Happy 2026 Reader,

Did last fall feel like it was 3 years long to everyone, or was that just me?

My Google Calendar looked like the Upside Down.

My to-do list had more red alerts than Hawkins Lab.
And every time I tried to plan ahead, it felt like my brain was buffering — spinning with ideas, but stuck in place.

Yeah. It was giving Season 4.

So somewhere between my own routine business-ey stuff, client work, a brain full of distracting ideas (😑), and trying to remember what dress up day it was in 3rd grade… I decided:

I am NOT starting 2026 like that.

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Call me El, bc I’m flipping the switch and blasting out of this trap. 🚲⚡

I thought I might not be the only one that need this year to be more simple? If you’re craving a little more clarity this year — and a little less “I swear I wrote that down somewhere” — I've got two tools I swear by:

1️⃣ 🗓️ 2026 Wall Calendar

Back by popular demand (and because I genuinely can’t function without one), this calendar is the best visual planning tool I’ve ever used. Buy the PDF and send to your local printer - (psst.... CVS in 1 hour for $15 with the code January50). Grab a poster frame on Amazon and voila. Dry erase magic/art on your wall.
→ Check it out here »​

2️⃣ ✨ The Intentional Life Planner

Bu-Jo inspired. Goal-oriented. Faith-based. Beautifully printable. This is the planner I made for the girl who loves a good reset — but needs a flexible system that still honors her season, her rhythms, and her calling. (she's me)
→ Instant Download »​

If you’re running your biz like you’re stuck in a lab with no map or walkie talkie… this is your sign to reclaim your calendar, take back your margin, and do things a little differently in 2026.

We’re not winging it this year. 🧠 We’re planning on purpose.

Big breath in. Let's go.

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WEBSITES in the wild

Do we have any multi-passionate slashies here? Even though I JUST got done preaching about simplifying your offer suite, I know that we might not all be ready for that.

And even if we narrow it down to just one niche or main offer, we still might have multiple ways to serve. Blog, portfolio, free resources, shop, multiple service offerings....

^^^That's what a well-crafted home page is for. It's like a train station, where you show who you are and who you're for... and then point your visitors to what they're ultimately looking for.

Check out this well done section on the home page from Protect Sundays 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

WEEKLY ROUNDUP

📖 READING: Garden City by John Mark Comer

📺 BINGING THIS: Stranger Things, duh.

🍽️ IN THE KITCHEN: I decided to make the most ultimat 80's meal for my kids while we binged the ST finale - Kraft mac & cheese with cut up hot dogs and french bread pizza. (and no, I couldn't make myself participate, but they loved it)

🔨 WORKING ON: Oh boy. This is gearing up to be a CRAZY month with 3 client projects and growing my passion project, AND started List Builders Club. That planner ^^ is saving my booty right now.

🖼️ SCREENSHOT SCRUB: