Author: stargardener

Braveheart, I believe art heals — and that art is as simple as abiding outdoors with the morning sky or jotting lists or having a favorite color. I created Right Brain Planner® because I needed a "planner" that offered space but didn't trigger my daily expectations — space to dream and chronicle my life. I needed a planner that was a journal — a place to collect my blurts and random bits of color and collage. Perhaps you are in need of the same? If so, I hope you will join me via our shared online connections. ♥

🗂️ my April-June quarter-planner

04/2026 stargardener

💁🏻‍♀️ I created a booklet using the Ko-fi April downloads & Washi tape to use as my April-June quarter-planner. 🔢 Quarter-planning as a practice invites us to practice self-compassion and trusting our pace.

Braveheart, having a designated container (an index card, a fold-over booklet, pages in a journal or planner, etc.) creates a sacred space for expression and chronicling your wild and precious life. Over time, this will prove to be clarifying + healing. ❤️

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Artemis II & Moon joy (and right brain planning)

04/202604/2026 stargardener

Astronaut Christina Koch Image Credit: NASA

“There’s one new thing I know and that is: Planet Earth—you are a crew.” -Christina Koch

“Artemis II will always be remembered. It was the moment we all saw the moon again, where childhood dreams became missions. You helped the world start believing again, and this is something no one’s ever going to forget.” -Jared Isaacman, NASA administrator

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something sturdier

04/202604/2026 stargardener

“Happiness depends on circumstances going right. Joy is something sturdier. It is the recognition that life is still worth loving—even when it is fragile, unfinished, and full of sorrow.” -Kate Bowler

I am currently being intentional about small shifts that contribute to my ability to f-o-c-u-s (redirecting as often as necessary) and journaling to explore what Steven Pressfield refers to as “the gap between our lived lives and our unlived lives.”

Today is day 63/100 of exploring this prompt: What if it all works out? ❤️ And I have been journaling my thoughts to the prompt ⬆️ above as I pull cards from The Remarkable Life Deck by Debbie Millman.

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