About

AnyDay Advents is the brain-child and passion project of Kyla Donkersgoed.

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Who's she?

Hello! I'm a graphic, web, and product designer who's dedicated the past seven years to running my own freelance company, TooPink Creative.

I've always had a bit of an obsession with building online business ecosystems, so when I came up with this harebrained product idea, I practically didn't sleep until I friggin' managed to bring the whole thing together. Dang, I really hope you love it.

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What's the story?

Want to hear how this product idea came about? It's a series of fortunate events, in my opinion! It all started when I stumbled upon a shabby wooden advent calendar in the craft section of my local thrift store. It featured a cartoon Santa surrounding 25 tiny drawers, and I had no clue what to do with it. But at the time, I was chatting with my good friend who had moved across the country to pursue her master's degree—we can all imagine how tough that must've been! So, I decided to spruce up this box. I grabbed a hand saw, bid farewell to Santa, painted it like crazy, and filled it with little notes to encourage her along her journey to completing her Master's! I shipped it off, and that, my friend, was the very first version of the AnyDay Advent Calendar! At least in my universe ;).

Fast forward through a pandemic, a handful of design iterations, and heaps of support from that same good friend, and voila! The final version of this product is finally here! I couldn't have reached this point without that friend, and many others in my life who love and support me—even when I'm losing sleep, doubting myself, and wondering if I can make this dream a reality. To be honest, I'm still not entirely sure! But if you're here, considering diving into your first of hopefully many calendars... THANK YOU for helping my dreams come true.