Build Your Business. Keep Your Sanity.
For Women Who Want More Than a 9–5
What happens when you refuse to choose between your job and your dreams? Find out here.
Systems & Tools
What I’m using to make this work. Tested tools, simple systems, and quiet automation.
Planning & Productivity
Time, energy, and mental load management.
Work & Business
How I’m navigating a workday while building something of my own.
Behind the Build
My notes, pivots, and decisions as I figure this out in motion.
Marketing & Visibility
What I’m doing to show up, stay visible, and still protect my capacity.
Burned out by the hustle and chasing your dream?
You’ve got a job. A life. And a dream that won’t wait.
This is where you learn how to build it without burning out.
You’ve tried the late nights. The shortcuts. The hacks that don’t stick.
What you need is structure built for the way you live.
This space is for women building after hours.
The ones still showing up for their goals.
The ones who haven’t let go of their dreams.
ABOUT THE CREATOR
Meet Merissa
Support for women building outside the 9 to 5
I know what it’s like to clock out, sit in the car, and wonder if there’s anything left in the tank to build what you want.
I get it. I’m building too.
Around work. Around life. Around all of it.
This space is where I document how I’m doing it:
staying focused, staying consistent, and making space for the life I want.
SERVICES
Let’s Make the Most of What You’ve Got
Clarity + Systems Consult
A 90-minute session to simplify your calendar, untangle your systems, and design structure that fits your life.
UGC Content Services
Short-form video that blends into the feed and delivers. Built for product-first brands who value clarity over hype.
THE BLOG
Latest from the Build
Simple systems, tested tools, and practical strategies for building after hours
My Evening Business Automation Routine: Set It & Forget It
Set everything up at 8:50 pm last night. Client onboarding email scheduled. Invoice reminders queued. All while my work laptop stayed closed, untouched, exactly where I left it after logging off at 5:30. Started with post-it notes everywhere and...
Best Project Management Tools for Side Hustlers
Wrong publish date in Notion. Reminder in Asana. Social posts in Trello. Almost missed a deadline trying to remember which tool held what. Started with Trello because everyone said it was easy. Added Asana for recurring tasks. Then Notion promised...
Project Management System Workflow for Side Hustlers
Spent Wednesday night scrolling through my ClickUp tasks, then my notebook, then that random Google doc I started last week. Looking for the blog post outline I wrote down somewhere. Wanted to finish the draft I'd started. Found it twenty minutes...
Build a Business That Fits Your Life
You’re not here for hype. You’re here to make progress…