Best Laid Plans

Latest Episodes:

Getting Though Tough Times: COVID Edition ReAir EP 104 Jul 25, 2022

Show notes

Today's episode is a ReAir, in part because Sarah's voice is a bit out of commission due to COVID. She records a brief intro (and promises to be back when she sounds better), and this is followed by a replay of February's episode below, inspired by a tough week on call Sarah had. She outlines 5 things she wished she had done to make life easier on herself -- things that might apply to anyone going into a finite difficult period.

1. Evaluating which habits might temporarily not be serving you

2. Pay attention to basic body maintenance - foundation habts

3. Ask others for help

4. Don’t be afraid to say no if someone is asking for favors

5. Create an "after the storm" list

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Listener Tips, A Planner Hub, and a Deep Dive into Current Planning Practices EP 103 Jul 18, 2022

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In today's episode, Sarah opens with a listener tips about daily theme dressing by color, and shares some info on The Planner Wire, an online hub (created by another planner aficionados) for all things planning related.

Then, she takes a deep dive into how she is using her current lineup, including some different uses for some of the pages in EC's Daily Duo and some more details about her low-key entries in the Hobonichi 5 year.

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Mid-Year Goals Check In & Triage, Plus an In-Depth Digital Planner Peace EP 102 Jul 11, 2022

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In this episode, a listener Beth opens with a fantastic Planner Peace submission, all about her transition to digital planning with Artful Agenda. Then, Sarah discusses her process for checking into goals midway through the year. She shares questions to think about as well as the specific products and tools she uses to capture her goals and lists.

Finally, she shares her own triaged goals list for mid-year!

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Listener Tips + Mini-Review: The Plan by Lauren Truslow EP 101 Jul 04, 2022

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In this episode, Sarah shares a few listener tips! Amanda discusses her own self-care strategy for busy times, Jen shares a cautionary tale about Frixion pens, and Xoke provides some fantastic email tips. Sarah then discusses the upcoming Cultivate What Matters reading journal, and then dives into her mini-review of The Plan by Lauren Truslow. This planner is BIG but packs a lot of punch, including some great meal planning and health tracking options as well as a lovely daily layout.

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Ask Me Anything! EP: 100 Jun 27, 2022

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Today's episode is an Ask Me Anything in honor of the #100 milestone! Sarah received questions from listeners and answers more than 15 of them in this fun episode -- from pencil cases to the ways planning has changed her life.

Thank you all for listening and helping bring BLP to this fun milestone! In celebration, if you are able to leave a review or share with a friend, Sarah would be grateful!

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Intentional Practices for Harder Times EP: 99 Jun 20, 2022

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Today's episode opens with a Planner Peace segment from Emelia, who created custom nursing school planners for herself AND shared her beautiful system with her classmates! Then, Sarah answers a question from Lori and suggests 3 options for larger family wall calandars. Finally, Sarah gives a list of suggestions for ways to cope in more stressful or transitional times, from creating a manifesto (try it!) to meditation, reading, and seeking therapy.

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Email Musings & More EP 98 Jun 13, 2022

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In this episode, Sarah opens up with a Planner Peace submission from another Sarah -but that one lives in Australia! Then she quickly discusses a few product finds (Washi Tape Shop, Pilot Frixion Gel Pens).

Finally, she gets into a discussion of email -- some observations she has noted over the years and things she'd like to change about her own habits!

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An All-Digital Planner Peace, Work Notebook Recs, and Vacation Planning (and Packing!) Strategies EP 97 Jun 06, 2022

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In this episode, Sarah opens with an all-digital Planner Peace submission from Catherine, who organizes everything in various Outlook/Microsoft Products (calendar, tasks, to-dos, and email).

Then, Sarah answers a listener asking for work notebooks. Sarah then delves into a discussion of vacation planning, with some notes about packing. If you've never tried planning your outfits on a trip day by day at least once - give it a try!

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A Detailed Planner Peace and a Review of the 2022/23 EC Daily Duo EP 96 May 30, 2022

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In this episode, Sarah shares a long but incredibly impressive planner peace submission from Heather, who has built an amazing custom system primarily using Agendio. Then, Sarah dives into her review of the Erin Condren A5 Daily Duo! This is her first time trying out this system which launched ~2 years ago to great enthusiasm in the planner community.

Links:

Agendio: https://agendio.com

Sarah's Erin Condren referral link: https://www.erincondren.com/referral/invite/sarahhartunger/1

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Q&A: Current Lineup, Long Term Planning with a Partner, Ring-Bound Options, Planner Anxiety, and More EP 95 May 23, 2022

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In this episode, Sarah opens with a Planner Peace voice memo sent in by Tara! Then she moves to listener Q&A (plus a tip!). Question topics include:

1) Current planner lineup

2) Tip from a listener - idea and resource for planning and long-term vision-building with a partner

3) Fixing mistakes/rescheduled events in your planner

4) Question about ring-bound planner options

5) Feeling anxious about seeing the entire day's list laid out -- suggestions?

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