Thursday Press #147: spotted: website 2.0 is here!
[29 AUG 2024] Lifestyle Edition Vol. 028
Spotted: On computers everywhere, newspaper in hand, the new SarahBurk.com.
Looks like your favorite Pinterest manager’s website is BACK and better than ever!
It was only 4 months ago that a certain ~transformation~ started to take place, and just like that, she’s here.
Don’t believe me? See for yourself…
AHHHHHH!!! I am SO excited to be kicking off August’s Lifestyle Edition with the launch of my new website!
I’ve recently decided that we’re going to have a Gossip Girl fall, hence the above intro. [The clip I’m referencing, just in case]
If you’ve tried to go to my website in the past week or so, you might have noticed a sneaky “Coming Soon” page instead.
Well that “soon” is NOW!!!
I’m still going to share all the things I’ve been loving in August (especially since it was my birthday month!), but before I do, I have one very important thing to tell you:
To celebrate the website launch and my 27th birthday, you can get 27% off of ALL the products in the new digital product shop with the code “LAUNCH27”.
After months of feeling stuck in the “WTF do I say on Instagram” pit, I’ve finally started to scrape and climb my way out
One of the things that’s been helping me the most is starting my day with this mantra/rule:
Create before you consume.
I have to thank Xanthe for this one.
It’s way too easy to open up Instagram or TikTok or Threads and mindlessly consume content either to pass the time or to “look for inspiration.”
But 9 times out of 10, I end up less inspired and back in that stuck feeling.
Now, my goal every day is to create something in some form before actively consuming content from other people.
The rules on this are very lax, as they have to be if they’re going to stick in my ADHD, routine-resistant brain.
“Creating” could be as simple as sharing an Instagram story, writing morning pages, or typing out a content idea that popped up over breakfast.
Or it could be as involved as writing a new blog post or creating a new carousel graphic. Anything goes!
I think it’s easy to diagnose that overconsumption of other people’s content can stifle your own creative action.
It’s much harder to actually treat the problem.
This simple mantra gives me a good, attainable place to start every day!
Magnolia Parks, hands down. I don’t know what Jessa Hastings put in this book but it’s downright addictive.
It also totally gives me Gossip Girl vibes, which is on brand for GG-fall. Onto Daisy Haites!
House of the Dragon Season 2
The prequel series is leagues better than Game of Thrones if you ask me. I feel like that might be a controversial opinion, but I’m really not sure. I just love it so much!!
After a very brat, pop-forward summer, I can literally feel the autumn vibes ready to burst into my Spotify Recently Played. Here are a few playlists/albums that are the perfect transitional choice:
Despite being the kind of person who wears a maximum of 3 shoes on rotation, I somehow keep buying shoes.
I’m going to blame targeted ads, because if you click on ONE shoe ad from an Instagram story, all of a sudden you’re going to get shown ads for every brand that makes that same type of shoe!
In particular, I was hunting for a pair of comfortable platform sandals for my trip to Cape Cod at the beginning of the month.
After narrowing down my choices to Reef, Crocs, and Sperry, I eventually settled on the Reef Water Vista Higher. Can confirm they are as comfy and cute as they look online!
This post from @groovysocial that (lovingly) called me out:
“COMING SOON!!!”
aka business owner speak for “next month, wait no probably more like next quarter, noooo no probably more like next year at this rate, oh wait hahaha jk NEVER!!!”
Guilty as charged ✋ But hey! I actually finished my website before September, so we’re getting better! Right?
Iced Almond Joy — iced latte with coconut, almond, and mocha. Bonus points if you order it with the best almond croissant you’ve ever had in your life.
(That’s what I did for my birthday hehehe)
Precious angels. I cry!!! 🥺
I cannot freakin’ believe the day is here and I finally get to share this website with the world!!!
It’s kinda crazy how different it feels launching this website, beautifully designed by Sarah Kleist, to launching my last DIY’d site.
For one, I didn’t pull an all-nighter to make sure it was actually done 😅
I’ve actually been sitting on the completed website since this weekend, but of course I had to wait until Thursday to share with you first!
As a reminder, use code “LAUNCH27” to get 27% off any and all of the products available in The Newsstand, including pin templates, keyword banks, workshops, trainings, and more!
The code is valid thru Sunday, Sept 8 @ 11:59 p.m.
Okay enough yapping! Go check out the site! Tell me what you think! Ahh!!!
xoxo,
Sarah
P.S. Oh, and if you want to read more about the behind-the-scenes of this rebrand, I’ve got a blog post for that 😉