Why I Stopped Building My Life Around a 40-Hour Workweek
I couldn't sustain a 40-hour workweek, no matter how good I was at my job. After four rounds of burnout, I finally stopped trying to force my nervous system to adapt and started building a life around my actual capacity instead. It looked nothing like the mainstream path, but it changed everything.
Why I Don't Say Yes to Every Virtual Assistant Client Inquiry (and Why You Shouldn’t Either)
Most new virtual assistants are told to say yes to every opportunity, but I believe that's one of the fastest paths to burnout.
My way of operating is opposed to what you’ll hear in mainstream advice around finding clients for your business.
In this post, I share my 3 filters I use to evaluate every client inquiry: nervous system compatibility, long-term relationship potential, and whether the work is something I genuinely want to be doing.
Building a sustainable business isn't about taking every client. It's about choosing the right ones. And that means slowing down. Something a lot of business owners don’t want to hear.
Learn how to identify your skills, choose services you actually enjoy, find your first client, set healthy boundaries, and create a business that supports your life, not the other way around.
How To Become A Virtual Assistant: Skills, Services, Rates, & Boundaries for Beginners
If you're thinking about becoming a Virtual Assistant but have no idea where to start, you are in the right place!
In this beginner-friendly guide, I share the practical steps that helped me build a successful VA business without formal training, a portfolio, or fancy branding.
Learn how to identify your skills, choose services you actually enjoy, find your first client, set healthy boundaries, and create a business that supports your life, not the other way around.
Your Knife Era: Using Autumn’s Energy to Heal Burnout and Clear the Clutter
You know what those old ladies - hands in the dirt, sun hat on - know right now that we don’t?
Those gardener ladies know that Pruning Season Has Begun! They have their shears out and are clip, snipping away right now. We literally saw one in the wild last nite!
They know there’s a window in Autumn where you must prune your plants properly in order to give them the best chance at not only surviving winter without getting sick or weak, but also giving them the best shot at being able to sprout up strong come the Spring.
Well, Autumn is inviting you to do the same—cut back what’s dead weight, trim the excess, and create space for new life in the season ahead. Let’s get you into your Knife Era. Read on to know what the heck I’m talking about.
How to Make a Major Life or Career Decision (Even If No One Gets It)
If you are at a sort of cross roads in your life right now, wondering if the step you want to take is the right way for you, stay with me.
I know what it’s like to make life path decisions that are unconventional, that no one else understands and that people would generally advise against. lol.
Not everyone is made to live this way. We are a niche brand, but keep reading to find out if you’re one of us and gain clarity for your next life leap…
So You’re Leaving the Convent - 4 Ways to Prepare
Recently, a woman still inside the convent (stilla nun) reached out to say she knew she would one day leave—but wasn’t there yet. It made me realize how much content I’ve made for women after they’ve left the convent, but not nearly enough for those standing in that in-between moment: still inside, but knowing you’re out the door sometime soon.
This post is for that exact moment.
That holy, hard season of quiet resolve before the leap.
If you’ve made the decision to leave, but haven’t yet told anyone—this is for you.
How I Lost 10lbs. in 4 Months in an Easeful, Sustainable Way
On February 2nd of this year, I had a rude awakening while trying on outfits for our 2nd Anniversary dinner. One skirt after another—skirts I’d worn dozens of times—suddenly felt PRET-ty snug. And shorter?!
My first reaction was: Oh no, did I shrink this?
I had not, in fact, shrunk all my skirts. I had gained about 10lbs. Between being in a relationship and adding meat back into my diet, I had gradually gained about 10 pounds over the past year. Nothing drastic, but just enough to not feel myself and not fit into my favorite clothes.
Instead of self-loathing or freaking out, I approached this with curiosity and science. I knew there were reasons and I knew there was a solution. Our bodies are basically science and math, with a little intuition.
So over the next 4 months, I lost those 10 pounds in an easeful, sustainable way - because that’s really the only pace I go at these days.
Navigating Life as a Highly Sensitive Person: From Burnout to Low-Stim Life
Ever felt like the world is just too much — too loud, too fast, too people-y? Same.
I didn’t have the words for it until I stumbled on the term HSP (Highly Sensitive Person) in my 30s, shortly after returning home utterly burnt out from 8 years of convent life.
Turns out, what I thought was just me being weird was actually a real thing — and understanding it changed everything. This post is a peek behind the curtain of what that journey’s looked like for me and what my low-stim life looks like today.
Finding Your Pets a Home After You Die
There is something I see all the time on Facebook and it makes me so sad and angry at the same time - friends or acquaintances of someone who has passed are seeking a forever home for the pets left behind because the owner did not plan for this.
Many of these pets as a result end up in a shelter or rescue, in a cage for an unknown amount of time because there was no plan for them and folks are just posting photos hoping to find a miracle.
It makes me so sad because it just takes a little planning to create a totally different trajectory for your pets after you die…
Don’t Jump to Hormone Testing—Start With These 5 Healthy Habits Instead
We’ve over-complicated how to get foundationally healthy.
Most people are simply not doing the BASICS because they aren’t willing to put in the discipline it takes, and quite frankly, because it’s not sexy, it’s not a dopamine hit. In reality - you can improve your health SIGNIFICANTLY FOR FREE (or very low cost) by integrating these 5 unsexy basics into your lifestyle.
Going From Free to Paid House Sitting
Ok, so you’re a semi-experienced house sitter. Along the way, you’ve realized that house/pet sitting actually takes a decent amount of work and time, and that there are pet owners who likely would pay good money to secure a reliable, consistent one vs. having to find a new one every time on the free platforms.
Well, my friend you are correct!
I am here to tell you how to leverage all your awesome experience as a free sitter into paid opportunities.