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Nicki Mayfield’s Guide to Organizing Series #2: Shoe Storage
Whether you have a handful of shoes or an entire room of them, it's important to have an organized system for your favorite footwear. I mean, imagine how much trouble could have been avoided if Cinderella had kept her shoes in order? She wouldn't have spent so much...
What I Read This Month: June 2021
After last month's reading drought, I made up for it this month by reading a lot! What did I do differently? I committed to reading for at least an hour every night before going to bed. Not only did it allow me to work my way through a large number of pages,...
A Stroll Down Memory Lane
Inspiration. It's what every writer needs in order to create. Some writers refer to this stimulus of ideas as their "muse" and swear they can't get a single word on the page without it (thus, the dreaded writer's block). While I believe in a spiritual source of...
What I Read This Month: May 2021
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which means if you purchase anything linked from this page, I will get a small commission. May was a busy month of traveling for me. Normally that would translate to a lot of reading, but sadly it didn't 🙁 However, I'm...
Nicki Mayfield’s Organizing Guide #1: Packing for a Trip
Welcome to the first post in a series of Organizing Guides by your favorite professional organizer, me, Nicki Mayfield! While I didn't quite build my organizing empire as I had planned, I still have a lot of organizing knowledge to share, and what better place to do...
What I Read This Month: April 2021
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which means if you purchase anything linked from this page, I will get a small commission. My favorite time to read is when it's raining. I love cuddling up on the couch or in my bed, wrapping a blanket around me, and...
4 Ideas for Finishing a Book You’re Struggling to Read
You've heard all the rave reviews, seen the book cover plastered all over social media, and know there's a long line of people ahead of you on the waiting list at the library. For those reasons and more, you must read this book! So when you finally have a copy in your...
What I Read This Month: March 2021
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which means if you purchase anything linked from this page, I will get a small commission. March madness is a real thing. And I'm not talking about the basketball kind!! No, somehow spring rolled in and so did the chaos...
Luck Has Nothing to Do With It
I have to be honest. When I read on social media about someone signing a contract with a publisher or landing their dream agent, I clap for them and then ask myself, "Why them and not me?" Certainly, I have the same writing abilities they do, the same great ideas for...
What I Read This Month: February 2021
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which means if you purchase anything linked from this page, I will get a small commission. When I set out to read this month, I had no pre-conceived ideas of what I would consume each night before bed. If I saw something...
The Story Behind My Story
Writers are a curious bunch. We are always listening, observing, reading, and studying to find our next story idea. NOTE: You always have to be careful around writers because anything you say may be used in their next novel! More often than not, however,...
