strategies for more productivity (and joy)”

The Life-changing Magic of Tidying

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Just before Christmas, Stacy from my mastermind group shared a book she was reading, The Life-changing Magic of Tidying. At the time, it piqued my interest and I made a loose mental note to check it out. A few weeks later, it came up again and this time, something in me wanted to read it NOW! So I ordered the book and proceeded to devour it in a couple of days. It’s true what they say about timing – it was just what I needed. I’ve recommended it to several friends since who’ve caught the fever just as bad as I have. Often, it’s all we can talk about. 
  
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I doubt I can truly do author Marie Kondo justice – you just have to read it for yourself – but, I’ll summarise why I loved the book and how it’s changing my life:

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