Jessica's Friday Five

Hi Reader, This weekend, we're taking my daughter and her friend to Stars on Ice, where the US Olympic Figure Skating team is performing in a nearby city. If you're in the US, have seen this show, and have any tips, send them my way! Let's get to your Friday Five, shall we? Best day of the week to buy gas: I saw a study on the weekly rhythms of gas prices and found that the best days to get gas are Sunday and Monday. Around the world, gas prices are soaring, so every little bit counts. School...

Hi Reader, I just put three workshops on the calendar this summer, and I wanted to make sure you knew about them first as one of my email subscribers. 📋 May 27 | Create Your Management Memo to Better Lead Your TeamThe best managers aren’t mysteries to their teams. In this one, you’ll build your own Management Memo — your values, communication style, and working preferences — so your team knows how to work with you. We’ll borrow from a memo I’ve been refining for 15+ years but make it very...

Hi Reader, Recently, I've been unsubscribing from emails like it's my job. And every time I do, I think about how grateful I am that you all are still here. You could unsubscribe at any time, and frankly, if this email isn't serving you, you should! I like an essentialized inbox even if it means my emails aren't in it! But you have stuck around, helped grow this little business, and I am just so grateful. Truly. Thanks for being here. And hello to the 250+ new Friday Fivers who have joined...

Hi Reader, May starts today, but the May vibes have felt present the entire month of April in my world. I am already exhausted from all that's going on in our little lives, and that doesn't even include trying to be a good steward of the broader world at the same time. If you're feeling the same, the tips I'm telling myself right now are to lower the stakes (in my world, May is not a month for a lot of creative cooking and new recipes, for example, nor is it time to take on that nice-to-have...

Hi Reader, I'm still learning how long it actually takes to get back to equilibrium after life gets unusually full. Two trips in a few weeks, plus everything happening in my business, volunteer, and parenting worlds (y'all don't forget teacher appreciation week is in 10 days, but I've got you covered for that) — and I still catch myself believing that a few hours of focused time will get me "all caught up." Silly, right? I know that's not realistic. And yet… I still feel some kind of way...

Hi Reader, Quick question — are you the person in your friend group who's always texting links to stuff you love? Because... that's me. Over here, I send my mom's group a text with teacher-appreciation gift or Easter-basket ideas every year without fail. Here's the thing: I know some of you LOVE when I share product finds, deals, and discount codes in my emails. And I also know some of you are here for the tips, strategies, and life management stuff, and couldn't care less about the...

Hi Reader, Whirlwind week over here - running a large event, hanging with The Joyfully Managed Life Society members in a live workshop (I loved seeing your faces and talking weekend reset strategy!), and trying to fit in regular life between a personal trip last week and a work trip this week (writing to you from my hotel room). Weeks like these require the most ruthless of prioritization, and that's hard for my hundred-miles-an-hour ideas brain - anyone else have times like this? Also, you...

Psst - over the next week or so, I'll be sharing more about The Society - what's inside, why I created it, what the new members are already asking about, and more. If you'd rather not hear about it, but you'd like to stay on my general email list for Friday Five and/or other emails, you can click here, and I won't email you about The Society anymore. No hard feelings! I respect your inbox. Hi Reader, This is my last email about The Joyfully Managed Life™ Society for a while. So instead of...

Psst - over the next week or so, I'll be sharing more about The Society - what's inside, why I created it, what the new members are already asking about, and more. If you'd rather not hear about it, but you'd like to stay on my general email list for Friday Five and/or other emails, you can click here, and I won't email you about The Society anymore. No hard feelings! I respect your inbox. Hi Reader, Quick one today. Tomorrow — Monday, April 13th — is the last day to become a Founding Member...