Davis Writes Chaos

Stories about robots, heartbreak, and things that shouldn't exist but do anyway. Currently serializing: Circuits of Chaos - a robot divorce in 8 parts. New post every [day you pick]."

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Davis Life by Taylor Davis

Davis Life by Taylor Davis

This isn’t aesthetic living. It’s managed living.

I talk about structure. Burnout. Reinvention. Life hacks that don’t insult your intelligence.

No fluff. No sugar coating.

Just real life, processed calmly.

You’re not the only one figuring it out.

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Happy National Tooth Fairy Day

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National Tooth Fairy Day: An Ode to the Original Overnight Delivery Service

Happy National Tooth Fairy Day to a woman who, honestly, had her whole life figured out.

Think about it. She runs a fully independent operation. No boss. No office. Works nights, sleeps days, answers to no one. Her entire business model is built on children doing something they were going to do anyway and she swoops in, makes it magical, and leaves cash.

That is a hustle. That is a brand. I respect it deeply.

And the logistics alone. She is hitting thousands of houses a night, navigating pitch black bedrooms, locating a tooth under a pillow that a small human is actively sleeping on, making the swap without waking anyone up, and leaving zero evidence except the money.

She does not have a van. She does not have tracking software. She does not send a "your fairy is on the way" notification. She just shows up and gets it done.

Meanwhile I can't get through a Tuesday without losing my keys three times.

But here's the part I keep coming back to. The Tooth Fairy's whole thing is showing up for the small moments. A tiny tooth that probably hurt coming out. A kid who wasn't sure if it was a big deal or not. And she decides — yes, this is worth celebrating. This small, weird, slightly gross milestone matters and you deserve something for it.

Honestly that's the energy I'm trying to bring into my own life. Showing up for the small stuff. Marking the moments that don't make the highlight reel. Deciding that the little wins count even when nobody else is clapping.

Be the Tooth Fairy of your own life. Celebrate the small victories. Leave yourself something nice. You did a thing and it counts.

Even if the thing was just getting out of bed today. That tooth didn't pull itself either.

— Taylor

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🚀 Let's Get This Party Started! 🚀

Hey, amazing people of Tumblr! I'm feeling super inspired and want to spread some good energy. Let's make today EPIC!

What's ONE small thing you're doing today to make your life a little more fun or a little easier? Share your awesome ideas in the comments below! 👇 Maybe it's trying a new recipe, tackling a small task you've been putting off, or just blasting your favorite tunes.

Let's build a treasure trove of awesome tips together! Your idea could be someone else's game-changer! 💡 #communitylove #tumblrsecrets #inspirationdaily #makeithappen #spreadjoy

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Just doing it....daily

Today Was Not a Victory Lap

You know those days where you don't accomplish anything impressive? Where there's no big win to screenshot and share? Where you're not crushing goals or having breakthroughs?

Yeah. That was today.

Today was about putting away the clean laundry that's been sitting in the basket for three days. It was about finally washing the dishes because you ran out of clean forks. It was about answering two emails you've been avoiding and moving one project forward by exactly 47 words.

And you know what? That still counts.

I'm so tired of the productivity culture that acts like every day needs to be a montage scene from a motivational movie. Sometimes life is just... maintenance. Sometimes you're not building the empire - you're just making sure the empire doesn't fall into complete disarray while you catch your breath.

The dishes don't care about your five-year plan. The laundry doesn't wait for you to feel inspired. The bills need to be paid whether you're having an existential crisis or not.

Here's What Actually Happened Today:

Cleaned the kitchen (again)

Made progress on exactly 1.5 things that's been haunting my to-do list (filing January paperwork)

Did not have a breakdown (this is genuinely an achievement some days)

Kept the baseline going

That's it. That's the list.

And I'm not going to apologize for it or dress it up as something it's not. Sometimes you're not climbing mountains. Sometimes you're just keeping your head above water and that's the whole job for the day.

The daunting tasks of everyday life don't pause for your highlight reel.

They're always there, lurking, multiplying when you're not looking. And some days the only victory is that you chipped away at them a little bit instead of letting them completely bury you.

So if today was your "barely hanging on but still hanging on" day - I see you. If today was your "I did the minimum and I'm calling that a win" day - valid. If today was your "I kept the wheels on the bus even though the bus is on fire" day - solidarity.

Tomorrow might be different. Or it might be exactly the same. Either way, you'll deal with it when it gets here.

For now, the laundry is half put away and that's enough.

Today I wrote about the unglamorous reality of keeping life together at Daviswriteschaos. Sometimes that's essential oil recipes, sometimes it's fixing small engines, and sometimes it's just admitting that adulting is hard and nobody really knows what they're doing.

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Close More Tabs

You don't need more motivation. You need fewer tabs open.

Not browser tabs. I mean life tabs.

The kid's dentist appointment. The thing you were supposed to email back three days ago. That idea you had at 11pm that felt like genius but now just feels like another thing you haven't done. The grocery list that lives exclusively in your head because writing it down feels like admitting defeat.

You're not lazy. You're not broken. You're running 47 background processes on a brain that was built to handle maybe six.

And then someone on the internet tells you the problem is that you just don't want it bad enough. That you need to wake up at 5am and journal and meditate and manifest and drink lemon water and—

No.

Here's what's actually happening: you're overwhelmed. That's it. That's the whole diagnosis. You have too many things competing for the same limited brain space, and instead of doing any of them, you're scrolling your phone in a dissociative fog because your nervous system hit the emergency shutdown button.

Been there. I live there. I pay rent there.

The fix isn't motivation. Motivation is a scam. It shows up when it feels like it and ghosts you by Tuesday.

The fix is closing tabs.

Pick the three things that actually matter today. Not the 15 things on your to-do list. Three. Write them down somewhere that isn't your brain. Do the ugliest, most annoying one first. Then do the next one. Then the third one. Everything else can wait or it can fall off the list entirely and guess what — the world will keep spinning.

You don't need a better planner. You don't need a course. You don't need to overhaul your entire life before breakfast.

You need to close some tabs, do the next thing in front of you, and stop punishing yourself for being a human person with limits.

That's it. That's the whole post.

Now go do your one thing.

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Everything is Chaos

My kitchen counter has three half-empty coffee cups on it right now. There's a basket of unfolded laundry that's been sitting in the hallway for two days. And somewhere in this house is a notebook where I wrote down something important that I absolutely cannot find.

And yet, I'm running five businesses from this exact chaos.

Here's what nobody tells you: the Instagram version of productivity—the color-coded planners, the minimalist desk setups, the perfectly curated morning routines—that's not how most of us actually function. That's the highlight reel. The reality is messier, and pretending otherwise is exhausting.

You don't need everything figured out to move forward. You don't need a pristine workspace or a flawless system or to Marie Kondo your entire life before you're allowed to start. What you actually need is way simpler than what people are trying to sell you.

You need to know what one thing you're doing today. Not ten things. One. Pick it and do it.

You need a place to dump thoughts so they stop rattling around your brain at 2am. A notebook, a notes app, a voice memo—I genuinely don't care. Just somewhere that's not your head.

And you need to stop waiting for the perfect moment to start. The perfect moment is a myth sold to you by people who want you to buy another planner you won't use.

I learned to fix small engines because I needed my lawn mower to work and couldn't afford to pay someone. I learned essential oil blending because my son was having panic attacks and I was desperate to help him. I built businesses because I had bills and ideas and no backup plan.

None of it started pretty. None of it waited for ideal conditions. And honestly? None of it would have happened if I'd waited to feel "ready."

So if you're stuck because your life doesn't look like it "should," or because you think you need to get organized before you can actually do the thing—I'm here to tell you that's backwards. You get unstuck by moving, not by waiting for perfect conditions that aren't coming.

The chaos doesn't go away. You just learn to work with it instead of against it.

And anyone who tells you different is lying or selling something.