{"id":9807,"date":"2025-12-15T14:50:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/?p=9807"},"modified":"2025-12-15T14:50:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T19:50:06","slug":"the-weekly-brew-surviving-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/15\/the-weekly-brew-surviving-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"THE WEEKLY BREW: Surviving Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I spent more time last week <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/2026-planning-145697058?source=storefront\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">creating printable planner sheets<\/a> to organize my projects in 2026, and I\u2019m already feeling like my mind is less cluttered. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:36% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"387\" data-attachment-id=\"9808\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/2025\/12\/15\/the-weekly-brew-surviving-chaos\/2026_journalplanner\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/2026_journalplanner.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"300,387\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2026_journalplanner\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/2026_journalplanner.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/2026_journalplanner.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/maryrajotte.com\/blog\/wp-content\/images\/postphotos\/2026_journalplanner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9808 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>As I mentioned in a few of my previous posts, I\u2019m trying to bring planning on paper and journaling back into my daily routine. 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