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It is a sunny morning in Pembrokeshire and I have already gone outside to put the recylcing waste down by the farm gate. My Fibromyalgia isn't too bad this morning, but my Psoriasis is sore and itchy. Will probably have to take an antihistamine soon. I have lots to do around the house - it is Thursday and that with Kitchen Day with Team TOMM, so I am cleaning the dishwasher, ovens, extractor filter and the toaster - and that will also mean I need to rest regularly. However, working from home as a digital creator/blogger means that living with my chronic illnesses (Fibromyalgia and Psoriasis, plus another yet to be diagnosed issue) is made slightly easier.
I am a creative person - both with words and images. I love colour, pattern and texture. However, I also have an issue with too much physical 'stuff' around me. I did have a physical paper planner for a while. I, of course, loved it, but the issue of storing a growing collection of bulky planners and the cost of buying stickers etc meant that my addiction to digital design for my cardmaking etc moved into digital planners/notebooks too. I have been using digital planners for over 3 years now. For the past year I have looked tentatively at creating one for myself (and perhaps to sell as well), but would watch some YouTube/Skillshare and tell myself that hyperlinks etc were just too complicated for me.
I had been reading the Planner Girl digital magazine from The Secret Owl Society for a while and then at Black Friday this year I saw they had their courses/templates on offer. I wanted to create a quick digital notebook for my email list, so purchased the Digital Planner Template.
Within a week I had created a lovely Christmas notebook (see it in my Etsy shop). I very quickly realised that I loved how Michelle and Aimee presented their courses and wanted to progress further, so I then went on to purchase their Passive Income Planner Girl course.
I have started to work through this and getting so much inspiration and information from it already. In their courses and templates they concentrate on a portrait-style planner. So when I saw the Extraordinary Digital Planner Design course, which is half price until 1st January, I jumped at the chance to learn how to create a realistic landscape-style planner.
Jayme, who created this course, lives full-time in a RV - a lifestyle that I would have taken up if I had never married (living in a small space with minimal possessions has always fascinated me). She supports this lifestyle with her passive income from selling her fantastic digital planners and now creating this course. That is so inspiring for me. I need passive income, so that it fits around managing my health and eventually we will be spending a lot of the year in Spain. Whether we are here in remote Pembrokeshire on our farm, or sitting by a pool in sunny Spain, I want to be able to create digital products and continue with my blogging. All of these courses enable me to do that. They are teaching me the practical information I need about using Affinity Publisher (also Apple Keynote and Adobe InDesign are covered), selling on Etsy, using Pinterest and more - plus there are friendly/helpful Facebook groups.
I am so glad that The Secret Owl Society came into my life - and that name is just fantastic!
Thanks for reading about how I am using these courses to support our lifestyle.
Please comment below or send me an email (aliwadedesigns1971@gmail.com) if you have any questions.
Ali x
ps Jayme is also selling a bundle of her favourite digital planner, plus printable planner, digital notebook and access to her Customer Hub (with lots of freebies and information) for only $30.
Click HERE for more information on The Whole Life Binder Bundle.
pps The Secret Owl Society have some other products, which are listed below.
Canva Template Hub for Planner Makers & Sellers.
Design Your Own Digital Magazine
The Magic Is You coaching group - full payment
The Magic is You coaching group - payment plan
Ultimate Life Binder Cactus and Llama
(Michelle's planner, both digital and printable supplied, with over 60 templates for life goals, business and more - FREE NEW EDITION EVERY YEAR!)
1 comments:
I can see how a planner might help you organise your life to cope with your illness better, but I think you need a level of organisation to do the planner! Do you in being in Spain helps your illness?
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