The Magnolia Planner

It was 15 years ago that I received my first Franklin Covey planner at my first job fresh out of college.  I fell in love, but there was always something not quite right about what was offered. The standard pages never worked for my job and for my life, so I always vowed that I would one day design my own.

It took years for me to sit and figure out how to do it, but here it is.  I am proud to announce the Magnolia Planner from Upstate Mississippi.

This initial collection is a digital evergreen (undated) solution designed for personal size planners. In addition to my custom daily and monthly pages, the collection includes project tracking pages designed for professionals who work multiple projects over the course of a week and need to track the hours.

The best part? It's on sale, NOW! Yes, NOW! In the shop. Yes, go and load up your planner for the new year. Welcome in 2016 with a new look.

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2015 In Books

I'm calling an end to reading for the year. I have capped out at 40 books and I'm quite sure I will not be reading more. I originally started my annual reading challenge after realizing how many books I had purchased and had not read yet.  I'm over due for an update on my read/unread totals, but I'll tackle that in another post. For now, let's talk about my favorites for the year.

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In no particular order...

Not My Father's Son by Alan Cumming

Forty Acres by Dewayne Alexander Smith

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

If you follow me on Instagram, you've already seen my brief thoughts for most of the 2015 books so I won't rehash here. I do feel well rounded considering the three books are quite different. One is a memoir, one is fiction, and one is what I call speculative fiction. Because I was reading to meet challenges and win the Books On The Nightstand Book Bingo, my selections this year were quite diverse which I love, but in 2016, I think I will be a little more targeted in scope.  More on that later. For now, these are my recommendations from a year well read. Enjoy!

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