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Welcome back to That Creative Playbook, the bi-weekly newsletter by TCG. 

 

As 2023 comes to an end, it's the perfect time to take stock of you content and start planning for the year ahead. In my latest blog post, I'm diving into end-of-year planning and content strategy, helping you set the stage for an even more successful and stress-free 2024.

 

If you're here for my R.E.P.O.R.T. you'll notice some extras at the bottom of this email. These are just a few things I've purchased or are currently in my cart somewhere. I know gifting is top of mind during this season so I figured I would throw a few suggestions 😉

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I've heard about this book for YEARS but just never go around to reading it. Cut so Spotify adding 15 hours a month of audiobooks to Premium Accounts and here we are. Now, I'm listening to any fiction book (like this one) I read and reading non-fiction books on my Kindle. 

 

This book was brought up again on my friend/client Amanda's podcast Regulate and Rewire an episode about parenting. She mentioned repair and that Dr. Becky says that in order to get good at repairing, we have to mess up. That resonated with me so much that I just knew this needed to be my next fiction read. Highly recommend for parents with kids of ANY age.

We love to lean on Hello Fresh when we have a lot going on or just feel a little burnt out on planning. However, we are lucky enough to have my Grandparents coming down to FL to spend the winter as they have for the past few years. This means weeknight and Sunday dinners with them. It’s so special to spend this time with them and that my kids have so much time with their Great Grandparents.

 

My 2011 self was so excited to listen to this interview. Wiz is such a down to earth guy and this was such a fun listen to get to learn more about this artist. 

 

 

It's no secert that I'm a Swiftie so even though I understand what happened back in 2019. I was also incredibly busy with a new baby and adjusting to life with two kids during that time. So having this feud explained in great detail and in two parts made the whole story crystal clear. If you've ever been curious about WHY Taylor Swift is doing all these re-records, this is a must listen. 

 

 

After listening to the book, Quit Like a Woman last month, I've been looking inward more and more about how I spend my recreational time. I spent my late teens and 20's being known as “Blackout Brit” amoung my friends when I went out. Now, at 32, I have more life experience to know that drinking isn't life's main even. Yet, so much of our society is consumed by the next drink or by having a good time with alcohol in hand. I'm not saying I'll never drink again or that I'm denoucing drinking all together… I'm just more awake to the affects of alcohol and the ways it's woven into our culture so heavily. 

Tis the season for shopping and gifting! I thought I would include a few extra links here at the bottom of things I've recently bought or have been thinking about buying. This email contains affiliate links so I will get a tiny cut of your purchase with no added cost to you. 

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