Weekly Update | December 11, 2023 (Patreon)

Hiya, pals! We’re in the thick of it now! Anyone else feeling that December squeeze? If I was a betting kind of gal, I’d put my money on pretty much everyone 🤪 No matter how hectic it feels, I’m doing my best to notice and lean into the magical moments. Sharing with you in this season is definitely high on that list. Thank you for being here! I hope you’re finding moments of magic, too ✨

Here’s what’s what this week in the WWC:

1. Going back to my fall PNW travel series, I spent a couple of days in Portland this October. Wow, what a great city! It’s so eclectic and really very unique. I took an awesome bike tour (my first time on an e-bike!) and had fun hoofing it around and of course, eating yummy local treats! My Portland travel vlog will drop on Wednesday here for you early access 🚲
2. Vlogmas continues on Thursday with vlog #2! I share some peeks into a December Saturday with my kiddos. I do my best not to film them directly or even include them as main characters in order to protect their privacy, but I felt like a Vlogmas series wouldn’t be complete without sharing at least a glimpse into this very important part of my December. My time with my kids is numero uno all year around, but at the holidays it actually IS the magic. I hope you enjoy the vlog despite the filming limitations. We’ve sure been up to a lot of merry making around here! 🎄
3. I’m continuing our holiday themed community exclusive video trend with my holiday favorites this Friday. While I’ve probably shared most all of these things in passing over the past month or so, I thought it would be fun to combine them all into one festive favorites vid. I’ll do my best to pull things from each of my usual favorites categories - clothes & accessories, personal care, home goods, multi-media, tasty treats, and fun/play 🎁
4. We sent $585 (and a little extra) to Sandyhook Promise for this month’s charity draw. If you’d like to suggest a charity to add to the jar, let me know in the comments below! I’m so grateful to be able to learn of so many charities and spread the love near and far with your help ❤️
5. I’m going to put up a poll right after this post about next week’s live. Given it’s a holiday week and I actually have a bit of flexibility, I’d love if you could weigh in and help me pick the day/time that works best for most. Please vote in the poll if you have an opinion! 🗳️
6. Another small post you can expect this week is a call for Q&A questions. I filmed a travel-specific one that will be next week’s YouTube video and I thought it would be fun to have a personal one to go along with it just for the WWC. Please save those q’s for the post so I can have them all in one place. Stay tuned! 😁

I’m holding all of you in my heart this season as we navigate these sometimes (more often than not?) murky waters. There is so much to hold and it can all feel like too much sometimes. What I know now more than ever is this - we are better together. Thank you for being here. Let’s find some magic together ✨

❤️, Jen