• How To Easily Get 100 Grams of Protein a Day

    August 12, 2025

    Without Those Chalky-Tasting Bars You Pretended to Like And all you really want to nosh on are more carbs. And by ‘you’, I definitely mean me. I’m just a grown, “Big Age” woman trying to do all the ‘things’ in my second chapter. I keep active regularly, but I’m not training for the 2032 Olympics, and yet somehow, I need a billion grams of protein a day to do this without my entire body breaking down like a rust-bucket banger. OK, maybe it’s 100 grams. What’s a few extra zeros between friends? An initial Google led me to the discovery of protein-rich ice cream, and me wondering how? Does the…

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    How to Make Sure Your Blog Post Is Really Ready to Publish

    August 5, 2025

    The Checklist, and Those Final Touches, When You’re Missing A Glamorous Content Team. You wrote the post. Chiseled your content. Verified your verbiage. And drizzled in your dazzle. Amazing. Now what? Well, before you hit publish and realize the scroll-stopping title you swore was it — “Bestest B’Day Swag Ever” — scores a shady 43 out of 100 (so low, not even your Grandma will see it, and she’s been waiting), run through this checklist to make sure it’s polished, connected, and ready to do what you need it to do. Aka, reach and work for your readers. We humans, while creative, colorful and clever, can be a little… umm, clunky at…

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  • How a Better To-Do List Keeps Morning Stress Away

    July 29, 2025

    Why the Right Planning Matters (But Not Too Much). This might be a long one, bear with me. But it’s a good’un, and I wanted to be super clear. I’m a big planner, sometimes an over planner. But learning how a better to-do list keeps morning stress away has changed the way I start, and run, my day. And it’s not because I love it so much, that I can’t bear not to do it, umm… no, it’s because I need a solid focus for my day. Every day. Living a rigid life is not for me at all but when I wake up and am getting ready for the…

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  • The Surprising Ways Book Clubs Better My Writing Process

    July 10, 2025

    When a new book club spun up in my ‘hood, and a friend invited me to join, I was like “Yeah, OK!”. I like books and writing but knowing it would be a monthly meet-up with some like-minded Babes, good wine, other drinks and a tasty but light spread to review books… oh, I was in. At the time we were confirming members, rules around hosting monthly etc., I was in the ugliest first stages of my book. Truthfully, I’d put it down. Stuck on which of five directions to take it in and no clear direction, no matter how much I Googled or hit Pinterest. This book club couldn’t…

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  • 10 Extra Creative Writing Prompts to Get Your Imagination Flowing

    July 1, 2025

    I might be the oddest duck here, but who really needs another writing prompt like “describe a rainy day” or “write a letter to your younger self”? And no, I’m not saying those are wrong or useless, but (and hands up, I’ll fully own this one) they’ve sparked nothing in me stronger than a smirk, and not nearly enough to put fingers to keys. They didn’t flick that creative switch or launch me into an idea that felt sharp, wild, or like a real twist on the usual. And you don’t need 100 prompts, you need one, OK maybe 10, that actually gets you writing. Why these prompts work? Because they’re the kind I…

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  • Make Reflection Easy With These FREE Daily Journal PDFs

    June 26, 2025

    Grab a fresh start or a quiet finish in just 5 minutes. Because life is a lot right now, make room for care, clarity, and a lil’ courage. Download free journal sheets. Check in and shift your mindset, one page at a time. These two free printable journal sheets help you start and end your day with less noise and more ease. Friends of mine keep them near the coffee machine or tucked on a nightstand. This way, they’re always within reach and ready to go. And yes, everything feels urgent, but you’re allowed to pause. Get Your Mind RIGHT (Morning) Insert your favorite wake-up brew & take a moment…

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  • Book next to a train window - from Unclaimed Baggage — Reputation in Transit

    Unexpected Package: A Train Ride and a Misstep

    June 12, 2025

    (A short story by Irene B.) Eva stepped onto the train, already scanning for her seat and ready to claim her territory. She spotted her four-seater in business class, blissfully unoccupied; an internal “Yes!” erupted. Eva dropped her laptop bag on the table, her stuffed tote bag across one seat, and, keeping her crossbody closest, plopped down in the window spot with a relieved sigh. She’d move things if someone legit showed up. Otherwise, this quadrant sanctuary was all hers. Across from her, in another four-seater, sat a man already there when she boarded. Smartly dressed in a business suit jacket that looked on-trend and expensive, but in that easy-going…

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  • How To Finish A Solid Draft Faster

    June 10, 2025

    And getting right in to it, it was all about rethinking perspective. Whatever your ‘thing’ is, battling with the usual doubts of not always having the drive to stick to it, believing you’re lacking the talent to do it, or the time to complete it, will probably plague you throughout it all. And sometimes, that could be months, if not years. Recognize it. You’re not alone. You’ve still got time to pivot and get that win. For me, I love to write, and want to write, but that wasn’t nearly enough to significantly cut down the time it took for me to get to a solid first draft of my book.…

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