Real Talk with Jessica
Chaos to Clarity: Organize Your Busy Life Using Life Categories
Learn how to organize your paper and digital files using Jessica’s life category system. making time to create and review your personal filing system is crucial in staying organized and decluttered.
Lessons From the Frontlines of Creating in Online Communities
Creating online in Ship 30 for 30, Write Like a MOFO, and Open Studio this fall provided motivation, instruction, engagement, and accountability. Here are the most important lessons I learned.
Summer can be both a dream and a challenge for ADHD creatives like me.
On one hand, the season offers wide-open days, long light evenings, and the freedom to wander, travel, or relax on the deck with a book and a cold beverage.
That looseness can feel expansive, energizing, and full of possibility.
On the other hand, without the grounding of structure, I often feel unmoored—flakey, scattered, and anxious.
The lack of clear plans or routines may look like freedom from the outside, but on the inside, it can create uncertainty and stress.