💝 OFF THE GRID SMALL BIZ GIFT GUIDE 2024
Ending the year with abundance for ourselves + each other
This month, I’m sharing a special Off the Grid gift guide! And it’s free for all subscribers.
Keep scrolling to check out amazing things from Clubhouse members, Interwebbers, and other wonderful creators I admire (all small businesses + all BIPOC-, LGBTQIA+ or women-owned).
And if you need some tunes to accompany you, please let me recommend this song.
Beautiful objects to gift to yourself and others
🍵 First up are these one-of-a-kind ceramics from Amber Faktor at Sunfish Studios. I really love the small seafoam mugs and this ocean-inspired tiny wave dish.
🎿 For the outdoor-adventurous among us, Clubhouse member Jen Gurecki has you covered for all your skiing & snowboarding needs at Coalition Snow!
🧺 May I also recommend these beautiful baskets + jewelry from Zawadisha? 100% of sales benefit their micro-lending program in Kenya. I’m particularly partial to these earrings.
🌞 And Chelsie Tamms has more of the stickers we created for our digital well-being collab this summer! These make great gifts or decor for wrapping and they come with a bonus Off the Grid sticker to show off your love for the pod.
📔 I love all things Worthwhile Paper (affiliate link) from Kristen Drozdowski —especially their notepads, stickers, and Inquire Within oracle deck.
👁️🗨️ Rita Kovtun is an amazing photographer who sells prints + postcards in her online shop. A portion of proceeds are currently going to support Hurricane Helene relief efforts. I ordered myself the Aspen Eye.
🌖 Interwebber Rachael Amber creates these beautiful Cycle Journals and offers a sliding solidarity scale for purchase. They are gender-inclusive lunar-centric guides to wholistic cycle tracking & awareness.
🛝 Free Period Press makes so many amazing things, but please let me recommend the Fresh Start Bundle for a motivational boost and Collage Kit Vol. 2 for all our crafty friends out there.
🐣 I also adore the stickers + enamel pins that Alexandra Tinsley creates as Wild Hunt! You’ll definitely want to explore the whole shop, but please let me recommend this fun sticker I bought for my partner.
📓 And for our small biz owners out there, Rochelle Sanchez (she/her) created the Small Business Basics Zine Club and you’re gonna love it!
Books to carry us all forward
🪻 I think my MOST RECOMMENDED GIFT OF ALL THIS YEAR is Look About You by Cody Cook-Parrott. I pre-ordered my copy and have been reaping so much wisdom from the daily offerings.
✏️ If you’re dreaming of writing a biz book of your own, I recommend Emily Crookston‘s new book Unwritten: The Thought Leaders Guide to Not Overthinking Your Business Book!
🌀 Friend of the pod Paula Gregorowicz has a beautiful photo book on how to Open to Your Intuitive Intelligence.
🎴 Interweb member Cecily Sailer of Typewriter Tarot wrote a beautiful book/workbook/create guide to the tarot. If you want to commune with the cards in your year ahead, I highly recommend getting yourself a copy of Tarot for Creative Spirits. And full disclaimer: Cecily sponsored my tiny tarot podcast this summer and made us a sweet discount, so you can use the code MAGIC12 for $5 off your book.
🌅 I also want to recommend Nic Antoinette’s hiking memoirs, How To Be Alone & What We Owe to Ourselves. I have gifted these to my sister-in-law and my facialist, and both raved about them!
📚 And if you’re looking for even more book recs, I made a whole podcast episode of books by people I adore including Sebene Selassie, Sarah McColl, Raechel Anne Jolie, Rebekah Taussig, Caitlin Metz and Taylor Elyse Morrison. Listen below or peep the show notes here for links to purchase their amazing books.
Services & experiences for the year ahead
💡 Friend of the pod Taylor Elyse Morrison has another session of her ‘You Did That!’ program beginning in January. Three months of 1:1 accountability coaching and advising. Turn your "maybe someday" idea into something tangible.
🔮 If you’re hoping for a more magical 2025, Cecily Sailer of Typewriter Tarot has an amazing membership/program called the Creative Magic Collective that includes community calls, tarot classes, creative support and more. I’ll be taking part and I highly recommend it.
🧦 If you’re winding down 2024 feeling like you’re buried in snow, Sarah Jutras has created 2024 Retrospective, a warm invitation for a collective pause to spark meaningful reflection as we count down to this year’s final days.
💫 If you want to end your year feeling more grounded in your body, aligned with the stars, and in sync with your highest self, it might be time to book your somatic astrology reading with Jem Ember.
🐾 If you (like me) have a very special dog in your life, the SoulDog Journey Project is a beautiful way to connect with your pup and your creative practice. Click here or use the code MYDOGISMYSOULMATE for $22 off registration.
🐈⬛ Another gift for pet owners— Olivia LaBarre is a brilliant animal communication practitioner, and you can gift a session with her to yourself or your fave pet parent!
✏️ For the writers among us, Sarah McColl is teaching a Memoir & Personal Narrative workshop that begins in January. I love love love her memoir Joy Enough, and I took a writing class with her last summer that was amazing, so I highly recommend this workshop! Sarah has graciously offered a discount code for Clubhouse members, so paying subscribers can head to the end of this email to grab $50 off!
🌷 For my fellow podcasters out there, Wild Poppy Creative is launching their Brand Partnerships Accelerator to help you make money from your show and design a win-win-win relationship for yourself, your listeners, and a brand.
🃏 Sarah of Hawthorn Mountain Tarot is a soulful card reader, and I loved loved loved the spark session I booked with her this year. She’s offering 20% off gifted sessions to Off the Grid fans with the code STAYSOFT. I highly recommend scooping one for yourself and/or a friend!
🕯️ If you’re feeling the winter chill today, I’ll also invite you to warm up your season with Embers, an 8-week winter care gathering from January 6 to February 26, 2025. Join Rachel Thompson from Daring Studios twice a week for cozy 30-minute sessions that combine journaling, connection, and self-care to anchor your days and nurture your creative spark. It’s the perfect way to stay grounded, inspired, and connected during the season’s coldest months.
🎧 And finally… I also recommend hopping on the waitlist for Amanda Laird‘s Marketing With Purpose audio course that launches in early 2025! I’m looking forward to it myself.
