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“I just don’t have the time” – says the girl who spends 3 hours a day scrolling.

Just over a week until Christmas and everyone’s gifts are still in my thoughts and prayers (except yours, more on that later…) 

Fitting for a year where TIME was most certainly my main challenge and focus. 

I don’t know about you, but between running a business, raising a family, managing a homestead, having friends, and taking care of my body, mind, and soul — I’m spent! 

It’s probably safe to say we’ve all consumed enough information and inspiration for the year so after this issue you won’t see me much in your inbox again until January. 

From Dec. 21 to Jan. 4 I’ll be doing a creation > consumption challenge — 2 weeks of no scrolling and using the extra time to CREATE. 

The only mind numbing I’ll be doing is making Martha’s viral eggnog, reading romantasy, and watching Elf with my kids for the 27th time. 

The average person spends 16.8 hours per WEEK on social media. I would venture to guess that as online business owners we spend even more time immersed in our feeds. 

Imagine how much you could create with 33 extra hours over the next 2 weeks? 

My Christmas gift to you dear reader is an open invite to join me for this challenge. Let this be your gift to yourself and your sanity in anticipation for 2025. 

As part of the challenge you’ll get access to: 

✨ a community space for added support and accountability 

✨ a post-challenge integration call 

✨ a pretty badass reflection workbook so you can carry all your revelations into the new year

Join for FREE right here and let’s share some sans social holiday cheer 🥂

On the topic of fresh starts, clean slates, and liberating OODLES (yes I just used that word) of creative energy — today’s edition of Spill the Tea is all about how to do a hard reset over the holidays. 

Because 90% of problems are solved by turning it off and on again 😉

What you’ll learn in this article:

🍵💲On wintering and nature as our greatest teacher. 

🍵💲A practical approach to re-emerge from your cozy holiday cocoon with infinitely more clarity. 

🍵💲A playlist full of cheesy Christmas jams for you to hang tinsel to.

The tea: Slow down to speed up

Winter whispers what we so often forget: rest isn’t a luxury, it’s a requirement. 

The trees shed their leaves, bears slip into slumber, and the earth tucks itself under a frosty blanket. Nothing in nature produces endlessly, and neither should we.

This season invites you to honor the natural rhythm of rest before rebirth. 

Pause, prepare, and give yourself permission to slow down now so you can speed up later with more clarity and mad creative prowess. 

How do you know which projects deserve your final push, which should be set aside, and which are ripe for a fresh start down the road? 

Here’s a simple framework to help you declutter your creative plate before 2025:

1. Determine your completion candidates 

These are projects that:

✅ Are 80% done (the finish line is in sight!)

✅ Still feel aligned and energizing.

✅ Completing them will clear mental space and make it so much easier to chill out a bit before January is here in full force. 

Reflection: What’s one small but meaningful project you can finish that would make your future self grateful?

2. Should you scrap it?

These are projects that:

✅ No longer align with your vision or values.

✅ Can be safely set aside without guilt (you’ll know if it’s time to truly let it go).

Reflection: What are you holding onto just because you’ve invested time in it, not because it serves you?

3. Or save it for later? 

These are projects that:

✅ Still spark excitement, have potential, and on paper should definitely help you reach your goals. 

✅ Have been simmering on the back burner but are far from done.

✅ Feel timely to kick off with renewed focus post-holiday.

Reflection: What idea makes your heart leap, even if it’s not ready to bloom just yet?

Ask yourself:

• What can I lovingly wrap up?
• What can I confidently release?
• What new seeds am I ready to plant?

Treat this as a hard reset for your creativity before you hopefully get to wrap yourself in the cocoon of rest for at least a few days!

Sip on this…  

🧋A festive playlist just for you 🎄

🧋 Cups are SO overrated. 

My gift to you to close out 2024 — the creation > consumption 2-week challenge 🎁

Dude, you’ve scrolled enough this year. And let’s be real, if you’re going to reach your goals, you need to build the habit of CREATION. 

I invite you to reclaim your time, reset your dopamine levels, put your ideas to paper and get ahead. 
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