Less than a year ago, I traded full days in the office of an accounting firm for full days in my creative studio. I assumed that stepping out of a structured work life into an unstructured creative one would be a breeze. The reality was more complex. I loved the…
Bullet journals have really kept me afloat during my decade spent as a public accountant. Personal bullet journals have kept me grounded, creatively connected, and generally on top of life. (In fact, here’s why I always recommend bullet journaling for busy creatives.) But implementing one at work — just for…
Excel is great. It’s simple to use, flexible, and familiar (especially to us bean counters). But can a spreadsheet work as a bullet journal? Sure it can! In fact, it’s the thing that kept me sane at work for most of my career. I love traditional pen-and-paper bullet journal notebooks.…
We made it to May, fellow bean counters! Yet another tax season has come to a close. I hope yours treated you well… Or at very least, with busy season meals that showed up on time and coffee that stayed hot and strong. If you’re new here, hello and welcome!…
Happy International Women’s Day 2026! This is my first IWD in over a decade outside of public accounting. I spent those years working alongside my female colleagues who inspired my tenacity and supported my ambition all along the way. For my accounting friends: while I may not be crushing through…
Hello and welcome! Okay, we’re just over halfway through January. Did you make resolutions? Did you set intentions? How are they going? Personally, I’ve spontaneously started a new personal art project — one I’m really excited about, and that is just for me, as I frequently recommend on the blog. …
The Rapid Log · 02 It finally happened — after a lovely, long stretch of good health, our household fell ill. (Thankfully nothing too major, and I’m not complaining; in fact, I’m constantly grateful for the health and wellbeing of our family.) Of course, we got sick right at the…
Hello! If we haven’t met, I’m an accountant with a secret: for the first two decades of my life, I dreaded anything involving numbers. Math was always my worst subject! I even took basic calculus twice to make it through the accounting program. (How the heck did I end up…
Get up early for some you-time before the world starts knocking. It’s what the successful creators and entrepreneurs do, right? In the wee hours of the morning, the possibilities are endless. You could get in tune with your body for a workout, get a jumpstart on today’s to-do list, or…
If you see the words “self-care” and scoff, I completely understand. The bubble bath and candles just didn’t do it for me this week, E. But self-care is so much more than the aesthetic “R&R” moments we see on our socials. It has many facets, and my personal favourite is…