βοΈ Tinkering With Ideas #055: The end of a year
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Hello, fellow tinkerer π - The happiest of holidays to you if you celebrate this time of year. My kids were awake at 6:15 a.m. yesterday to open Christmas presents. My youngest is 7 years old and still believes in Santa, so the holidays are filled with wonder and magic. 1) Reflection:For years, I've taken a break from work between Christmas and New Year's, and this year is no different. It's not exactly relaxing since I'm doing things with my family, but it's something different than my usual routine. I also take some time to reflect on my freelance business, though I usually wait until my kids resume school in January (so I can focus). This year, I started doing dedicated quarterly reflections also, so those will happen simultaneously. If you run your own business, you can download my quarterly checklist here. 2) Product:Every year, writer and teacher Susannah Conway creates the Unravel Your Year workbook. It's filled with prompts and monthly reflection pages. I've used the workbook in past years and found it really helpful. You can download her free workbook here. 3) Tip:If you need a palate cleanse in your Instagram feed, I recommend author and illustrator Kimothy Joy. Her work is delightful. She recently shared her Wheel of Intentions guide for 2025. Want more ideas?β We have more social networks than ever (sigh). Here's how to manage an omnipresent social media strategy. β I recently started letting my kids add their own events to our family Google calendar. Here's how I set it up. β That's it for this issue of Tinkering! See you again in two weeks. Cheers, PS: If you like this newsletter and want to support it, here's what you can do! 1) Forward this newsletter to a friend. Sharing is caring. This newsletter may contain affiliate links, which means if you sign up, subscribe, buy, whatever, I earn a small amount. |
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