Hi ,

This week I hosted our Digital Decluttering session in The Lab which was weirdly satisfying, as always. 🗑

Weird because, let's face it, decluttering tasks are pretty boring... but somehow we always end up really enjoying these sessions anyway. We feel accomplished and it's much more fun to declutter together. 😃

At the end of our decluttering we always share and celebrate our progress and anything interesting we found or learned.

After our members shared their amazing progress, it was my turn and I had a confession to make: I had done absolutely zilch. Nada.

Well, not nada. I had watched 2 whole episodes of the Golden Girls 👩🏻‍🦳🧑🏼‍🦳👩🏻‍🦳🧑🏻‍🦳. But no decluttering.🙅‍♀️

It gets worse: for a moment I was even tempted to pretend that I had done some decluttering. To lie to my fellow declutterers. 😱 Unthinkable!

In the end, I didn't of course, I told them the truth: I was completely and utterly knackered and my brain was having none of it.

I shared this not only because it's true but also because it's important to admit when we're struggling, or tired, or just unfocused. It normalises these feelings.

After all, one of our values is "we're humans, not robots", right? 🤖

The timing of my energy running out is not ideal of course. 🙄 We're soooo close to wrapping up our rebrand!

I really wanted to get everything wrapped up 🎁 before the end of the year. 

And I really would love to be able to open the doors to new members, some already told me they're on the waitlist and can't wait to join!

And I really, really wanted to get this all done before cyber week madness next week. Because, yuk.

But hey, this is how these things go, when the batteries are empty we have to rest. Even if the timing sucks.

So I decided to just roll with it and take the most minimalist approach I can to preserve my energy.

As soon as the website is ready, I will open the doors to The Lab for 48-72 hours sometime next week, so make sure you're on the waitlist if you're curious and might want to join us! 👋

Once the doors are closed, we'll have a little Mixer Party 🥳 with our new members and then ring out the year in style with our Annual Reflection & Celebration, Holiday Mixer and other end-of-year events. 🎉

Is it just me or does your timing sometimes suck too? Hit reply and let me know!

• Cassandra is looking for someone to remove the backgrounds from a batch of photos by next Monday
• Samiyyah's client is looking for someone experienced with Adobe InDesign to help with book edits
• Kika is looking for a Social Media Manager for a veterinary website
• Estelle is looking for someone located in Vancouver, Canada to cover her maternity leave as personal assistant to a doctor 
• Nikita is looking for a business partner or co-founder for her branding and social media agency
• Amanda shared a job opening for a remote Marketing Coordinator for the Solo Female Traveler Network
• Melanie is hiring a part-time Virtual Assistant
  

This month in The Lab Book Club we're reading 'You're Not Listening - What You're Missing and Why It Matters' by Kate Murphy. I'm only a few chapters in but already convinced this is a book everyone should read. The author interviews all sorts of good listeners, from CIA agents to barkeepers, therapists to hair-dressers. Absolutely fascinating!

Have a lovely weekend and stay safe friends!

- Jenny 🦩

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P.P.S. Oops, scrolled too far? Make sure you're on the waitlist if you're curious about the Lab and would like to join us! I'll open the doors for a short time next week!