I&#x27;ve been spending a lot of time working with my kids lately, even while working at the cafe. It feels like home and the cafe is becoming indistinguishable because the kids always have questions, making it challenging to fully concentrate on my work. To be honest, I&#x27;m not entirely sure what it means to achieve full focus and engage in deep work because I don&#x27;t think I&#x27;ve ever experienced it. Even when I try to work after the kids are asleep, the baby wakes up for milk. Don&#x27;t get me wrong, I love being with my children, and it&#x27;s a precious time. At the same time, I have a strong desire to focus on my work and create amazing things. I&#x27;m proud of my writing accomplishments this week. I&#x27;ve been consistently writing in my journal, publishing PicAisso twice a week, and crafting articles about AI art for WhoWhatWhyAi and my blog.I want to maintain this momentum and stop comparing myself to others. As soon as I start comparing, I lose sight of my own unique path. My journey is distinct from anyone else&#x27;s, and my time for success is on the horizon. I just need to stay the course!

Finding Balance: Juggling Parenthood and Professional Pursuits

Yesterday marked the first day of October, and I&#x27;m absolutely thrilled that I&#x27;ve picked up my 100-day no-code challenge again, which I had put on hold for an entire year. I&#x27;m currently at day 91, and my goal is to complete it and become a member of the 100 club. Additionally, I&#x27;ve embarked on a new journey with the 100 Days of AI challenge, where I&#x27;m dedicated to learning and creating with artificial intelligence. I&#x27;m delighted to share that I&#x27;ve taken on the role of an AI art educator within this challenge.Reflecting on my recent goals, I set a target to launch my digital magazine by the end of September. However, I realize now that I didn&#x27;t outline the necessary steps to achieve this goal, which I consider a misstep on my part. Nevertheless, I remain committed to maintaining my publishing streak for WhoWhatWhyAi and PicAisso. There are numerous ideas swirling in my mind, and I understand that if I don&#x27;t take the leap and launch, I&#x27;ll never discover the potential of these projects. Perhaps it&#x27;s time to breathe life into Awesome Art and the Daily WWWAI newsletter and put an end to procrastination.I mustn&#x27;t forget my AI Color Cloud project, an AI coloring page endeavor I initiated with my children for s4 N&W. Regrettably, I fell off track and haven&#x27;t made progress on it. This is disappointing, but I&#x27;m recording these thoughts here to hold myself accountable. I&#x27;m determined to revisit and make progress on this project by the end of October. I believe in myself and know that I can do it!And don&#x27;t forget about Femmestock and to launch on Product Hunt too!

My October goals and projects!

No-code tools have revolutionized the way we work and have made it easier for anyone to create and manage their own projects, without needing to have a background in programming. I want to share how no-code tools are helping me co-creating a newsletter with my <a href="https://twitter.com/brianball" class="slate-a" target="_blank">partner</a>.<h2 class="slate-h2">Keeping Track With Tally Form</h2>Why use Google form when you can use <a href="https://tally.so/" class="slate-a" target="_blank">Tally</a> form? That&#x27;s what I told my friends when I discovered Tally form last year in <a href="https://www.100daysofnocode.com/" class="slate-a" target="_blank">100 days of no code </a>challenge. Tally is onef my favourite no-code tools. I used it for my kid&#x27;s birthday party invitation and party invitations. The forms are fully customizable and pretty. I can edit the cover image, logo, fonts and background colors. This elevates the form submission experience. This time, I use Tally <a href="https://tally.so/r/n0Vgvy" class="slate-a" target="_blank">form</a> to collect submissions form from our newsletter readers. They submit their questions and findings without replying to the email.This has made it much easier for me to keep track of all the feedback and ideas I&#x27;m getting from my audience.<h2 class="slate-h2">Streamlining Workflow with Slack Integration</h2>To further streamline my workflow, I&#x27;ve also integrated <a href="https://slack.com/" class="slate-a" target="_blank">Slack</a> with Tally Form. Just go to the integration tab after creating a form. Select Slack, this way, all of the submissions are automatically sent as notifications to our newsletter Slack channel. Tally makmake it easy for my partner Brian and I to stay on top of every submissions. <h2 class="slate-h2">Using OpenAI and Zapier to automate image creation in Slack</h2>One of the most exciting things about no code tools is the ability to integrate them with other platforms to create even more powerful workflows. For example, Brian (he is an amazing programmer) discovered the power of using OpenAI and <a href="https://zapier.com/" class="slate-a" target="_blank">Zapier</a> to automate image creation in our slack channel.By connecting OpenAI&#x27;s image generation API to Zapier, he creates a new channel in Slack where we can easily generate AI-generated images on demand. As an Ai art enthusiast, I love that we can create Ai art in our Slack channel. How cool is that? No-code + Ai = Magic<h2 class="slate-h2">Conclusion</h2>No code tools have made it easier for me to create and manage my projects, and I&#x27;m excited to continue exploring all the ways they can be used. Can&#x27;t wait for the <a href="https://www.100daysofnocode.com/no-code-mvp" class="slate-a" target="_blank">No-code MVP Bootcamp</a> on 6th Feb 2023 where I can level up my no-code skill and launch my MVP in 30 days. It&#x27;s like having a superpower, creating things without the need of coding and saving time for the important things in life!

How No-code Tools Are Helping Me Co-creating A Newsletter

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My Musings

I missed writing in my journal yesterday due to my baby&#x27;s birthday celebrations and the rush of putting together my PicAisso newsletter. The thrill is real as I managed to publish it twice this week - a goal successfully achieved!Witnessing my baby turn two and observing the growth journey leaves me in awe. Reflecting on all four of my children, I&#x27;m left pondering: How did I manage it all? Such an immense blessing, their smiles make every ounce of effort worthwhile.I cleaned my email inbox, a staggering 1092 messages predominantly comprising newsletters and tool updates. To ensure better traction, refining both my headlines and content is paramount. It all boils down to consistently delivering exceptional and valuable material.Once again, the focus remains on crafting remarkable, high-quality content. Let&#x27;s dive right in! Always remember, hard work pays off!

BALANCING PARENTHOOD AND PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS: THE JOURNEY OF A MULTITASKING WRITER