THE MONTHLY PAGE 👩🏻💻 May 2025
Resources to help you focus for the month ahead.
Hello and welcome to The Monthly Page for May 2025 — these are a special edition of my weekly newsletter that are loaded with some extra resources and a little encouragement for the month ahead!
If you missed my update earlier this week about our new puppy, you can find those details right here under my 12-month update 🐾🧡
See below for a list of important dates, recipes to try, access to my favorite hydration podcasts, my free monthly planning sheets, + more!
Happy May,
📅 IMPORTANT DATES: Here are some important dates (mostly U.S.-centric) you might want to add to your calendar while you’re here:
🧠 May is Mental Health Awareness Month
🌼 May 1 is May Day
🚀 May 4 is Stars Wars Day
🌮 May 5 is Cinco de Mayo
👩🏻🏫 May 5-9 is Teacher Appreciation Week
💃🏻 May 11 is Mother’s Day
🧡 May 26 is Memorial Day
🎶 PLAYLIST: You know I’m a huge fan of hydration and although I know it won’t cure *everything* it is generally a pretty great place to start. I listen to a lot of podcasts on the topic, and have been trying to organize my favorites into a playlist for easy access. Here it is if you’d like to dive in!
🥗 RECIPES: Below are recipes that were featured in The Weekly Page over the past few weeks. Add them to your meal plan if you haven’t had a chance to try ‘em yet!
Lemony Orzo with Asparagus and Garlic Bread Crumbs
Carrot, Thyme & Hot Honey Cornbread
Whipped Honeyed Jalapeno Ricotta
Key Lime Bars from Bake with Zola
Try ISH non-alcoholic cocktails - find a retailer near you
Creamy Smoked Salmon Chowder with Bacon & Corn
Kale Salad with Chicken, Caramelized Onions, and Hot Bacon Dressing
Ground Turkey Korean Rice Bowls
Spicy Tomato Basil Shells with Whipped Ricotta by Half Baked Harvest
Maple Roasted Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup
🤝🏻 EVENT: Join me on Monday, May 5, from 9-10:30 AM CT for our Monthly Review Day! This is a designated time each month to check in on your digital systems, update your habit tracker, and set goals for the month ahead. There’s also a 45-minute co-working session and a LIVE Q+A. Would love to see you there!
Curious what a Monthly Review Day is or what it entails? During this 90-minute session we’ll complete a few routines that are core to my organizational methods:
We’ll do a habit check-in using my Habit Tracker for Google Sheets. This is a time to update your tracker, reflect on what did/didn’t work, and get it set up for the month ahead.
Then we “co-work” silently for 45-minutes and work through my Digital Cleanup routine (below) which is part of my PIES Method for digital organization.
After that we’ll quickly check in on our progress and set a goal for the month ahead.
Then I hang out and answer any questions during a LIVE Q+A, which is optional.
These events are exclusive to paying subscribers, and there’s usually anywhere between 15-35 of us on the call. They’re a great form of community and accountability and if you have other things you need to work on during this time you can also use it as a general co-working session.
🖨️ PRINTABLE: Got a lot to plan + organize this month? Grab my evergreen Monthly Planning Sheets to map things out and stay organized.
🧹 System Cleanup: Prep yourself for the month ahead with my quick 15-minute routine:
📅 3 MINS - Review your upcoming schedule to assess where you are spending your time. Does it align with your priorities?
✅ 3 MINS - Look at your projects and tasks and make sure everything is up to date. Anything you need to update or delete?
🗃 3 MINS - Curate the files on your computer and phone (including photos you took this month!). Delete things you don't need. Does your information feel organized and accessible?
📝 3 MINS - Look through any paper notes or random bits of info you collected last month. What digital system could you move it to so it doesn't get lost?
🧼 3 MINS - Clean your work area, wipe down your desk and monitors, and when you're ready — update your phone and computer wallpapers (see above for files!)
Learn more about my PIES Method for Digital Organization in this series.
✍🏻 WRITING PROMPTS: Here are four writing prompts to try out this month.
Describe a big risk you’ve taken that you don’t regret.
Identify the biggest distractions in your life and ways you can reduce or eliminate them.
Name five things you want to do before you die and why did they make the list?
What are your favorite physical characteristics of yourself? What things make you unique from others?
HOW I CAN HELP:
💻 Bring me on board as your go-to collaborator with my Hourly Project Packages.
📞Spend a power-packed hour planning and talking strategy with a Call Package.
📝 Visit my Paper Goods Shop for planners, calendars, and more.
📊 Visit my Resources Page for free downloads, spreadsheets, and eBooks.
🙋🏻♀️Ask me a question, submit feedback, or suggest a topic right here.
💬 Comment & chat! What was the best thing you Read, Watched, Listened to or Enjoyed over the past month? I’d love to hear about it in the comments and might feature it an upcoming edition of The Weekly Page.
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