18/05/2026
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฐ๐๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ & ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ค.
This is a very bittersweet goodbye but Iโve decided to close Chaos to Calm.
I know I donโt have to go into the reasons, but it doesnโt sit right with me not doing so, so save this & come back with a cuppa โ๏ธ
๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ฑ: The main reason Chaos to Calm started was due to my own difficulties with planning, especially with having ADHD. I searched & searched for an ADHD friendly planner & just couldnโt find what I was looking for. So I decided to close a gap in the market.
For those that donโt know, over 9 months, I carried out an 8000 word research project - a dissertation to finish my Psychology degree. & albeit naive, I went into the project thinking โI canโt wait to finally fully understand what โADHD-friendlyโ planning looks likeโ. & (ofcourse maintaining confidentiality for my participants) I quickly realised, there simply isnโt an ADHD-friendly approach to planning.
Ofcourse, there are organisational strategies that work for individuals with ADHD - myself included. But there certainly is not a one size fits all approach. ADHD shows up in so many different ways & we all have so many individual differences.
I could have made multiple planners & guides etc to suit all needs but the task was simply too much for my ADHD brain! ๐
๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ: I had plans to release physical planners - my absolute dream goal โจ I was even lucky enough to secure some funding to help me with the intial cost. However, even with this funding, the price of having all my ideas into physical products was just too expensive. After taking into consideration print cost, postage and packing costs & other various costs, my profit margins would be extremely minimal. I also had various annual subscription charges to keep up with.
๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฌ: The amount of other skills I had to undertake was becoming burdensome. I had to develop website design skills, whilst continually improving my design skills for my planners, be social media savy, my own accountantโฆ The list is endless & I just wanted to create pretty planners & thatโs it! ๐
๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐: Iโve finished my degree & Iโm now looking for my full time career. This is something Iโve worked extremely hard towards & I need to give it 1000%. I simply canโt do that if Iโm also running a business. I have actually recently gained a new job for 5 hours per week & that also deserves my time
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๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐: Despite all of the above, Iโm still going to take custom orders. Feel free to get in touch with me on my personal profile: Jade Louise โฆ Iโll be able to reduce cost due to no longer having ongoing costs to keep the business running. So if youโd like me to make you something personalised, Iโd love to help! Iโd just work to a 2-4 week turnaround time, with payment needed upfront ofcourse.
๐๐๐๐: Throughout my time during Chaos to Calm, & since my own diagnosis of ADHD 4 years ago, Ive had & still get messages all the time, asking me questions about ADHD.
Iโve decided to make some guides/PDF booklets to condense all my knowledge & lived experience into one place, to help you navigate your own journey. During the last year or so of my degree, there were many opportunities for independence on our studies, and I chose to focus on ADHD. So my knowledge also comes from Psychological theory & studies.
There will be a booklet on โdo I need a diagnosis?โ Because I know many people who think they have ADHD but are not sure if they should go through the process of gaining an official diagnosis. And also booklets on life after diagnosis, the ADHD hacks I use every day, ADHD medication & general useful knowledge etc etc.
If anyone is interested in these booklets, please let me know, it would be great to gage interest ๐ They will be priced at around ยฃ1.99-ยฃ4.99
๐ ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐: Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. For every purchase, support on social media & just helping me to build & be a part of this little community ๐ฅบ
Love, Jade ###
