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Updates on this space and me

Posted on May 20, 2021May 21, 2021 by Bran

Hey there. It’s been a LONG minute. Walk with me?

I have been grappling with what I have to give this community in so many ways. The pandemic and the past couple years have dropped big questions on my doorstep – Where do I find joy online? What do I have consistent energy for? What has worked and what do I keep trying to force? Am I a needed voice in a conversation or are there better voices? Am I the same person who created this space and this discussion about a soulful approach to getting shit done and navigating life?

Flip-through: 5 Weeks in my Savor Life planner (Video)

Posted on October 7, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

I have officially moved out of this highly structured, undated 12-week planner from Savor Beauty and I’m back in what I’ve come to think of as my home planner, the Hobonichi Weeks Mega. Before I safely tuck this partly used planner away until I need this level of structure again, I wanted to share a page by page peek.

Unboxing: Mossery Moon Lake Sketchbook

Posted on August 18, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

Got myself a thing in ongoing pandemic processing style. Here’s an unboxing! Reference linkage:– Mossery Moon Lake Sketchbook– Mossery Twinbooks– Mossery Undated Planners Follow up thoughts after the video:– Looks like you can choose mixed media paper or watercolor paper for the sketchbooks

Summer Mid-Point: Taking a Breath

Posted on August 2, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Brandice (@brandice) on Aug 2, 2020 at 1:36pm PDT From my seasonal post on Instagram today: “Wishing you blessings during this mid-season weekend. Enjoying this altar’s evolution. The midpoint is a moment to take a breath, to look around, and recalibrate as able/needed going into our…

Quick Recap from the Blog, Pandemic Style

Posted on April 28, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

Just a quick audio recap of everything below in the audio drop above and some hints at things to come. If you want to get Saturday blog post re-caps, make sure you’re on my mailing list over here. Right now, I don’t have a lot of brand new content to offer you, but we do…

Reclaiming Home Space

Posted on April 4, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

Quarantine prompted a reclaiming of a space in my home that is just mine (pics below). I’m fortunate to have the room to do this, and I’m grateful, because it’s turning into a space that keeps me grounded even when I’m not in it, because I know it’s there. I also updated this used cabinet…

Blooming in Complex Times

Posted on April 1, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

My cactus is blooming again and it was a lovely surprise this week. Thankful for the space being held weekly in the Soul Circle calls right now. This week’s pages from Boundaries & Protection came together in ways that I’m still digesting and really needed in order to feel more settled in the reality of right now.

Focus Hack: Celebrate What You DID (audio)

Posted on February 25, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

Sometimes our tendency to see something as a failure is more about our expectations than it is about whether we’ve gotten important things done. Recorded my thoughts to offer perspective for this week and permission to celebrate what you DID get to check off each day going forward.

Focus Hack: Tackling Something Small (audio)

Posted on February 19, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

I had a bit of an “aha!” moment this morning and decided to take you along with me for the ride (literally, as I recorded this during my morning commute). Sometimes I allow a small thing to take up residence in the back of my mind and I underestimate both the effect it has on…

Finding a Planner: Thinking About Relationship

Posted on February 10, 2020May 6, 2021 by Bran

(Click here to listen on Patreon instead) My last few recordings/posts about finding a planner have been focused around the planner itself, but on a recent drive home I found myself mulling over what’s truly important to me about the systems and tools that I choose and it’s ultimately about the relationship I need and…