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Back in May my friend and I decided to challenge each other to create one thing a day for a week.

* Only for us.

* Only based on that day.

* No pressure.

* Just create it and share it with each other.

I had felt this nudge for a while to take all of the videos I accumulated in a day and compile them into one so I had something to look back on.

Because I’ve asked myself (on many occasions)…

* What did I even do with the kids when they were X years old?

* What did a day in our life look like?

* Was I even there? Present? How did I show up?

(Plus I’m always video dumping on my family each day and thought what if I gave them something fun that shows what we did?)

So during this challenge, I rounded up the videos I had taken > found a template on Capcut with music that fit the vibe of the day > dropped them in and > (at first) enjoyed them just for myself.

This simple challenge has become a relaxing gratitude practice not just throughout my day but at night too when I put the videos together as Sophia falls asleep next to me. It’s helped me find peace, awareness and presence in my days.

…. Not to mention it’s a lot of fun.

It’s helped me simplify my days- seeing what matters vs. the shoulds. Taking the videos only for myself- not for likes, applause or anyone else.

So I thought you might want to create your own practice too↓

The Simplicity Challenge✨ is an invitation to pause, reflect and take aligned steps toward a slower, more intentional life within a community of women craving more ease, presence, and intentionality- just like you.

Join our community and receive access to this series of audio journal entries, thoughtful prompts, and gentle conversation starters as we declutter and simplify our worlds together.

If you’d like to experiment with noticing your own life this way, here are the questions I’ve been reflecting on…

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Growing up, fashion was always my thing. It was the story of who I was….

…. and then I became a mom and my mindset shifted.

I’ve spent these last 5 years excavating to find who I am: Intentionality and creativity definitely making up that core.

And I feel like what I “left behind” nearly 5 years ago may have just been put on a shelf… waiting to be sparked back to life again…. in a new way.

As I’ve been working on becoming more playful, remembering the parts of me that used to light me up and trying to bring that into the present, that spark was ignited again.

So the question that’s been rattling around in my brain all day is: how do you reintegrate an old piece of your identity into your new way of being?

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Accessing my playful and childlike side has been a top priority for me in this series.

But when I started braindumping this idea on ChatGPT I found myself saying:

“I don't know if I was ever really playful as a kid. Can you help me unlock my playful side?"

With my new definition of playful set: softening my mood + days to be more fun, free, easeful and filled with laughter and enjoyment. I then moved through the journal prompts found below to declutter: my mindset, old narratives, my schedule and things to get here.

Want to soften your mood + days too? Join us↓

The Summer Simplicity Challenge✨ is an invitation to pause, reflect and take aligned steps toward a slower, more intentional life within a community of women craving more ease, presence, and intentionality- just like you.

Join our community and receive access to this series of audio journal entries, thoughtful prompts, and gentle conversation starters as we declutter and simplify our worlds together.

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I’ve been craving a new creative rhythm lately— one that’s not reliant on perfect conditions. That’s free from compartmentalizing my mom life from my deep work sessions… I’ve been craving a rhythm that’s integrated into my life.

And as synchronicity would have it - a youtube video popped up yesterday that brought this very topic up.

I feel like I’ve lost the integration along the way.

…. Ultimately making my creative expression feel separate from my day to day life.

So this morning, I tried something new: a deep work session with my kids.

* It wasn’t perfect (I was interrupted often including the moment I’m typing this) but I still got to write.

They saw me in the practice. And even better- they got to feel the joy of deep creative flow too. THIS is what I want for myself, my kids and our family culture.

For them to not just hear about me creating when they’re with the sitter or their grandparents. But for them to see me create and to be invited into this rhythm and practice too — as a relationship, a shared curiosity, a lifestyle.

So today’s prompts offer a Creative Reset in how we think about + execute on our work. And in how we can more seamlessly weave our creative practices into our everyday lives.↓

The Summer Simplicity Challenge✨ is an invitation to pause, reflect and take aligned steps toward a slower, more intentional life within a community of women craving more ease, presence, and intentionality- just like you.

Join our community here and receive access to this series of audio journal entries, thoughtful prompts, and gentle conversation starters as we declutter and simplify our worlds together.

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I feel like there is so much out there that I could consume.

* So many Substacks in my inbox that I want to read.

* A never ending stream of things I can watch on Youtube or the thousands of streaming apps out there.

* Countless amazing books I want to dive into.

But I want to need to declutter the digital overwhelm for my sanity. To get intentional about what I want to spend time on- right now.

And come up with a better system to consume the few things I deem important to me.

So that’s what I’m tackling this week in the Simplicity Challenge + you can too ↓

The Summer Simplicity Challenge✨ is an invitation to pause, reflect and take aligned steps toward a slower, more intentional life within a community of women craving more ease, presence, and intentionality- just like you.

Join our community and receive access to this series of audio journal entries, thoughtful prompts, and gentle conversation starters as we declutter and simplify our worlds together.

P.S. this decluttering session inspired me to create my own curated newspaper (out of my favorite newsletters) and send it to my Kindle. I wanted an analog-ish way to mindfully consume during my morning coffee and breakfast routine (see here.)

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I was driving the other day after dropping off the kids with my amazing mother-in-love. Windows down. Arm out- feeling the breeze as I cruised along listening to this (new to me) artist.

When this phrase popped into my head:

“What if my businesses ‘never worked out’ because I was meant to be doing this?”

‘This’ being:

* nurturing and unschooling my kids

* being there to coach their tee ball team, teach a co-op class and run Lego club

* to be- writing and sharing when it feels good, traveling and living my life more than finding ROI in my actions

I put ‘never worked out’ in quotes too because I do this often… I miss the greatness in the present (and past) striving for something bigger in the future. (when I could be having it right now.)

I’ve been working on this. Not letting my perfectionism and conditioned way of being, take away from the joy I’m experiencing now.

(receipts- my current lock screen)

Because in all reality- my past businesses have worked out.

Maybe not always in the way I was expecting- but certainly in the tools and knowledge I have today.

* And better yet- it lead me to find the creative work that fuels me now.

* The projects that I create only for me- not for public consumption. And the articles and courses I love to create and share for others too.

This article from Amie McNee then landed in my inbox and felt like YES- THIS is what I’m talking about✨

Maybe you relate? Maybe Definitely I’m processing this idea out loud. Comment and let us know here.

Hi! I’m Megan—an unschooling mom and digital journalist, swapping the 'shoulds' to curate my life my way. Join our Creative Co-op if you’re doing the same— and get access to a community of intentional living creatives PLUS thoughtful articles, journal prompts, monthly meetups, and guides like these on the intersection of slow, intentional living, creativity + motherhood.

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P.S. this song came up while writing this and it feels spot on for this prompt✨🥰

Next up on my summer simplicity excavation…. my mothering.

I know it’s a big topic and so much to consider here- but my biggest goal within this challenge was to become more playful and fun like my kids. To let go and be.

So in today’s prompts I plan to:

* Intentionally vision into the mom I want to be

* Find ways to simplify and declutter how I’m showing up now

* And realign my days and actions with this person I want to become

* (PLUS learn how to stop trying so hard🤣🤦‍♀️🫠)

Want to join me?↓

The Summer Simplicity Challenge✨ is an invitation to pause, reflect and take aligned steps toward a slower, more intentional life within a community of women craving more ease, presence, and intentionality- just like you.

Join our community and receive access to this series of audio journal entries, thoughtful prompts, and gentle conversation starters as we declutter and simplify our worlds together.

What kind of mom do I want to be this summer?

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Recently, I’ve found myself at a crossroads:

* Feeling extremely tired (Like falling asleep for the night while putting the kids to bed… multiple days in a row?!… tired)

* Craving a quiet life with less pressure

* Learning how to live at a slower, more intentional pace

* But I feel like I’ve only ever lived my life in burnout cycles…. so while slowing down has felt true to me…

I’ve also found myself so scared to burnout again that I’ve been avoiding overworking (maybe to my detriment?)

Battling what my body and soul feel is right with an old narrative that ‘it’s wrong.’

One MAJOR difference between then and now is that my work fuels me (a factor I often forget) and that my days and time are more intentionally filled than ever. PLUS I’ve been working on integrating the deep work that fuels me throughout my day to day. But the mindset struggle is always real.

So when April Edwards asked if I wanted to go live- I knew THIS was the topic for us to talk about.

April recently published her book Subtle Resistance and when I read about her burnout story we knew we had to get together and honestly share.

So in this conversation we held a deeper discussion about:

* our experiences with burnout

* if there’s a healthy way to push our limits

* how we both want to avoid that hamster wheel

* and ultimately, as intentional, slow living moms…. is there such thing as too slow?

Love a good deep discussions- view the full archive here.

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Claire Venus ✨ is the most fun to collaborate with💕

We recently hopped on a live to talk all about:

* Curating your Substack like a magazine

* How to print a copy for yourself (+ allow your audience to buy one too)

* Growing your Substack through Youtube and Pinterest

* And we answered your questions live too

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Recently I was laying in bed stressing about (I literally don’t even remember ‘what’ anymore) when I thought:

“When is the only time everything makes sense?“

You know those moments when you’re so present in what you’re doing that you’re no longer:

* overthinking

* worrying

* anxious

* stressed

I was spiraling a bit today and that question came to my mind again- I wanted to answer it and thought you might too.

When do I stop thinking and just am?

This almost feels like one of those countdown calming exercises. I’m sure there’s more that’ll come to mind with this but the question feels like a marker. A prompt to ask myself when I feel like: “I don’t know what I’m doing with my life.”

How about you? When is the only time anything makes sense to you? When do you stop thinking and just are?