Rule The World with Meghann Miniello | Batching for Productivity
What does a typical day looks like for you?
Embracing the chaos on the daily.
Raising 2 (almost 3) kiddos on the California coast while chasing that work/life balance unicorn. Between freelance design, supporting my firefighter hubs that is gone for days at a time, renovating our 1950s bungalow (mostly diy by yours truly) and keeping human and fur babies alive, I stay pretty busy- but in the best way ever.
Why did you create this quote for the planner?
My babes are my rainbow and wave. We lost 2 pregnancies before our girl Frankie was born in 2015- it was the hardest thing I have ever experienced and the darkest place to not know what was in our future. But our rainbow came after the storm, and as f*ing cheesy as that is- it's 100 percent true. River is the wave, because we learned to just go with the flow. We wanted a sibling for Frankie and still went through another loss, but we let go, had patience and our wave came. Life is full of all of these ups and downs (profound, I know) and sometimes you just have to let your hopes play out while you keep the faith.
What’s your favorite productivity tip?
I am still learning EVERYDAY- and honestly, I DO NOT have my shit together and really have no idea what I am doing, but BATCH working saves me. I have to carve out time to accomplish tasks in chunks. We live in a tiny-ass house, so I don't have a real office/work/art space, so I can't leave out projects to toggle between. I have to set aside time to answer emails, then separate time for planning, then separate time for creating. I think this saves my brain, energy and also is better for family life if I don't barf work all over the hose ALL the time- just sometimes ;)
The important stuff - what’s your favorite dessert?
I have a pretty significant sweet tooth- big ice cream and brownie guy over here- but I'm SUUUUPER into lemon desserts RN.
Current Netflix binge:
The Office and Friends are ALWAYS on repeat, but the hubs and I are watching Ozark right now and love Shamless... and G.O.T .duh.
Brunch or happy hour:
LOOVE day drinking- but I get so tired, so I think I have to go with Happy Hour so bedtime is slightly more appropriate.
What are you currently working on:
Current projects are a mix of elevated kids birthday party and wedding invitations, signage and laser goodies, graphic design for small, local businesses and dreaming up how to make the book in my head come to reality.
You can visit Meg's site, or see more of her work on Instagram!
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