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Liz
@creativelifeofliz.bsky.social
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I love planning and reading (mostly romance, but other stuff too!).
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Finished spread in my @bnrpaper Plan B Planner using full boxes from My Life Planners. There will be a #PlanWithMe up later today! Link to my channel in my bio or search "creative life of Liz" on YouTube.
#SecondHalf #SecondHalfSpread #FullWeek #FullWeekSpread #YouTube #Planner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Full boxes are in shades of blue, white, and yellow with Hanukkah puns (from My Life Planners). Weekly column has a full box, habit tracker (Sara Elizabeth Prints), and a checklists. Daily columns have full boxes through the middle with smaller boxes and icons for activities in the rest. Date covers from Simply Gilded. Bottom washi (blue/purple with silver bows and dark blue with silver bows) both from Simply Gilded. Shiny blue headers from Daiso. Blue stars and blue arrows headers from Dollar Tree. Most icons, etc. are from my stash from many places, including some American Crafts books.
December 22, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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I am working on finishing the prompts for Magical Readathon so I'm going to try out a new to me manga series.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead
#Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd
E-book copy of Snow Angel Vol. 1 by Haruka Chizu on an iPad. Cover features a blond woman and a dark-haired man with a sky a bit of a pond in the background.
December 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Ready for some cozy fantasy books as part of the Magical Readathon Lightfall readathon this week.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead
#Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd
Paperback copy of The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong. Cover features an illustrated scene with two women looking over farmland at sunset with a cat-dragon flying nearby with the title at the top.
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Finished spread in my Plan B Planner using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts. There will be a #PlanWithMe up later today! Link to my channel in my bio or search "creative life of Liz" on YouTube.
#FullWeek #FullWeekSpread #YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of blue, green, red, and yellow with illustrations of Christmas at Hogwarts for the full boxes and bottom washi (also B&R Paper Crafts; I do not support the author of those books). Weekly column is a full box, habit tracker, meal tracker, and another full box. Daily columns have full boxes through the middle, checklists at the bottom, and smaller boxes and icons for activities at the top.
December 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Even though I've been reading a lot of holiday books lately, I am mixing in a few others. I'm excited to read this anthology called Love After the End edited by Joshua Whitehead.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead
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Paperback copy of Love After the End edited by Joshua Whitehead. Cover features art called "Teaching the Lost" by Kent Monkman.
December 13, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Since this week is @cliteratureclub_ Winter Romanceland, obviously I have to read some holiday romances! Excited to get to Good Spirits by B.K. Borrison!
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#Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd
E-book copy of Good Spirits by B.K. Borison on an iPad. Cover features a couple embracing, surrounded by ribbon, pointsettias, and snow on a blue background.
December 10, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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Finished spread in my @bnrpaper Plan B Planner using a kit from Pretty Planner Printables. There will be a #PlanWithMe up later today! Link to my channel in my bio or search "creative life of Liz" on YouTube.
#FullWeek #FullWeekSpread
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of tab, pink, and green with doodles of Christmas items for the full boxes and weekly column cover (from Pretty Planner Printables). Daily columns have full boxes through the middle, checklists at the bottom, and smaller icons at the top for activities (many from Creative Cavern Studio). Dates written in smoke blue Zebra Mildliner. Bottom washi is pink/gold marble (Michaels from several years ago) and retro snowmen (Simply Gilded from several years ago).
December 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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I've really been enjoying reading The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan. It's informative, but also embedded in personal history from some of these women.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead
#Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Paperback copy of The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II by Denise Kiernan. Cover features a black and white photo of a few dozen women and a couple of men leaving a factory during World War II. Title at the top with the subtitle below in red. Author name at the bottom.
December 7, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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December is all about holiday reads. It's nice to dip back into the world of Meg Langslow!
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead
#Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Hardcover copy of Rockin' Around the Chickadee by Donna Andrews. Cover is green with a red birdhouse with a Christmas tree on its stoop with chickadees surrounding it. Author name in lighter green at the top and the title in yellow and gold stripes at the bottom.
December 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Here's my #preplanning #beforethepen for this week in my Plan B Planner using a kit from Pretty Planner Printables. There will be a #planwithme up on my channel soon!
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of green, pink, and tan with doodles of Christmas items for the full boxes and sidebar cover (from Pretty Planner Printables). Daily columns have full boxes through the middle, with checklists at the bottom, and icons at the top for activities. Bottom washi is pink and gold marble (Michaels from several years ago) and retro snowmen (Simply Gilded). Dates written in smoke blue Zebra Mildliner.
December 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Finished spread in my @bnrpaper Plan B Planner using leftovers from my stash. There will be a #PlanWithMe up later today! Link to my channel in my bio or search "creative life of Liz" on YouTube.
#FullWeek #FullWeekSpread
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Using leftovers from my stash. Weekly column is a full box (Chasing Chels), habit trackers (Organized Potato), meal tracker (Lovely Planner Blog), small box (Peppermint Planner), and another full box (Sara Elizabeth Prints). Daily columns have full boxes with photos of fall things (mostly leftovers from when my shop was open) through the middle and smaller boxes, icons, and checklists for activities (many shops, including ones listed above and Craft Penguin Planner, Perfect Prints Co, Creative Cavern Studio, and more). Glitter headers from Avalon & Ninth. Dates written in tan Zebra Mildliner. Bottom washi is white with vines (Michaels from several years ago) and gold pumpkins on orange (Simply Gilded from several years ago).
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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The mostly finished second half spread in my @bnrpaper Plan B Planner using leftovers from my stash. The #PlanWithMe will be up tomorrow! Link in my bio or search "creative life of Liz".
#SecondHalf #SecondHalfSpread
Second half spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (columns for Thursday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Using leftovers. Full boxes through the middle are photos of fall items (mostly my shop when it was open). Dates written in tan Zebra Mildliner. Glitter headers from Avalon & Ninth. Washi is gold leaves (Michaels from several years ago) and gold pumpkins on pumpkin orange (Simply Gilded). Leftovers from several shops, including Perfect Prints Co, Craft Penguin Planner, Sara Elizabeth Prints, and others.
November 30, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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I've been dabbling in holiday romances for the last few months, but now that Thanksgiving is over, I'm definitely going to reading more!
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead
#Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz
E-book copy of Eight Night to Win Her Heart by Miri White on an iPad. Cover is mostly blue with a white bottom with the author name in blue. Title in white at the top with snowflakes in turquoise and white around it. Center features a man and a woman sitting at a table, holding hands, with a menorah on the table.
November 29, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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It's almost time for December, so I've been getting my planner ready!
#Preplanning #PlanWithMe #YouTube #Planner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Monthly spread in my B&R Paper Crafts Plan B Planner (columns for Monday - Sunday, plus notes on the right side). Dates, days, and months written in Zebra Mildliner (olive) and Zebra Clickart (green). Simply Gilded red/green washi tapes at the top and some at the bottom, plus a "Merry Christmas" tape (from Michaels from several years ago). Right column will hold info about weekly kits. Month is empty for daily highlights.
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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I haven't read every Meg Langslow Mystery, but I have read a bunch and it's always fun to come back to this series.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead
#Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Hardcover copy of For Duck's Sake by Donna Andrews. Cover is turquoise fading to peach fading to dark blue. Author at the top in dark blue, title at the bottom in yellow. In the middle is art of 3 black ducks, a wheelbarrow full of dirt with a skull in it, and part of a duck pond.
November 27, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Here's my #preplanning #beforethepen for this week in my Plan B Planner using leftovers from my stash. There will be a #planwithme up on my channel soon!
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Using leftovers from my stash. Most are photo full boxes of fall things. Full box at the top of weekly column is an illustrated girl for Thanksgiving. Using random bits from many shops and samplers.
November 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Finished spread in my Plan B Planner using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts. There will be a #PlanWithMe up later today! Link to my channel in my bio or search "creative life of Liz" on YouTube.
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of teal, brown, and gray with photos of Slovenian landscapes for the full boxes and bottom washi (also B&R Paper Crafts). Weekly column has a full box, habit tracker, meal tracker, smaller box for a highlight, and a smaller decorative box. Daily columns have scattered full boxes with smaller boxes, icons, and checklists for activities.
November 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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The mostly finished second half spread in my Plan B Planner using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts. The #PlanWithMe will be up tomorrow! Link in my bio or search "creative life of Liz".
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Second half spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (columns for Thursday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of teal, brown, and gray with photos of Slovenian landscapes for the full boxes and bottom washi (also B&R Paper Crafts). Daily columns have scattered full boxes with smaller boxes, icons, and checklists for activities. Sunday is empty for whatever I do today.
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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A sneak peek of this week's midweek spread using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts in my Plan B Planner. There will be a #PlanWithMe up for this soon! Link in bio or search "creative life of Liz".
#Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
First half spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Wednesday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of teal, gray, and brown with photos of Slovenian landscapes for the full boxes (also B&R Paper Crafts). Weekly column has a full box, 2 habit trackers, a meal tracker, a small box for a highlight, and a smaller decorative box. Daily columns have scattered full boxes with smaller boxes, icons, and checklists for activities.
November 20, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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My hold came in on Libby, so I'm reading Soul Searching my Lyla Sage. It's interesting to see her first paranormal romance.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead #Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz ##BookNerd
E-book copy of Soul Searching by Lyla Sage on an iPad. Cover is in a moody retro movie mlosoter style with an embracing couple at the center focus, mountains and cabins with a moon in the background, and a large title in yellow.
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Here's my #preplanning #beforethepen for this week in my Plan B Planner using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts. There will be a #planwithme up on my channel soon!
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of blue, gray, and brown with photos of Slovenian landscapes for the full boxes and bottom washi (also B&R Paper Crafts). Weekly column is a full box, habit trackers, meal tracker, small box for a highlight, and a smaller photo box. Daily columns have scattered full boxes, with smaller boxes and icons for plans. Empty space left for actual activities.
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Finished spread in my Plan B Planner using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts. There will be a #PlanWithMe up later today! Link to my channel in my bio or search "creative life of Liz" on YouTube.
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Full week spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Sunday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of soft pink, peach, and tan with doodles of work from home things for the full boxes (also B&R Paper Crafts). Weekly column is doodle stickers, a full box, a habit tracker, a meal tracker, another full box, and some more deco stickers. Daily columns have full boxes through the middle, checklists at the bottom, and smaller boxes and icons for activities at the top. Top header washi (skinny pink stripes) is from Amazon. Middle and bottom header washi (rose gold with roses) is from JoAnn before they closed (Michaels might own the brand now?).
November 17, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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The mostly finished second half spread in my Plan B Planner using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts. The #PlanWithMe will be up tomorrow! Link in my bio or search "creative life of Liz".
#YouTube #Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
Second half spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (columns for Thursday - Sunday, from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of pink, peach, and tan with doodles of work from home items for the full boxes (also B&R Paper Crafts). Daily columns have full boxes through the middle and checklists at the bottom, with smaller boxes and icons at the top for activities. Sunday is mostly empty for today's activities. Top skinny header washi (pink stripes) is from Amazon. Middle and bottom header washi (rose gold with roses) is from JoAnn before they closed (brand possibly owned by Michaels now).
November 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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I've been slowly making my way through The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin for most of November and I'm getting close to the end! I read it a long time ago, but it's been nice to revisit.
#RecentReads #TBR #ToBeRead #Books #Bookish #BookSky #CreativeLifeOfLiz #BookNerd
Hardcover copy of The Discoverers by Daniel J. Boorstin. Cover is black with gold text and an old-time drawing of the daytime and nighttime skies, a landscape, and a person. This is a second-hand copy that's pretty beat up, so there's a bit of the cover missing near the top.
November 16, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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A sneak peek of this week's midweek spread using a kit from B&R Paper Crafts in my Plan B Planner. There will be a #PlanWithMe up for this soon! Link in bio or search "creative life of Liz".
#Planner #WeeklySpread #WeeklyPlanner #CreativeLifeOfLiz
First half spread in my standard vertical coil bound planner (weekly column, columns for Monday - Wednesday; from B&R Paper Crafts). Kit is in shades of soft pink, coral, and tan with doodles of work from home things for the full boxes (also B&R Paper Crafts). Weekly column has doodle illustration stickers, a full box, a habit tracker, a meal tracker, another full box, and more deco stickers. Daily columns have full boxes through the middle and checklists at the bottom, with smaller boxes and icons for activities at the top. Top header washi (skinny pink stripes) is from Amazon, middle and bottom header washi (rose gold with roses) is from JoAnn before they closed.
November 13, 2025 at 12:44 PM