September 2, 2026
How Much Should an Etsy Seller Save for Taxes?
Not sure how much to set aside for taxes on your Etsy income? Here's a simple rule of thumb for Etsy sellers, what counts as profit, and how to make tax season painless.
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From the desk of Jen
Notes on building Maryn — and running the business it was built for.
Honest writing about what it’s actually like to build software solo, run a creative business with ADHD, and try to make something that lasts.
August 30, 2026
How to Set Goals You'll Still Care About in 3 Months
Most goals fizzle within weeks. Here's how to set goals that still matter to you months later — tied to a real feeling, broken into first steps, and kept where you'll see them.
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August 29, 2026
Future-Self Journaling: Write Down Who You're Becoming
Future-self journaling is a simple, powerful way to become the person you want to be. Here's how to start — and how to keep it somewhere you'll actually use it.
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August 28, 2026
How to Make a Vision Board You'll Actually Look At
Most vision boards get made once and forgotten. Here's how to make one you'll actually return to — and how a digital vision board keeps your goals in front of you every day.
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August 27, 2026
The Business App I Built for My ADHD Brain
I have ADHD and ran my creative business across ten scattered apps until it broke me. So I built Maryn — one calm place for income, clients, and what to do today.
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June 2, 2026
The Tools I Actually Use to Run My Solo Business
The small, specific list of software I actually open in a normal week running a sticker business and a small software company at the same time. No filler.
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May 28, 2026
What I Learned Launching My Own Software
I'd spent years in enterprise software before I left corporate to be home with my kids. Here's what surprised me about finally building something for myself.
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May 26, 2026
Tax-Ready Bookkeeping for Solo Creatives (Without QuickBooks)
Your accountant doesn't need fifteen thousand rows of every transaction. Here's the simple monthly bookkeeping system that actually works for a one-person creative business.
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May 21, 2026
A Day in the Life with Maryn
A normal Tuesday running my sticker business with Maryn. The timer, the wins, the mileage logging, the confetti — what it actually feels like to use it.
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May 19, 2026
Your Business Data Should Live on Your Computer
The cloud is just somebody else's computer. And when somebody else's computer gets sold, shut down, or quietly changes its terms, your data goes with it.
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May 14, 2026
The Hidden Cost of Subscription Stacking
I sat down with my coffee and started actually adding up what I was paying every month to keep a one-person business running. The number surprised me.
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May 11, 2026
Maryn Has a Dark Mode (And Here's Why I Built It Warm)
I work in dark mode. Always. Here's why Maryn's dark mode is warm — not blue-black tech-app dark — and what it looks like across every screen.
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May 5, 2026
For the moon-watchers
How Maryn v1.0.3 was born from a customer ask — moon phases on your calendar, because someone real asked for it.
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May 4, 2026
Why I’ll never sell Maryn as a subscription
I’ve had people on Threads tell me I’m bold for charging $197 for software. Fair. Let me tell you why the math isn’t what you think it is.
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May 4, 2026
The morning I almost cried at my desk
I want to tell you about a Tuesday morning. The morning Maryn started — and what I learned about why no software fit my brain.
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