Best Laid Plans

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

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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!

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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

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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!

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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

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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!

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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!!

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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!!

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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!

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