Welcome to Good Things!
Officially? I’m Kaitlyn Bouchillon, a Virtual Assistant and Book Launch Manager for 95+ titles, the author of Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between, a contributor for several books/publications/websites, and a storyteller who writes about discovering God’s goodness in the ordinary and faithfulness in the difficult.
But unofficially?
I’m a big fan of good words, deep conversations, snail mail and iced vanilla lattes. I’ve never been one to turn down chips and queso, love all things fall (cozy sweaters! colorful leaves! hot apple cider!), and am usually in the middle of 5-7 books (it’s fine, everything is totally fine).
Great, nice to meet you! But um, what’s going on here?
Our inboxes have enough spam and sales-y promotions. For the past decade, I’ve written blog posts and newsletters to encourage, to offer hope, or to share favorite things (good things, one might say, ahem) . . . all with this promise:
I will never click send and fill your inbox just because the Marketing Wizards say it's been “too long” since I sent something your way. No thanks. I’m entirely uninterested in adding to the noise — but sharing good things that will bring a bit of hope or joy? Yes please.
Every other week, I write a short email called Thursday Things — a round-up of things I’m currently loving, reading, watching, listening to, thinking about or just recently discovered. In other words . . . what I’d text you about if I had your number or mention if we met up for coffee!
If you click “subscribe now” below and choose the free option, you’ll receive Thursday Things + one blog post every month or so.
If you’d like even more → There’s also a paid portion called All The Things with allllllll the good stuff, including:
Thursday Things + blog posts
Surprise gifts in the mail
Exclusive giveaways
Access to our private All The Things Instagram account
Author Chats: Zoom calls with authors
Digital prints and lock screens
Extra posts + first-word news about writing/life updates
You can upgrade from free to paid at any time.
I can’t overemphasize how much your financial support of my writing means. The support received from ATT helps pay some of my monthly medical bills. Instead of stepping away from this space/social media, going quiet and dedicating that time to a VA client so that I’m able to bring in income for increased medical care, All The Things makes room for me to keep showing up here, with you, with joy.
Your support is no small thing to me, and I want to make the extras WELL worth a few bucks (one print is $7-$15 on Etsy, so hopefully everything else is a pile of cherries on top!!!), while also continuing to provide a few free things for absolutely everyone.
I’m so glad you’re here, however you’re here — there’s a seat saved for you right next to me at the virtual coffee shop (just look for the girl with the iced vanilla latte).
A just-for-you good thing:
As a thank you for inviting me into your inbox (I truly do not take that lightly), all subscribers (free and paid) receive exclusive access to a set of 9 prints with quotes from Even If Not: Living, Loving, and Learning in the in Between.
New downloads go to All The Things paid subscribers, but there's a Freebies page on my website with old printables, lock screens, bookmarks (etc) available to everyone — if you want to poke around and download one or two!
Housekeeping things:
Thursday Things is always free, but All The Things is $6/month USD (or discounted at $5/month when you purchase a year at a time).
Either way, you do need to subscribe below!
If you can’t find the Welcome email (with your 9 prints) after subscribing, check spam/junk or your Promotions tab. (You might consider marking the email address as ‘not spam.’) All The Things friends, you’ll also receive an invite to our private Instagram account + a form for your mailing address so I can send gifts your way throughout the year!
If you have technical issues, contact kaitlynbouchillon@substack.com. You can always log into the website (or the free Substack app) to read the archives of previous emails and posts.
I’m so glad you’re here. Really truly. Now — let’s get to the good things!
P.s. I am not an Amazon affiliate, but do occasionally include a Bookshop affiliate link. If you purchase a book through my affiliate link, it sends a few pennies my way—at no extra cost to you.
