Best Laid Plans

In today's episode, Sarah shares some ideas and inspiration for your summer -- some of it a little bit outside of the typical (summer cleaning, anyone?). Topics discussed: - Sharing the load of summer planning and fun-making - Summer checklists . . . not just for kids - Summer fun ideas for less than ideal weather - Summer habit / routine changes - Summer cleaning (why is this not a thing?) - One Big Project - Think about when you will think about the next season She also answers a listener question on planners that start in the summer! Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your new uniform at jennikayne.com. Get 15% off your first order when you use code plans at checkout! Earth Breeze: Effective liquidless laundry detergent! Listeners can receive 40% off Earth Breeze by visiting earthbreeze.com/plans Crunch Labs: Camp CrunchLabs is 12 weeks of awesome build-it-yourself fun! Go to crunchlabs.com/PLANS to sign your kids up for Camp CrunchLabs today! Mint Mobile: To learn more about their 3-month unlimited wireless plan for just $15/month for the first 3 months, go to mintmobile.com/BLP Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares her recent marathon journey, from goal-setting (a looooong time ago!) to the tools and routines that supported her training to the race itself. Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your new uniform at jennikayne.com. Get 15% off your first order when you use code plans at checkout! Earth Breeze: Effective liquidless laundry detergent! Listeners can receive 40% off Earth Breeze by visiting earthbreeze.com/plans Crunch Labs: Camp CrunchLabs is 12 weeks of awesome build-it-yourself fun! Go to crunchlabs.com/PLANS to sign your kids up for Camp CrunchLabs today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah answers questions + shares some listener tips sent during the month of May! Topics include: - Laurel Denise Planners (question from a mom/healthcare provider with a lot going on!). Link to prior mini review: https://theshubox.com/2022/12/blp-ep-123-4-2023-planner-mini-reviews.html - Travel -- packing list tips, Wanderlog app, and the resources Sarah uses most for travel planning - Advice for a listener struggling with capturing and feeling like she is missing things - Thoughts on brining margin into the day Sarah mentions the 5/31 newsletter, which will contain her marathon recap + some summer planning tools! Subscribe at theshubox.com/newsletter Episode Sponsors: Earth Breeze: Effective liquidless laundry detergent! Listeners can receive 40% off Earth Breeze by visiting earthbreeze.com/plans Crunch Labs: Camp CrunchLabs is 12 weeks of awesome build-it-yourself fun! Go to crunchlabs.com/PLANS to sign your kids up for Camp CrunchLabs today! PrepDish: Check out PrepDish.com/plans for two weeks of meal plans FREE!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares a few Top 5s, in honor of her birthday! She opens with her top 5 reasons for planning, followed by the top 5 essential elements of a funcitonal system. Finally, she gets personal and shares her top 5 hopes + dreams for the next year of life! If you'd like to celebrate with Sarah, she would love: - a review - a tip on a product to review or awesome person to have on the show (just email sarah.hart.unger at gmail!) - if you shared this episode with a friend or in a group! The next newsletter will release May 31st - make sure you are subscribed! Visit theshubox.com/newsletter - they are always free and (hopefully) useful!! Sponsors Factor: Convenient, healthy and delicious meals for your busiest seasons! Head to factormeals.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box. Jenni Kayne: Find perfect spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! PrepDish: Super convenient and delicious meal plans straight to your inbox! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares some unexpected recent planning pivots, and then business and production coach Jade Boyd joins her to talk all things ClickUp -- in her opinion, one digital platform that can be used to organize it all. Jade also shares her love of paper as daily planning tool, the intimidation factor with digital organizing solutions, and the value of organizing work and life in one system. More from Jade can be found at https://jadeboyd.co Show notes: Detailed show notes + more are at theshubox.com Newsletter: Sign up for Sarah's newsletter at theshubox.com/newsletter Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find perfect transitional spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! PrepDish: Super convenient and delicious meal plans straight to your inbox! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Do you ever have a project that seems to pop up on your annual goals list year after year, but never gets done? This episode is an exploration of how to tackle these projects and goals. Sarah gets personal, sharing her own Big Daunting Projects and some questions that might be worth asking about things that show up again and again (and again) on yearly lists. Questions to ask yourself when it comes to these big (and possibly scary, or emotionally difficulty) goals: 1. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO DO IT? 2. DO YOU HAVE TIME for said project? If so, specifically where? If you can’t come up with calendar space to work on it . . . you probably don’t have time. (Weekly template can also help with this when it comes to habits!) a) HOW MUCH TIME would you need to work on it, estimated, to make SOMETHING happen? b) If that's more than you have, DOES IT BELONG in someday maybe? 5. IS THERE A WAY of BRINGING IN DEADLINES even if not naturally there? 6. IS THERE A NATURAL WAY TO BREAK IT UP into less scary pieces? 7. CAN YOU MAKE IT LESS SCARY from an emotional standpoint? 8. CAN YOU GET HELP WITH IT? (Maybe even just a little bit of help?) 9. CAN YOU FIND ACCOUNTABILITY? ------------------------------------------ Jenni Kayne: Find perfect transitional spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Factor: Delicious and fresh already-prepared meals delivered to your door. Head to factormeals.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box! PrepDish: Super convenient and delicious meal plans straight to your inbox! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a planning-adjacent topic! Sarah opens with a bit about her own decorating and organizing challenges and then interviews author Myquillyn Smith, an expert on decorating and creating functional spaces within the home. They chat about many planning-related aspects of big home projects, including how to get started when it all seems daunting, tools for tracking home projects, and an incredibly useful framework for order of operations. Myquillyn prizes functional decorating and creating a home that truly works for then ways you use it. Her beautiful new book, House Rules: How to Decorate for Every Home, Style, and Budget can be found wherever books are sold. Find Myquillyn at thenester.com and @thenester on IG. Episode Sponsors: Factor: Visit factormeals.com/plans50 and use plans50 to get 50% off your first box, plus 20% off your next month! Jenni Kayne: Find perfect transitional spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! PrepDish: Super convenient and delicious meal plans straight to your inbox! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah provides a more in-depth review of two NOLTY April-start monthly planners, and then provides updates on the latest releases from Erin Condren (some excited changes to their Daily Duo!) and Simplified (so pretty). She then shares her own planner switchup for Spring! Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find perfect transitional spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Factor: Delicious and fresh already-prepared meals delivered to your door. Head to factormeals.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box! PrepDish: Super convenient and delicious meal plans straight to your inbox! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode features a planner peace submission that was so intriguing that it warranted an entire episode! Our listener Erin has a lot on her plate (full time job, 2 kids, volunteer work, caring for relatives, and more!) -- and she has put together and incredibly comprehensive system that brings her to a current state of Planner Peace! Rather than a stack, she's combined digital and physical elements from her favorite tools to create a streamlined system. Products Discussed: 1) The Remarkable2 Tablet: https://remarkable.com/store/remarkable-2 2) Day Designer Monthly: https://www.bluesky.com/collections/day-designer-for-blue-sky 3) Organize 365 Sunday Basket: https://organize365.com/sunday-basket/ 4) Artful Agenda (she syncs with Google Calendar): https://artfulagenda.com 5) Trello: https://trello.com 6) MaskeLife: http://makselife.com 7) Clean Mama: https://cleanmama.com You can find Erin (and submit questions to her directly!) through her family's photography account, @lukepearson.photography ! Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find perfect transitional spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Factor: Delicious and fresh already-prepared meals delivered to your door. Head to factormeals.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box! PrepDish: Super convenient and delicious meal plans straight to your inbox! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, FREE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to April's Q&A/Tips episode! Sarah shares a brief recap of her family vacation (and getting back into life!) and then brings April's Q&A + Tips. Topics: 1) Quarters in the Southern Hemisphere - an Australian listener reports back! 2) Cool idea for repurposing an unused planner into a paper Second Brain/Collections Notebook/Master Planner 3) App rec for routine building for those with ADHD/time blindness: Brili https://brili.com 4) 5 Year Journal Recs Midori: https://www.jetpens.com/Midori-5-Year-Diary-Embroidered-Beige/pd/29115 Hobonichi: https://www.1101.com/store/techo/en/5year/ Unbound: https://unboundplanner.com/products/five-year-journal Levenger: https://www.levenger.com/collections/journals/products/5-year-journal?variant=43396629627029# 5) Convincing others to plan and work on routines in a household with multiple members that have ADHD 6) Listener feedback with ideas for planning an international move - use time horizon AND category and try a shared list platform! 7) Idea for life planning workbook for the listener in career transition: The Silk & Sonder Life Workbook: https://www.silkandsonder.com/products/life-workbook Find show notes + contact info at theshubox.com Newsletter: theshubox.com/newsletter Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find perfect transitional spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Factor: Delicious and fresh already-prepared meals delivered to your door. Head to factormeals.com/plans50 and use code shu50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy new quarter or quintile!! Today's episode is travel-inspired because Sarah will be returning from a family trip just before it airs. In today's episode, she shares her current travel planning strategies as a parent of kids who are now at ages that are pretty easy to travel with (6, 10, and about-to-be 12!). She covers her use of Apple Notes as a useful second brain for travel and shares her appreciation for down time and reservations on vacation! Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find perfect transitional spring pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Factor: Delicious and fresh already-prepared meals delivered to your door. Head to factormeals.com/plans50 and use code shu50 to get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next box! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah reviews 3 planners from small business - one of them so small it hasn't been released yet! The planners are: 1) The Halo Planner by Rebecca Brosnan, thehaloplanner.com (shop not open yet, but will be soon) - quarterly gridded planner with a ton of features and both daily + weekly layouts 2) Biz Mom Planner by Tiffani - she describes her business as "woman, minority, and mama-owned"! Hand made small batch disc-bound planners, very open ended and undated, thick luxurious-feeling paper. Great for a fresh start and lots of space to write! https://www.bizmomplannerco.com/ -- code BLP20 will give you 20% off 3) Grow & Flourish Planner by Laura Millat, creator of The Girly Homesteader - she shares her own planner peace and her Grow & Flourish planner for gardeners + homesteaders! You can find it at https://www.thegirlyhomesteader.com/links Additional mentions: She Plans - sample inserts https://sheplans.com/products/sample-pack-plan-your-way-discbound-inserts Field Notes NOLTY and April-start Hobonichi now available at Jetpens! Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks free! Jenni Kayne: Find perfect winter pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! CONTACT: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is devoted to the Ideal Week exercise, a practice where you put your ideal week onto paper (or screen) using an hourly format. This can be done on paper using a template or an old vertical weekly planner, or on screen via an electronic calendar or even by writing on a pdf using an app. Sarah discusses nuances of this exercise, components she includes, and variations on the idea (Ideal Month, anyone?). A free ideal week template was included in the March newsletter - if you'd like a copy, feel free to send an email to [email protected]! Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks free! Jenni Kayne: Find perfect winter pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! CONTACT: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah opens with a discussion of the idea of planner page as "outside observer" and how seeing her day laid out in physical form can help alleviate stress and provide some helpful objectivity. (She is curious if this is a familiar feeing for anyone else!). In the main portion of the show, she provides a step by step planning guide for your Quintile 2, or spring season (fall for our Southern Hemisphere listeners!). From end-of-the-academic year activities to spring cleaning energy, she provides many useful prompts to think about and then encourages a thorough review of your annual and Season 1 goals. Happy spring planning!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the March Q&A Episode! Topics discussed: - Recommendations for planning and visioning during a job transition phase? - Organizing the many layers of tasks around a big international move - Follow up: Organizing kids' clothes - some tips from listener Sarah K! - Quintiles - do you divide the year evenly? - Details on morning planning sessions - Listener suggestion: Sunday Basket system (Organize 365) for corralling tasks Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Check out their new PROTEIN BOOST menus! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks free! Jenni Kayne: Find perfect winter pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! CONTACT: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today is a departure from the typical BLP format - in today's special edition episode, Sarah joins Amanda of Amanda's Favorites both via audio and on YouTube (view the video version on Amanda's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEd0U-Hl3ZI ). The two hosts interview each other about a wide array of topics, from daily life to designing their dream planner! Link to Amanda's prior interview on BLP: https://theshubox.com/2021/08/show-notes-best-laid-plans-x-amandas-favorites.html Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Now with new option for PROTEIN BOOST menus! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks free! Jenni Kayne: Find perfect winter pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's deep dive episode was inspired by a listener question below: "I’m so curious how you handle all the minutia and small to-dos of daily life. I have 3 kids, a full-time in-office job, and also have a side hustle crafting-based business. It seems like there are constantly people to coordinate with for kids, teacher emails that should be read, game schedules to add to the calendar, meals to plan, groceries to order, other items (household/clothing) that need to be purchased, etc. and I’m feeling suuuuuper overwhelmed with it all." Sarah shares her task capture tactics including a list of examples and how she would handle each task (from bring the sports snack to overdue library books and more!). She also reveals some details about BLP Live, which will be held November 7 - 9 in Fort Lauderdale again! Signup info will be in her newsletter, which you can find at theshubox.com/newsletter!! SPONSORS: Jenni Kayne: Find your new uniform pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months CONTACT: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We all need rest. How can you ensure that you give yourself the gift of rest when you need it? Sarah suggests planning for it can help, among other things! Today's episode is dedicated to all things rest as Sarah discusses her need for a 'down month' and discusses ways to truly rest well even with the challenges of work, kids, and more. Books Mentioned: Real Self Care by Pooja Lakshmin Do Nothing by Jenny Odell Wintering by Katherine May Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey A Perfectionist’s Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan Schafler Website Mentioned: https://optimisticmusings.com/my-year-of-shmita-january-recap/ SPONSORS: Jenni Kayne: Find your new uniform pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months CONTACT: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a Q&A episode! Sarah tackles listener questions sent in over the previous month. Topics include: 1) Update on formalizing the task management of household (vs work) projects 2) Thoughts on Atul Gawande's The Checklist Manifesto 3) "Can you talk about busyness?" 4) 100 Dream List - what is it, and where to keep? 5) Planning-adjacent ideas for managing kids' clothes 6) Inbox Zero methodology 7) Planning/task and data management for a new family medical diagnosis 8) How to balance goal setting with flexibility? SPONSORS: Jenni Kayne: Find your new uniform pieces at at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months CONTACT: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah loves paper planners but there are so many people out there planning effectively with digital tools - and it was time to interview one of them! In this episode, Sarah interviews her friend Kaelyn Lopez (Kae, an RN working in transplant coordination and mother of 2 who blogs at gratefulkae.com ) for this episode because Kae has gradually shifted to an entirely digital planning system that is both functional and fun. She shares her system in detail in this conversational episode! Her primary tools: Gmail, Google Calendar, Google Tasks Seconary tools: Google Keep, Google Drive, Google Sheets/Docs Kae also shares her unique long-term time/life tracking system based in Sheets. You can find more from Kae at gratefulkae.com Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Treat yourself to a piece of clothing that will last at jennikayne.com. Use code PLANS at checkout to get 15% off your first order and support the show! PrepDish: Now with new option for PROTEIN BOOST menus! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks free! Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares how her year is shaping up so far, including a report on her planner choices for the year. Then, the episode is devoted to a deep dive into Nested Goal Setting - her method for setting goals and identifying tasks based on time horizon from daily to yearly. She reviews her methodology in detail and answers common questions from "wait, isn't that a LOT of time spent planning?" to those about which tools she uses and when to refer to each list. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares some listener suggestions/feedback and then delves into January's listener questions -- many around goal setting and task management (it is January, after all)! References: Julie Morganstern's Time to Parent: https://www.juliemorgenstern.com/time-to-parent The Eisenhower Matrix (James Clear's take): https://jamesclear.com/eisenhower-box Cal Newport episode: From Chaos to Calm in One Day - https://www.thedeeplife.com/podcasts/episodes/ep-277-from-chaos-to-calm-in-1-day/ Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Our listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout. Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is all about media consumption and ways to really get the most out of the content we choose to immerse ourselves in! Sarah provides several tips for enjoying and curating media, from recording to increase awareness to partnering up to taking notes. REQUEST: Please send guest and topic ideas! Sarah wants to make 2024's Best Laid Plans episodes the most fun and useful yet! Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Our listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout. Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode airs on 1/1/24 - a new day, week, month, quintile, and year!! On this special day, Sarah discusses her own annual goal-setting processes this year, and then shares her own list of goals for 2024! These include goals in her 5 chosen domains: PERSONAL / RELATIONSHIPS / HOUSEHOLD / CLINICAL WORK / CREATIVE WORK. Please send your ideas for 2024 guests and topics -- hoping for a great year on the podcast! NOTE: Planning By Season - a yearlong seasonal planning course - will be open for registration until the morning of 1/4/24. Find details here: http://theshubox.com/courses Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Our listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout. Green Chef: The #1 meal kit for eating well. Go to greenchef.com/60plans and use code 60plans to get 60% off, plus 20% off your next two months!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares her 2023 favorites (book / movie / music / planning tools!) and then share which goals came to fruition and which did not. She also discusses the merits of setting goals without expecting that every single one of them will be reached. Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! PrepDish: Healthy, convenient and strategic menu plans delivered to your inbox each week!! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, free! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah provides an overview of why annual goals make sense and why she doesn't love the word "resolutions". She delves into the different types of goals one might consider setting, and shares some of the most common goals set in 2023. Finally, she details when and how you might hold your own annual goal setting session. Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Earth Breeze: Ditch messy liquid laundry detergent + get started with Earth Breeze and save forty percent! Visit earthbreeze.com/plans for 40% off of a new subscription. Cloth & Paper: Cloth & Paper makes luxe planning essentials with a beautiful minimal aesthetic. Visit clothandpaper.com and use code BESTLAIDPLANS to receive a FREE España Spiral Notebook in size CP Petite with any purchase of $50 or more! Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Leave me a review if you can! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares two listener submissions for Word of the Year (one from Australia and one from Scotland!) and then dive into some listener questions! Topics include: 1) Capture Overload 2) End-of-residency Planning - Lack of Motivation to Set Work Goals 3) Organization of weekly / monthly / quintile goals lists 4) Post-baby planning - how to divide the year? 5) Hobonichi setup tips! Planning By Season is open for registration - this is Sarah's structured seasonal goal setting experience taking place throughout 2024! Visit theshubox.com/courses for details. SPONSORS Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Earth Breeze: Ditch messy liquid laundry detergent + get started with Earth Breeze and save forty percent! Visit earthbreeze.com/plans for 40% off of a new subscription. Cloth & Paper: Cloth & Paper makes luxe planning essentials with a beautiful minimal aesthetic. Visit clothandpaper.com and use code BESTLAIDPLANS to receive a FREE España Spiral Notebook in size CP Petite with any purchase of $50 or more! Contact: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Leave me a review if you can! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares how she used her 2023 planners and then unveils her 2023 planner stack!! Products Mentioned: Hobonichi Cousin Avec Hobonichi A6 Original Cloth & Paper Disc-Bound Half-Letter Hobonichi 5 Year Journal Ashley Shelly Monthly (Amanda's Favorites Collab) BLP NEWS: - Planning By Season (seasonal planning sessions) and Digital Detox 2.0 are open for registration! Visit theshubox.com/courses for details! - GIVEAWAYS on theshubox.com this week - just enter your name in the comments for a chance to win one of the 2024 planners I ordered to review! Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Earth Breeze: Ditch messy liquid laundry detergent + get started with Earth Breeze and save forty percent! Visit earthbreeze.com/plans for 40% off of a new subscription. Cloth & Paper: Cloth & Paper makes luxe planning essentials with a beautiful minimal aesthetic. Visit clothandpaper.com and use code BESTLAIDPLANS to receive a FREE España Spiral Notebook in size CP Petite with any purchase of $50 or more! PrepDish: Healthy, convenient and strategic menu plans delivered to your inbox each week!! Check out PrepDish.com/plans for your first two weeks, free! Contact: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo Leave me a review if you can! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah shares lessons learned from the Digital Detox program, thoughts on a word for the year (2024!), and discusses her upcoming Seasonal Planning sessions. For detailed information + registration for Digital Detox (Jan/Feb) and Planning by Season in 2024, make sure you are subscribed to her monthly newsletter: theshubox.com/newsletter -- all details will be released 12/1. Prior episode mentioned: Heart to Heart Screen Time Talk, ep #43 - https://theshubox.com/2023/04/ep-143-heart-to-heart-screen-time-thoughts.html Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: For Green Chef’s best deal of the year, get $250 off with code plans250 at greenchef.com/plans250 Stay in Touch! Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's planning adjacent topic is something we all have to contend with: meal planning! Meghan Splawn is an expert on this topic and she chats with Sarah about her peaceful meal planning ritual, ways to handle busy weeknights, favorite kitchen gadgets + more! Didn't I Just Feed You Amazon Shop Find more from Meghan and listen to Didn't I Just Feed You at http://didntijustfeedyou.com Episode Sponsors: Cloth & Paper: Cloth & Paper makes luxe planning essentials with a beautiful minimal aesthetic. Visit clothandpaper.com and use code BESTLAIDPLANS to receive a FREE España Spiral Notebook in size CP Petite with any purchase of $50 or more! Green Chef: For Green Chef’s best deal of the year, get $250 off with code plans250 at greenchef.com/plans250 Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Check out their gorgeous fall offerings in both apparel and home goods -- upgrade your wardrobe or buy a truly standout gift for someone deserving in your life. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! More Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Info on Best Laid Plans at Home: theshubox.com/courses Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah opens by chatting about her experiences at BLP Live - it was an amazing weekend! Then, she goes through November Q&A - manny questions are centered around goal setting, as it's that time of year (yes, already!). Topics: 1- Abandoning certain goals around weight fitness - what to do? 2- Planning ahead of the current quintile 3- Goal-setting planner recommendations (brands mentioned: MakseLife, Full Focus, Erin Condren, Cultivate What Matters/PowerSheets) 4- What is the first tiny step you would recommend re: starting a planning habit? 5- Thoughts on planning for fitness (different angle than Q10 6- To-do vs task vs goal vs project 7- How do you find the time for your monthly and quintile planning? 8- Holiday planning thoughts? ------------------- More Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: For Green Chef’s best deal of the year, get $250 off with code plans250 at greenchef.com/plans250 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are certain things listeners (or just random people in Sarah's life) inquire about over and over again, and today she attempts to give all the answer! Find out her answers to things like: - What is the weird habit bar at the top of your planner page? - How can you use paper when things change so much? - Isn't it confusing using multiple planners? - How can use paper + still communicate with your partner about events? - How can you convince your husband to do a 'planning retreat'? - What are your absolute favorite pens? . . . and more! Note - Plan your 2024 - Best Laid Plans at Home is 60% full! If you'd like to join Sarah for a fun and comprehensive annual planning experience, register now at theshubox.com/courses More Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: For Green Chef’s best deal of the year, get $250 off with code plans250 at greenchef.com/plans250 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SHU here - hi everyone! Even though I almost never run 're-airs', I've had a really tough week (suffered some injuries, but on the mend) and decided to bring back one of my favorite and most popular episodes for this week. I hope you enjoy it! Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE Green Chef: For Green Chef’s best deal of the year, get $250 off with code plans250 at greenchef.com/plans250 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah brings a fresh new batch of 2024 planner review with this episode, all of which were suggested by listeners! All planners were purchased by Sarah; links are not affiliate. Please keep in touch and let her know what else you'd like to see reviewed as we approach the peak of planner-buying season! 1) Passionate Penny Pincher: Is it a planner, or a lifestyle? Sarah is pretty sure it's both and perhaps not geared to HER lifestyle, but there is a lot to unpack (and maybe it is a fit for you). Link: https://shop.passionatepennypincher.com/products/monthly-weekly-year-home-planner?variant=41718717055020 2) Pen & Pillar: Sustainably made in the US, this weekly planner has plenty of space to track habits, routines + goals. Link: https://penandpillar.com/products/wildland-weekly-planner 3) Sprouted Hourly Planner: This hardback lay-flat planner features a vertical layout with a LOT of task management space and blank pages. An excellent option for someone looking for lots of goal/task management space that also wants to use their planner as a calandar/time map. Link: https://sproutedplanner.com/collections/hourly-planners Episode Sponsors: Earth Breeze: Sustainable and effective detergent sheets. Go to earthbreeze.com/plans for 40% off of your subscription! Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE Podcast info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Plan your 2024 - Best Laid Plans at Home! theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a planner-adjacent episode today! Sarah muses and discusses the inputs which shape our lives and give us things to react to -- some which comes from external sources, and many which come from within! She discusses the balance between proactivity and reactivity (including the acknowledgement that some reactivity is unavoidable!), the ways we get interrupted and interrupt ourselves, and how we might consider changing things to feel less fragmented and overstimulated. Episode Sponsors: Earth Breeze: Sustainable and effective detergent sheets. Go to earthbreeze.com/plans for 40% off of your subscription! Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Podcast info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Plan your 2024 - Best Laid Plans at Home! theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Sarah does some planner matchmaking and answers listeners' questions! Products mentioned: - Master-sized Leuchtturm - XL Moleskine - Nuuna weekly diary L - Simplified Dapper Desk + Simplified Daily - Stalogy notebooks - Ashley Shelly Daily Question topics: 1. When do you take your planner with you? How do you avoid disaster (ie, water bottle spills)? 2. When to conduct a monthly planning session when the month doesn't fit neatly into the week? 3. How to manage switching planners without losing important info? 4. Tips for a partner planning retreat Best Laid Plans Live, Planning 2024 is open for registration -- visit theshubox.com/courses for details. Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE Earth Breeze: Sustainable and effective laundry detergent sheets! Visit earthbreeze.com/plans to save 40%. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sarah was inspired by a question she received at a presentation she was giving to discuss the feeling of overwhelm, and how (at least sometimes!) planning can be helpful during those times, even when it can feel extraneous or like something we don't have time for. She also discusses what to do if the more elaborate planning systems (such as her Nested Goals Method) feel overwhelming at the start. Finally, Sarah announces the online version of Best Laid Plans Live, Planning 2024! Visit theshubox.com/courses for details. Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Sarah reviews two new or updated planners: 1) Archer + Olive's Dated Wellness Planner 2) Cal Newport's Time-Block Planner V2.0 She also shares her current planner -- which is a bit full circle! She also shares information on Best Laid Plans Live - Planning 2024, since registration for this live event in South Florida closes October 3rd! Visit theshubox.com/courses for more details, and make sure you are subscribed to theshubox.com/newsletter for information on the home edition of this course, which will run in December + January! Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: Clean eating with ingredients shipped directly to your door. Go to GreenChef.com/60plans and use code 60dtt to get 60% off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah tackles 5 listener questions and provides two pieces of listener feedback! Question topics: 1) Planners to Track/Memory-Keep in Pregnancy 2) Daily planners without a timeline 3) Teaching kids to plan 4) Planner conferences (ie, Go Wild and others) 5) Concept of "syllabus" for your planning Feedback: 1) Help for the Passion Planner user a bit embarrassed by her planner (but otherwise loves it) 2) Support for the mom with young kids undergoing multiple life transitions and her frustration with needing to 'plan better' Keep the questions coming!! Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: Clean eating with ingredients shipped directly to your door. Go to GreenChef.com/60plans and use code 60dtt to get 60% off plus free shipping! Contact: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The teacher planning episode is here! This episode opens with clips and tips from veteran teachers who share their planning tips and favorite products. Then, Sarah speaks with Hannah Taylor, an online history teacher with a passion for helping students plan well, no matter what their educational environment (virtual, home, or in-person). Hannah discusses techniques and ideas for getting middle and high schoolers to plan well, with some thoughts on how parents can be involved -- but still promote independence. Hannah can be found at www.HannahJTaylor.com and on Instagram @buildingasocialstudieslibrary Thanks again to Robyn, Kelly, Cynthia, Jesse, and Sarah (TX) for sharing their knowledge! Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: Clean eating with ingredients shipped directly to your door. Go to GreenChef.com/60plans and use code 60dtt to get 60% off plus free shipping! Contact: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this planning adjacent episode timed especially for Labor Day, Sarah shares her favorite work tips, from strategizing to use vacation time well to creating an effective email strategy. Also: avoid bad pens at all cost :) Episode Sponsors: Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: Clean eating with ingredients shipped directly to your door. Go to GreenChef.com/60plans and use code 60dtt to get 60% off plus free shipping! Contact: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah talks all about the Hobonichi 2024 release, including what she loves about these planners, changes for this year, and more. She then discusses several Hobonichi-inspired brands, including: Aura Estelle: https://www.auraestelle.com Wonderland 222: https://wonderland222.com Sterling Ink: https://sterling-ink.com She then discusses the next round of Best Laid Plans Academy, sharing several testimonials from the last round and explaining the structure + goals of the program. Registration will be offered initially via the newsletter so please subscribe at theshubox.com/newsletter if you'd like to have the first opportunity to sign up! Sponsors: PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Green Chef: Clean eating with ingredients shipped directly to your door. Go to GreenChef.com/60plans and use code 60dtt to get 60% off plus free shipping! Contact: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sherri McConnell shares her patterns, techniques, and so much more at A Quilting Life -- and one of her passions is to help those who love quilting to find time to truly enjoy their hobby and craft! She chats with Sarah about her journey in crafting, the quilting planner she designed herself (!!)), and her suggestions for those looking to find more time to enjoy the things they love. Sherri is also a Best Laid Plans Academy member - she participated in the Spring 2023 cohort and some of her favorite things about the program! Note: Best Laid Plans Academy Round 3 will open for registration September 1, with first signup access via the newsletter! Subscribe at https://theshubox.com/newsletter Where to Find Sherri: Website: https://www.aquiltinglife.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AQuiltingLife Her planner at Target: https://www.target.com/p/a-quilting-life-planner-and-workbook-by-sherri-l-mcconnell-spiral-bound/ Episode Sponsors: Earth Breeze: Liquid-free laundry detergent! Go earthbreeze.com/plans to get started and receive 40% off your new subscription! PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE Vivaia: Comfortable, beautiful, and sustainable shoes! Go to vivaia.com to get 15% off your purchase with the code PLANS Jenni Kayne: Find your forever pieces at jennikayne.com. Listeners get 15% off the first order by using code PLANS at checkout! Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Sarah provides a guide to planning + thinking through Quintile 4! She touches on all aspects of planning this back-to-school season which can be jarring and a lot of moving parts for many! Consider listening to this with your notebook or laptop and pausing to start your own planning process. Note: If you are interested in more in-depth seasonal planning sessions with Sarah in the future, Best Laid Plans: Planning Your Seasons will be launching in 2024, with registration opening in October. To be among the initial group notified be sure to join Sarah's newsletter (theshubox.com/newsletter). Episode Sponsors: Vivaia: Beautiful, comfortable, and sustainable footwear. Go to vivaia.com to get 15% off your purchase with the code PLANS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Q&A episode, Sarah provides her take on listener questions: Q1: Planning during challenging life phases Q2: Back to school planner recs for a pair of teen brothers Q3: Planner matchmaking for a WFH mother seeking a BIG planner to manage both work, home tasks + homeschooling Q4: Dangling tasks Q5: Planner recs for a listener who loves BUT is embarrassed by her planner! She also features several listener tips + follow ups from past episodes! Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE. Vivaia: Comfortable, beautiful, and sustainable shoes! Go to vivaia.com to get 15% off your purchase with the code PLANS CONTACT INFO: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's episode is a little bit of a departure from the regular format - Sarah shares an interview Lisa Woodruff did with her for the Organize 365 Back to School Blitz! She discusses some of her favorite basic tips for planning (quintiles, retreats, routines + more) and they delve into some planning basics for the back to school season - coming sooner than we think :) You can find Lisa (and sign up for her free Back to School Blitz!) at organize365.com. Episode Sponsors: VIVAIA: Comfortable, stylish, and sustainable footwear in styles that wlll take you everywhere! Go to vivaia.com to get 15% off your purchase with the code PLANS Green Chef: The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well. Go to greenchef.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! PrepDish: Healthy and strategic meal planning! Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE. CONTACT + Info: Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In part 1 of today's episode, Sarah presents 3 mini-reviews -- clearing out her to-be-reviewed stash! 1) Rad & Happy undated weekly planner 2) Passion Planner academic weekly + erasable pens 3) Performance Lab's Focus Planner (Australia) Visit the show notes on theshubox.com if you are interested in winning one of these planners - just leave a comment in the show notes! In part 2, Sarah discusses daily rituals and how they help establish self-efficacy. She then inventories her own list of current daily tasks + rituals. Things to consider: - What do you currently do daily? What is on autopilot, and what is purposeful? - Anything to add / take out? When do you audit your own daily habits + rituals? - How do you handle it when you miss a day? EPISODE SPONSOR: Green Chef: The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well. Go to greenchef.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! CONTACT INFO: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah discusses the planning-adjacent topic of organizing and curating our spaces and stuff. She shares her history with organizing (being organized + clearing clutter has not always been a personal strength!) and prior influences, from Marie Kondo to Lisa Woodruff. Finally, she discusses her current challenges and plans to gradually work on further organizing and decluttering her home and spaces. Episode Sponsors: Green Chef: The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well. Go to greenchef.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! Contact Info: Email: [email protected] Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189 Do something IRL and learn about Best Laid Plans LIVE in South Florida: https://theshubox.com/courses Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Q&A, Sarah answers questions about: 1) Becoming more comfortable with setting longer term (monthly, seasonal, yearly) goals Interested in setting your 2024 yearly goals with Sarah in FL? Visit: https://theshubox.com/courses 2) Paper sizes, weights, and pen types! (Paper Planner 101!) Reference: https://goldspot.com/blogs/magazine/notebook-sizes-compared-and-explained 3) Planner matchmaking: "I am about to start medical school in July. I am a non traditional student so I will have a per diem job, family, pets, and other life obligations going on. I am looking for a planner recommendation that can fit all aspects of life!" 4) Erasable pen tip: Legami (and Passion Planner) Legami on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/market/legami_milano_erasable_pen 5) Time OFF between jobs - thoughts on what to do! ------------------------------------- Episode Sponsors: Green Chef: The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well. Go to greenchef.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, Sarah interviews Stacy Mellem, a devoted Franklin-Covey user for over 30 years! Stacy shares how she's made the system work for her over the years, and why she believes planning is still important in retirement (or what she refers to as her "jubilacion" (the Spanish word for retirement, which really does sound better!). Franklin-Covey Planners: https://store.franklinplanner.com (this podcast is not affiliated, just including as reference!) Episode Sponsors: Green Chef: The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well. Go to greenchef.com/plans50 and use code plans50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices