There was a season in my business where everything technically worked… but nothing actually felt organized.
On paper, things looked fine. I had offers, ideas, content plans, client work — all the pieces were there.
But behind the scenes, it felt like I was constantly stitching everything together.
My notes were in Google Docs, my plans were in a planner, content ideas lived in random apps, and I always had too many tabs open trying to remember what I was supposed to be working on. Every time I sat down at my desk, I’d spend the first twenty minutes just figuring out where everything lived.
Not exactly the calm, creative business I imagined building.
And if you’ve ever felt like that too — a little scattered, a little behind, like you’re always playing catch-up — you’re not alone.
It’s usually not a motivation problem.
It’s a system problem.
It wasn’t that I needed to work harder
For the longest time, I thought the answer was better tools.
So I did what most of us do. I bought the planner, downloaded the app, signed up for the course, tried the “perfect” new system everyone recommended.
But every new tool just created another place for things to live… and another place for me to forget to check.
Instead of feeling organized, I felt even more scattered.
Eventually it clicked: my issue wasn’t productivity — it was fragmentation. Everything was separated, so my brain never really got to rest.
I didn’t need more.
I needed one home base.
The small shift that finally organized my business
At some point, I stopped trying to build the perfect setup and decided to try something simpler.
I picked one place and made it my default. If it had anything to do with my business, it went there — plans, ideas, notes, money tracking, messy brain dumps. Nothing fancy, just together.
And honestly, that tiny decision changed everything.
When I opened my laptop, I actually knew where to start. I wasn’t hunting things down or trying to remember where I saved something. I could just sit down and begin.
It felt lighter. Calmer. Way less noisy in my head.
Like my business finally had a home.
Why Notion ended up being my “one place”
For me, that space became Notion.
Mostly because it was flexible and simple. It didn’t force me into someone else’s structure — I could shape it around how my brain actually works.
Some days it’s organized and tidy. Other days it’s messy notes and half-formed ideas. And that’s okay. It adapts to real life instead of expecting everything to be perfect.
It feels less like software and more like a digital desk where everything lives.
Which is exactly what I needed.
After using this setup for a while, I realized how much calmer my days felt. I wasn’t constantly starting over or hunting things down anymore — everything finally had a home.
So I did what I tend to do when something genuinely helps me… I turned it into a tool I could share.
That’s how The Pretty Organized Business System came to be. It’s simply the cozy, all-in-one workspace I built for myself — one calm place to plan, think, and run my business without juggling ten different apps.
If you’re curious, you can take a peek here →
🌿 Want to start today?
If your business feels scattered right now, you don’t need a huge overhaul or a complicated new system.
Start small.
Pick one place — just one — and make it your home base for the week. It could be Notion, a Google Doc, a planner, anything that feels easy. Then gently move everything there as you work. Your ideas, your plans, your notes… let them all live together.
Don’t worry about making it pretty or perfect. Just focus on keeping things in one spot.
You’ll be surprised how quickly your brain starts to relax when you’re not constantly searching for things.
And if you’d rather skip the “build it from scratch” phase, that’s exactly why I created The Pretty Organized Business System. It’s the calm, ready-to-go dashboard I wish I’d had years ago — one place to run your whole business without juggling ten tools.
Either way, you deserve a business that feels clear instead of chaotic — something that supports you, not stresses you out.
You’ve got this!
