Who Approved This?!
Here I am picking kids up, driving kids around, wondering when my mom is coming to pick ME up. 😂
Read Who Approved This?!By Carissa
A little extra,
in a good way.
I’m Carissa. I share finds worth texting a friend about, make tools I wish I’d had, and occasionally get upstaged by a Frenchie in a sweater.
From the Digital Library
What Else Could This Be?
You know that idea you keep putting in your Notes app? Let’s see what else it could be. This 11-page printable workbook helps you turn it into one small experiment.
Explore the workbook · $19
The good stuff I find
Things I Love
My favorite things for home, getting ready, and spoiling a certain Frenchie.
Amazon Finds
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The Digital Library
Things I Make
Guides and tools I made to make things easier, from clearing your head to planning your next busy season.
Everyday Life & Creativity
The 10-Minute Reset
Fourteen pages to get the noise out of your head and decide what needs your attention.
$13 digital · $38 printed binder
Digital download · Printed binder
Joy on the Days You Wouldn't Choose
A reflection guide for making room for ordinary good on complicated days. Includes an 11-page printable PDF.
$15
View details ↗What Else Could This Be?
A creativity workbook for turning an idea you keep thinking about into one small experiment. Includes an 11-page printable PDF.
$19
View details ↗Small Business Guides
Black Friday & Holiday Retail Playbook
Choose an offer, check your margin and build your holiday plan. Eight printable pages.
$29
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Small Business Content Calendar & Caption Kit
Fourteen days of post ideas, 20 adaptable captions and a reusable planning worksheet.
$19
View details ↗Tools for your shop
Retail Inventory Pricing Calculator
Turn invoice costs, freight and target margins into shelf prices.
$29
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Apparel Profit Calculator
Price custom apparel jobs, check your margin and create a customer quote.
$19
View details ↗For small business owners
Work With Me
I spent more than a decade in retail. If you need another brain for your shop, here are a few ways I can help.
Marketing 101 with Carissa
Bring a product, offer, or post you’ve been trying to sell. We’ll look at what’s working, where customers might be hesitating, and what to try next. I’ll walk you through how a buyer might see it, and we’ll pick a change you can test.
$125 · 60 minutes
Ask about a one-on-one session ↗Website Audit by Carissa
I’ll walk through your site like a customer and send you written feedback with three fixes to tackle first.
$100
View audit details ↗Black Friday Planning Package
Promotions, product features and a clear plan for your busiest weekend.
$150
View detailsHoliday Marketing Express
Two weeks of holiday marketing with captions and ideas tailored to your shop.
$250
View detailsBusiness Brainstorm & Action Plan
A working session and a written plan for whatever’s keeping you stuck.
$250
View detailsShopify Website Refresh
A clearer homepage, easier navigation and better-organized collections.
$600
View detailsBusiness Clarity Session
One hour to sort through a business question and leave with three clear priorities.
$125
View details ↗Personal Gift Planning
A thoughtful gift shortlist for up to three people, with shopping links and a budget summary.
$75
View details ↗The Ordinary Good
People noticing people.
You don’t need an extraordinary story to deserve ordinary kindness.
Read & Explore
When everything feels important
Write down what’s pulling at you. Then pick the one thing that genuinely needs your attention today. Give everything else a place to wait so you can come back to it when you have room.
Explore The 10-Minute Reset
Look again at what you already have
Some people see teal as blue. Others see green. I think about that when I feel stuck on an idea. A question people keep asking might be the start of a guide. A skill that feels ordinary to you might save someone else an afternoon.
What’s one thing you already know, own, or do that someone else might see differently?
Explore What Else Could This Be?A little life lately
Notes from Carissa
What Goldie got into this week, a story from the driver’s seat, and whatever else I’d tell you if we had a few minutes to catch up.
A book in the making
From Black to Bold.
For me, Black is when you’re living through something you can’t see clearly yet. You learn ways to get through it, and sometimes you carry those ways with you long after you need them. Bold is getting curious about why, telling yourself the truth about what you find, and having the courage to choose what you carry forward.
I’m writing about awareness, healing, faith, and the ways we can grow while staying true to who we are.
Read a reflection
Sometimes the question “Why do I keep doing this?” sounds like an accusation. I try asking it with a little more curiosity. What did this help me get through? What does it cost me now? What might I do differently if I could thank that old habit for getting me here and still give myself permission to change it?
Let’s talk.
Have a question about something I shared, made, or can help you with? I’d love to hear from you.
Email Carissa · Meet Carissa
Resident scene-stealer
Goldie’s Corner
She’s my Frenchie, my favorite sidekick, and very much under the impression this is her website. Honestly, she makes a strong case.