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Is Modern Calligraphy Hard to Learn?

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Is Modern Calligraphy Hard to Learn?
Modern calligraphy is beautiful, and it's everywhere!  Free from the structured constraints of traditional calligraphy, modern calligraphy accepts and even encourages mistakes to become a part of your creation, celebrating the hand-crafted nature of the art.  So, can you teach yourself modern calligraphy, and how hard is it?

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Build an Organizational Habit with a Paper Planner

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Build an Organizational Habit with a Paper Planner
Gimmicky strategies to manage your to-do lists sound appealing, but are often too complicated to be realistic.  Strategies that require you to use a particular type or brand of planner don't account for the wide variety of design preferences and budgets we all have!  Getting organized should feel like an efficient, progressive activity that grows with you and can be paused and restarted as life requires.

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Shop Highlight: LTL Print House

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Shop Highlight: LTL Print House
A fun interview with the owners of LTL Print House, an amazing, hand-drawn sticker shop!

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Three and Done Organization

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Three and Done Organization
A simple plan to get through your massive to-do list?  Yes, please!  Create small, meaningful victories, and your to-do list (and list-related stress) will start to melt away.

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Just Add Color!

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Just Add Color!

Rochelle, our "master planner," wrote this post, giving us a little peek into her amazing organizational skills! I love to plan and organize every little detail of my day by using color coding systems. Being very visual, color coding gives me a quick way to see what my week is going to consist of.  How its done:  At the start of each month I create a key to match my daily categories with my colored pens. My top categories include my work schedule, workout classes, important appointments, social activities, and client meetings. I always make sure to use colors that...

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