Glad it was helpful!

That’s so great to hear, glad it was helpful! Thanks for saying hi!

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you! I had a ton of fun putting the list together. I have a bunch more, so I'd love to do a part two soon.

That's so nice to hear, thank you!

So glad it was helpful! Thanks for saying hi!

That's awesome, so glad it was helpful!

That's so awesome to hear! This shift has made it something I really look forward to doing every year, so I hope you end up loving it too! Thanks for saying hi. :)

Totally agree! How hard would it be to add basic text tools?? Oh well. Thanks for saying hi!

Thank you, that's so nice to hear! Thanks for saying hi. 😊

Totally agree!

So glad it helped!

That's so awesome to hear! Happy learning!

I can totally relate! For years I would have notes in a bunch of places and random screen shots of things and never look at them again. A few years ago I discovered an app called Notion (which is totally free to use). It basically starts out as a blank page (kind of like a word document on steroids) but you can build whatever sort of structure you want to keep all of your notes and planning and to-do lists and anything else in one place. I highly recommend picking one platform and then spending some time creating a system for yourself so that you know that every time you want to make a note about a certain kind of thing you know it goes to one place, and you can actually find things again. I'm going to be making several vids this year about how I've set Notion up to help organize my life and business, so I hope those will help!

That's awesome to hear! Thanks for saying hi!

Totally, it can all feel really overwhelming! You are exactly the kind of person that made me want to make videos. I've actually been really wanting to make a vid about taxes as a sole proprietor but I've held off because it felt super niche and I didn't know if anyone would care. Maybe I'll bump it back up the list come tax time. :) So glad you found me, thanks for saying hi!

@ that kid be incredible if you made it. I know other creatives that have the same questions about taxes and they shy away from taking in more work because of it. I’d definitely share it within my friend group ❤️

What a great present!

Thank you! And I know, it seems so much harder than it should be.

Thank you! And yes, you sure did. :)

Thank you! I know it's pretty ubiquitous, but I personally think Squarespace is the best platform for simple sites. I've built dozens of sites on their platform (including my own portfolio) since 2008, and I just don't think there's a better platform for code-free, WYSIWYG editing, especially for portfolios. I've also been really impressed with their customer support over the years, so that's a bonus. Hope this helps!

So glad you liked them! And yes, lol, 'fraid so. 😣 My puppy lays on a pillow next to my desk when I'm in my studio, and it's just impossible to keep him awake. He's pretty cute though!

Thank you, that's so nice to hear! I had a lot of fun making it.

I'm working on a few videos soon about ideas for getting clients. Stay tuned!

Thank you, so glad you found me!

That is an awesome tradition!

Lol, afraid so. He sleeps on a little pillow beside my desk while I’m working, and he snores so loudly! Most of my editing process is just trying to cut them out and clip all the times where I try to wake him up. 😂 He’s real cute though!

Totally agree! Never enough good supplies and nice storage options!

I love Bird by Bird! She is such a huge inspiration to me. Great rec!

Aww, yay! Glad you liked it!

So glad it helped!

Hi! That is a good idea, I might have a suggestion you might like more that your students might like more as well! Maybe if you could find some silent electrical sharpeners (with a pencils only sign obviously) or maybe have a box of handheld ones that don’t leave the classroom that could be some ideas as well! Or maybe have those off to the side if some students prefer handheld ones over the wall ones! (as someone who used to use the manual wall sharpeners, my hands were always cut up because of bumping the wall because of how close they are to the wall, I don’t want that happening to your students as well. Maybe you could get a padding for the wall or an extended one but I remember me and my classmates would have hurting knuckles from them)

@@tinksky7354 I don't really like the electric ones, and we have some of the cheapy handheld ones that break a lot. If we had a manual one for pencils, I would get the nicer handheld ones out when we used colored pencils.

I love this! We had one that got lost in a move.

So glad it was helpful!

So glad you found me! I've got another fun branding project coming out soon, I'd love to hear what you think!

The endless struggle!

Totally! I really feel like “quality of life workspace upgrades” are a neglected gift category. Those little things that are not strictly necessary but make your space more of a joy to be in. Your stool sounds awesome!

That is a totally valid point! I’m definitely one of those stubborn people who feels like directly asking someone for a list is kind of defeat and would rather furiously scribble a note any time something comes up organically in a conversation all year, but I definitely agree that the best way to know what they already have or want is to straight up ask. That’s also why I like the idea of gifting subscriptions to things that they need to have to pursue their creative practice. Things that are annoying but necessary to buy yourself, but if someone gifted or upgraded for you would feel like a treat.

That is such a kind compliment, thank you!!

@@maeleenhurley5858 Glad it helped!

That is just the best compliment. Thank you! Looking forward to hanging out again!

That's so nice to hear, thank you!

@@SuperWindytree That’s awesome to hear!