What happened to the last two weeks? Seriously — where did they go?

January crawled by, but February flew at lightning speed. Now here we are, second week of March, and I’m officially three weeks behind on my writing schedule. (Oops.)

Batching Content: Blogs, Emails & Social: A Lesson I’m (Re)Learning

This is exactly why I always tell my clients to batch their content instead of writing one blog or post at a time. Life happens. You blink, and suddenly, your well-intentioned schedule is out the window because something else came up (and then something else after that).

What I didn’t expect? Just how much would come up — and how many times I’d put off writing all those topics I was excited to share with you.

So, what am I doing now?

I’m sitting here, forcing myself to write at least one blog, even if it’s not perfect, because showing up matters. And then — I’m going to take my own advice and batch write like my business depends on it (because it kind of does).

Client Work, Creare Work & Volunteer Hats (All at Once)

It’s not like I was off binge-watching Netflix. Nic and I have been deep in brainstorming and planning mode, working on ways to give you more helpful insights and tools to plan your website — whether it’s brand new or ready for an update.

On top of that, we’ve kicked off four new SMDPC grant websites (so excited to share those soon!), plus two fun branding projects, some print pieces, and a website analysis. And because that’s not enough hats to wear, we’re also board members for York Little League — and the 2025 season is coming in hot.

At one point while writing this, I caught myself flipping tabs to check something totally unrelated. (Classic.) It’s safe to say I’ve been a little all over the place lately.

Always Learning, Always Growing

Another reason we’re so busy? Nic and I are constantly learning to better serve our clients.

For me, that means being part of Women’s Business League, where I meet with fellow women business owners twice a month to talk shop, brainstorm, and support each other. (Entrepreneurship can get lonely — community is everything!)

Nic created something similar for developers — the Webmasters Backup Alliance. It’s a small but mighty group of website hosts and developers who meet twice a month to talk coding, tools, and problem-solving. They even cover for each other during vacations, so clients always have someone to call. Oh — and they just launched their first podcast! (You can listen to it here.)

Fun fact: we visited one of Nic’s group members in England last year, and Nashville might be next on our list to visit another.

Small Business Life = All The Hats

If you’re a fellow small business owner, I bet this sounds familiar. You’re running your business, serving your clients, learning new skills, volunteering, and somehow trying to keep up with marketing too.

That’s why batching content isn’t just a “nice to have.” It’s survival.

So now it’s your turn — how do you manage all the hats you wear? Do you batch your content? Got any genius productivity hacks to share? Drop them in the comments — I could definitely use them.