Soft Launch by Kayla Kleinman
A newsletter about figuring it out. The stuff you're already thinking about. Ideas that aren't fully formed. And the occasional book rec.
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My October Plan: What If I Treated This Month Like an Experiment? (opens the original)
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I’ve been thinking about my months in terms of themes. These little, almost micro focuses for each month.September was all about stabilizing my life. Getting used to my new work schedule and what that actually looks like in practice. I’m learning how much other work I can get done on the days I also work a 7+ hour shift at the Pilates studio. Figuring out when I’m the most creative for my own stuff. And getting into a good rhythm with the freelance work I’ve been doing, which involves admin, con
Logging Off 11: a note to self, a cozy sweater for fall, and a boarding school novel (opens the original)
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Welcome to Logging Off, a weekly brain dump about what I’m reading, loving, and still figuring out.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="100" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0aT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsu
Change of Plans: I left the career I was really good at... (opens the original)
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Welcome to Change of Plans, a new series about women in their 30s navigating career pivots, burnout, identity shifts, changing their minds, and those very “okay… now what?” seasons of life…<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="10
Logging Off 10: my fall outfit formula, nail inspo, and the pool ladies (opens the original)
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Welcome to Logging Off, a weekly brain dump about what I’m reading, loving, and still figuring out.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="100" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!k0aT!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsu
a (cautiously optimistic!) September catch-up (opens the original)
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Hiiii friends!It’s been a minute since we’ve done a casual catch-up. Let’s chat about how things are going on a GLP1 for endometriosis, the latest stop on my never ending medical mystery tour, how I’m really feeling about work, and life post-wedding….The short version? Nothing is magically fixed or completely figured out. But for the first time in a while, I’m feeling cautiously optimistic.Shall we? Read more
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