There is something about September that makes people mentally check out of the year. Summer is over. The holidays are creeping closer. The goals you wrote down in January are either half finished, forgotten, or quietly judging you from a notebook. And suddenly the temptation kicks in: “I’ll start fresh…
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Welcome Back to Brewed Ambitions: Same Dream, A Little More Clarity
If you’ve been around Brewed Ambitions for a while, you probably already know one thing about me: I have a lot of ideas. Like… a lot. I am the kind of person who can sit down with a cup of coffee intending to work on one thing and somehow end…
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The Humans Have Completely Lost Control
Good morning. We, the highly underappreciated Office Staff of Brewed Clarity Headquarters, have called this emergency meeting because, quite frankly… The humans have lost their ever-loving minds. Again. As always, we are here to provide complete transparency regarding the day-to-day operations of this establishment because management refuses to. Honestly, if…
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The Myth of Having It All Figured Out
If you’ve ever looked at someone else’s business and thought, “Wow… they really have it all together.” I have a little secret for you. Most of us don’t. We’re just really good at making progress while carrying a cup of coffee and pretending we know what we’re doing. The truth…
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Office Staff Update: Captain Barks-a-Lot Saves the Neighborhood… Again
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to have your own personal security team, allow me to introduce you to Captain Barks-a-Lot, also known as Lagatha. Now, I know what you’re thinking. “Ashley, is your neighborhood dangerous?” No. No, it is not. But according to Captain Barks-a-Lot, danger lurks around…
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The Beauty of the Messy Middle
There’s something about Wednesdays. Monday arrives with ambition. We make the lists, drink the coffee, promise ourselves that this is the week we’re finally going to get caught up. Tuesday is usually spent trying to keep that momentum alive. Then Wednesday rolls around. The excitement has settled. The weekend still…
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Chaos, Crates, and Trying to Keep Everyone Alive
Some weeks feel calm, organized, and beautifully put together. This has not been one of those weeks. This has been one of those seasons where life is moving in a hundred directions at once, emotions are all over the place, routines are shifting, people are coming and going, and somewhere…
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When Life Changes, So Does the Direction
It’s been a little while since I last sat down to write here. Life has been full. Heavy in some places, hopeful in others, and more than a little chaotic in between. Over the past couple of months, I’ve been living through one of those seasons that shifts things internally…
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Office Staff Report: Management Has Been Through It
Hello everyone, We, the office staff, felt it was time to step in and provide a formal update since upper management has been a little… inconsistent lately. And by inconsistent, we mean absent, emotionally unavailable, suspiciously tired, and not nearly as productive as we have come to expect from the…
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Motivation, Chronic Illness, and Showing Up Anyway
There is nothing quite like having plans, goals, routines, and a whole mentally color-coded vision for your life… only to have your body laugh in your face. One minute you are ready to get your life together, build the business, stay consistent, and become the most organized, motivated version of…