Thoughtful planning and simple habits can support your future self with grace. No shame. No pressure. Just steady rhythms for real, human days. I used to push myself to operate at full speed all the time. Like I was a machine: measured by how much I could produce, how efficiently I could move through the…
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My Writing Block & Overthinking – Creating the Free Book Guide
(Turns out, not as easy as I had thought it would be) When I first decided to offer a free printable guide alongside my book, I imagined it would be a quick, fun add-on. A helpful little bonus. Nothing too complicated. But once I sat down to actually make it? I got stuck. The whole…
My Burnout Story – Part 2
What happened in London and the changes I made to my life when I came home. (book excerpt) This is a freebie excerpt from my book! Where we left off. I had done so much work in major areas of my life, but something was still missing. I still felt stuck. I felt that no…
My Burnout Story
This is a freebie excerpt from my book! chapter 1 – my burnout story Planning and organization were my lifeblood. Organized closets, neatly stacked books, meticulously filled planners, ordered thoughts—these were my domain. As an overachiever, efficiency and effectiveness defined me. I could accomplish in an afternoon what others might take a full day to…
My Book: Subtle Resistance
Posted on Author April EdwardsPosted in Homemaking, Homeschooling, Mom Life, My Reading Stack, Printables, Productivity, Sabbath Living, Seasonal Planning, Subtle Resistance Podcast, Travel with Kids, Writing
It’s here! 🎉🎈 🥳Celebrate my book launch with me! 🎉🎈 (+ early order freebie) 💙My book is finally ready to order on Amazon!! This has been two years of hard work to get this book finished and published. After writing, revising, and second-guessing (because let’s be honest, that’s part of the process), Subtle Resistance is…
Free PDF Book Guide – inside look
exploring the free resource I created to go alongside my book Subtle Resistance “April’s book is like talking with a friend who truly gets it—without judgment, just encouragement.” “This is a guide that meets you where you are and helps you take the next right step.” If you’re planning to read Subtle Resistance and you…
What’s a Social Sunburn?
A definition that will help when a simple conversation suddenly turns tense, you’re misunderstood, or an interaction feels emotionally loaded. . I inherited my fair and freckled skin from my mother’s family. I know that if I plan to spend more than 15 minutes in full sun, I need to slather on SPF 50 or…
A Little About Me (and Why I Write)
An Introduction, what I’ve been up to lately, and some photos from my camera roll . Hello! 💙 It’s been a while since I’ve properly introduced myself, and with so many new readers around here, now feels like the perfect time. No matter if you’ve just found your way to my corner of the internet…
Quiet Rebellion in a Noisy World
When everyone’s shouting for your attention, choosing a book to read can become an act of resistance. Maybe it’s time to stop absorbing and start curating. . “If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.” – Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma In the culture we live in we are inundated with…
3 Helpful Steps for Planning Summer Break [+free PDF printables]
If I am NOT the one deciding what my summer looks like then it gets decided FOR me. I get peace and clarity along with my planning. By the time April & May show up on the calendar I am ready to start my summer planning. As a kid, summer vacation was full of so…