The Edit Studio Co

12/04/2022

The Edit Studio Co is hosting a virtual book club discussion on 5/2 and 6/6 (6 pm CST). Join me if interested! You will get a free book. It’s a great read! We will discuss the first half of the book on 5/2 and the second half 6/6!

The sign up link is here: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61d0f63db0306b55f06cb107

23/01/2022

13/01/2022

The Edit Studio Co is offering a book club to help establish new habits in the New Year! I’ll be leading a virtual discussion on Getchen Rubin’s NY Times bestselling book, “Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of our Every Day Life.”

I will provide a copy of the book (audible, kindle or paper copy). The first meeting will take place 2/7 at 6 pm CST via Zoom to discuss the first half of the book, and in late February, we will meet again. This date is tentative, and I will work hard to accommodate schedules. I hope you can join in!

When you sign up, you will receive an undated/printable copy of The Weekly Planner page in your inbox instantly. This is truly the page that keeps my week on track.

Sign up via this link: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61d0f63db0306b55f06cb107

07/01/2022

Take control of this upcoming week with a free Q1 version of The Healthy Edit Planner:

www.editstudioco.com/downloads

The planner was thoughtfully designed to improve my daily habits in order to reach my goals, with input from health and productivity experts. Testers have been instrumental to optimize the user experience, and feedback has been highly positive.

This week, as I ease back into work after a long holiday break, I’ve been able to pace myself and ensure I’m achieving work-life balance and slaying each day. Take a look at this week’s spread. Enjoy!

02/01/2022

Wishing you a very happy new year from my family to yours!

Over the years, as the calendar flipped to January 1st, I've attempted various resolutions. Examples include:

Exercise more
Eat healthier
Drink more water
Wake up earlier
Maintain inbox zero
Stick to a budget
Make my bed each morning
Listen to more music

I've learned what works and what doesn't, at least for me. If you would like to adopt new habits or make some changes, I'm hosting a virtual book club to kick off 2022. I'm always reading books about habits, and I've benefited from the wisdom of Gretchen Rubin. I'm planning to re-read her book “Better than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives,” which explores how we can simplify our life by building habits.

Read it together with me. It will be a great way to build habits effectively, swap ideas, give energy and encouragement, and most importantly hold each other accountable. I hope you can carve out some time for it. I'll host two sessions - one for each half of the book at the beginning and end of February. We'll meet over Zoom, and group sizes will be limited to 10-12 people.

When you sign up, you will receive a complimentary copy of The Weekly Planner, which I created as a way to maintain accountability with my habits.

Sign up using this link: https://view.flodesk.com/pages/61d0f63db0306b55f06cb107

I hope to see you there!

10/12/2021

A few years ago I was traveling on business with a colleague I didn't know very well on a short overseas assignment in the Caribbean (rough, I know).

When we arrived, of course my luggage showed up but hers did not. While we waited ...and waited and waited.... she told me a story about how she was once fired by her father due to how she behaved when her luggage was lost on a family vacation. She was working for her family's business, and her father said the pressure of it all had clearly gotten to her. It was decades ago when she was just a teenager, and she went on to become very successful. It was a good story and made the time pass, and eventually her bags came.

She randomly sent me a note the other day, and right afterwards I happened to see this quote, which made me smile. I got a chance to see Maya Angelou speak once, so it was even better that it came from her.

As you deal with those lights or other life challenges, just remember we can only control the things that are in our control, and the other 99% of life is how we react.

26/11/2021

Tomorrow I will be sending out The Edit Studio Co’s first newsletter. It will include a gift guide that covers all of our household’s favorite gifts to give and receive, and rumor has it, it will also include my husband’s famous scone recipe, which is normally under lock and key.

The newsletter will also include the 2022 edition of The Healthy Edit Planner in my online shop, which can be used with an iPad and Apple Pencil or printed. It includes fitness and meal planning tools, and encourages building healthy habits. To sign up for the newsletter, visit editstudioco.com and scroll to the bottom. I can’t wait to start planning out healthy meals and ways to get moving together with you.

15/11/2021

How often have you made it to the end of the day with no idea what is for dinner?

I’ve never been successful planning ahead and picking up ingredients on the way home. Going through grocery store aisles with children after a day of work feels like competing in a sport. Then after that it is the task of putting away groceries, cooking, and then serving dinner late to a now hangry crowd. And then it is time to clean up the pots and pans afterwards with young kids under foot. Somehow during all of this they have managed to turn the house upside down. But it’s difficult to care much about what they’re doing while you’re stressing to get dinner on the table.

Keeping pantry staples on hand has been a game changer for throwing together a quick meal. What are some must haves you always keep stocked in your kitchen?

13/11/2021

Looking at all you parents that can manage to grocery shop AND tackle the laundry pile in one weekend. You are the MVPs. Don’t let anyone tell you that you are anything less than a superhero!

12/11/2021

I am a firm believer that there will be time for everything, just not all at the same time. To figure out what is truly essential, it takes thoughtful prioritization as well as compartmentalizing our lives a bit. We can only be at one place at one time, and focusing on one thing. It’s unrealistic for us, or anyone else, to think that we can manufacture or pause time.⁠
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How do you find peace of mind and know you’re always working on the right things at the right time?⁠

09/11/2021

I used to travel a lot for work. As a result, I was a late bloomer in the cooking department. I thought things would change when I took a job without travel and got married, but it turns out my husband enjoys cooking waaayyy more and is quick to point out he is faster at it. He’s not a planner though, so in the beginning of our relationship I would choose a meal to cook, carefully sourcing the ingredients aisle by aisle, and lay everything out on the counter with the recipe neatly next to it. Before you know it, he would swoop in, whip it together, and steal all the credit, thus perpetuating my inability to cook.

Who is the chef in your family and would you swap the titles if you could?

28/07/2021

As a parent you are supposed to make sure your kids do what they are supposed to. When bedtime would approach, I used to say, “Please brush your teeth, put on your pajamas, and did you finish your homework?” After a while, you don’t have to say some of things as much as your children develop these acts into habits. ⁠
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As adults, the same system holds true to us too. Whether purposely or accidentally, repeated acts create our own habits over time. However, rather than a parent, it’s often our own mind telling us what we are supposed to do. “Drink water, stop scrolling, workout…” I think most of us have a narration in our head reminding us of the habits we want to make or break (even if we often try to tune it out). ⁠
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What is that voice telling you today? Are you listening?⁠

27/07/2021