Resources
Tools I actually use.
No fluff. No paid recommendations without disclosure. These are the tools that keep Midnight Magnolia running on 10 hours a week.
Notion
My primary workspace for content, projects, and Career OS. Free plan is genuinely good.
Canva Pro
Every graphic on this site. The template library alone earns the subscription.
Airtable
Where I track jobs, content, and affiliate links. Pair with Zapier for automation.
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Books I actually read. Tools I actually use. Journals, tech, and workspace essentials.
Midnight Magnolia (Wix)
The public sanctuary site—blog, free resources, gallery, and paths into booking.
Amazon · curated
Healing, lineage & studio picks.
Every link below is from your Associates shortlist—recovery journals, genealogy standards, archival pens, and one Kindle title in the family line. For the full rotating storefront, use the button after this list. The public Wix sanctuary lives at https://www.midnight-magnolia.com.
Recovery, grief & sober-curious journals
Gentle paper tools for reflection, inventories, and the long middle of healing. Affiliate links.
Companion Recovery Journal — Reflection & Reclaiming
Tactile companion alongside digital prompts.
The Addiction Recovery Journal · 366 days (hardcover)
Daily structure for transformation, writing & reflection.
The Addiction Recovery Journal (paperback alt.)
Same lineage of prompts in a lighter binding.
Addiction Recovery Journal — black debossed cover
Minimal exterior; interior holds the work.
Step workbook — self-reflection & accountability
Worksheets for inventory-style honesty.
Step workbook — guided worksheets (alt. edition)
Second binding option in the same workflow lane.
Step journal — inventory worksheets
Structured pages for sponsorship-style work.
Journal — inventory worksheets (rainbow cover)
Bright cover if color helps you return to the page.
Hardcore Grief Recovery Workbook (paperback)
For seasons when loss rides shotgun.
Hardcore Grief Recovery Workbook (spiral)
Lays flat when you cannot hold much else steady.
Genealogy standards, paperwork & lineage care
What I reach for when evidence, citations, and family lines need to stay truthful. Affiliate links.
Blank Genealogy Forms starter kit (EasyGenie)
Seven core form types, archival paper, hole-punched.
Blank pedigree charts — 10 pack (8 generations)
Big-picture trees before you digitize.
Genealogy Standards (2nd ed., hardcover)
Board-for-certification rigor in one volume.
The Genealogist’s Magazine — Getting Organized
Portable systems thinking for piles of proofs.
Family Genealogy Tracker & ancestry workbook
One volume to catch names, dates, and leads.
Ancestry’s Concise Genealogical Dictionary
When terminology needs a humane decoder.
SUNEE hanging file folders · 50 (assorted tabs)
Keeps courthouse copies from becoming chaos.
SUNEE hanging file folders · 50 (pastel)
Gentler color coding for long projects.
EXLIFBAG fireproof organizer (charcoal)
Protective shell for deeds, letters, DVDs of scans.
EXLIFBAG fireproof organizer (silver)
Alternate finish for partitioned storage.
EXLIFBAG fireproof organizer (expanded)
When your proof bundle outgrew the first box.
Ovesmusl leather D-ring binder — tree cover (1.5")
Holds letter-size forms; feels like an heirloom kit.
Ovesmusl leather binder — alternate tree finish
Second tone option in the same workshop lane.
Genealogy dividers & supplies organizer set
Tabbed separation for mixed media in one binder.
Foldable lap desk — long archive sessions
Raises your laptop or binders off the couch when research runs late.
Research-station add-on (see listing details)
Pair with folders and binders—confirm dimensions in the listing.
Archival pens, fineliners & mixed-media outlining
Ink that stays put when journaling, lining art, or annotating proofs. Affiliate links.
SAKURA Pigma Micron — alternate SKU / packaging
Sibling listing if your preferred nib pack shifts.
Uni / liquid-ink archival ballpoints (fine)
When you want ballpoint glide with document-minded ink.
Grabie 20-pack — black + color fineliners
Budget-friendly watercolor-friendly outlines.
Words that meet you where you are
Kindle-friendly truth-telling in the lineage of Black Southern narrative. Affiliate link.
My Story in Words Truth — memoir (Kindle)
Dakari Waters · personal history as witness.
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Books I actually read. Tools I actually use. Journals, tech, and workspace essentials.
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