Today's episode is all about Q5 - the last two months of the year! Sarah shares her thoughts on why this time period feels "special", the inherent fun parts and challenges, and her approach to goal setting in this celebratory season.

Info on BLP at Home: Planning 2025 is at theshubox.com/courses

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In today's episode, Sarah reviews 3 new planner offerings you might be considering of 2025! Products reviewed/discussed:

Full Focus Wellness Planner, a new version of the classic Full Focus Planner

https://fullfocusstore.com/pages/wellness-planner/

Ashley Shelly's Sewn Undated Daily, a compact versatile daily layout

https://ashleyshelly.com/product/daily-notebook-planner-undated/

Organize 365's intriguing rainbow planning products - tear-off pad + spiral bound

https://member.organize365.com/product-category/planning

Note: Full Focus and Ashley Shelly products were purchased; Organize 365's planners were sent as a gift with no obligation to review

Sarah also answers a Q&A from a listener: at what stage do you bring your partner into your annual planning process?

Final reminder: Best Laid Plans at Home: Planning 2025 has early pricing ($30 less) until November 1st, so this is the last reminder on the podcast. Space is limited. Visit theshubox.com/courses for details!

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In today's episode, Sarah shares an extensive Planner Peace from a listener who plans "99% on paper" and then shares some Hot Tips + Q&A!

Planner Peace Segment

Products mentioned:

- Plotter: https://plotterusa.com/leather-binders

- Raymay-Davinci: https://yosekastationery.com/search?q=raymay

Hot Tips:

Apps mentioned: OneSec , Forest

Essential Calendar: https://www.theessentialcalendar.com/BESTLAIDPLANS - use BESTLAIDPLANS for 10% off

Note: Sarah is an affiliate and earns a small commission from each Essential Calendar sale with her code

Personalized Filofax inserts: https://us.filofax.com/pages/personalization-station

Vertical AND Horizontal Weekly Planner Mentioned: Twines and Paper Weekbook: https://twinesandpaper.com/en-us/products/preorder-weekbook-hybrid-2025-softcover-book-bound-tomoe-river-paper

Q&A:

- Handling non-urgent tasks that keep getting kicked down the curb

- Planning household tasks

ChatGPT Segment: Podcast ep mentioned: https://jadeboyd.co/how-i-organize-it-all-in-one-place-with-clickup/

(Jade's interview of Sarah is not up yet, but her podcast is The Business Edit)

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In today's episode, host Sarah interviews Sarah Jedd, who works full time as teaching faculty at UW (Faculty in Rhetoric, Politics, and Culture), and is the mother of 5 amazing kids ages 4 to 18! She's also been blogging (old school style) at harry times.com since 2006! Sarah Jedd does a lot, manages a lot, and has fun while doing it.

Sarah (J) shares her planning and life management tactics, from her personal daily planning ritual to her incredibly simple-yet-effective family management technique plus some discussion of her favorite budget and goal setting tactics.

Find much more from Sarah at http://harrytimes.com!

Additional note:

Best Laid Plans at Home: Planning 2025 is open for registration, with discounted rates until 11/1! Plan your year with structure and fun -- visit http://theshubox.com/courses for details.

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Highlights of this episode:

- Sarah opens by sharing details about BLP at Home: Planning 2025 (visit theshubox.com/courses for details)

- A listener (Bridget) shares her experiences with a display showing Google calendar - her setup, impact on kids, husband, etc!

- Discussion of screen time consciousness and the app Aro, which gamifies putting away your phone (into their special lockbox or otherwise)

- Lots of inspiration if you are starting to think about (yes already) setting up your 2025 planner! Sarah shares top 10 uses/views she has returned to over and over again in her systems. (Prior ep mentioned: https://theshubox.com/2024/03/blp-episode-190-the-ideal-week.html)

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It's (almost) a new month, and today's episode is all about THE MONTH! Sarah shares her love for the 12 natural outpoints in our year and discusses ways she loves to mark the start of a new month. She shares her monthly goal setting tactics, and how the month slots into the Nested Goals framework. She also advocates for planning in FUN on a monthly level and reveals her own very practical monthly rituals.

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In today's episode, Sarah shares some listener tips + answers questions that came in through email or text (305-697-7189)!

Topics include:

- Fun tip for using stickers/etc acquired on vacation

- Unique Quintiles use case from Emily (http://pfforphds.com/podcast/)

- Discussion of annual planning recommendations

(note - for those that want a guided annual planning experience, BLP at Home: Planning 2025 will open for registration in October)

- Recs for a family calendar system

(note - if you love using a digital calendar display system, let me know!)

What we use:

EC Whiteboard: https://www.erincondren.com/wall-organization-center

Essential Calendar (affiliate link): https://www.theessentialcalendar.com/BESTLAIDPLANS

- Planning super long term things (like for 1-2 years down the road)

- Studying for a big test - how to create deadlines?

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In today's episode, Kendra Adachi joins Sarah to chat about all things planning-adjacent including her new book, The Plan! Kendra is a NYT Bestselling author and podcaster at the Lazy Genius, and she brings her compassion and unique perspective to planning, goal setting, and time management in her latest book, The Plan. Sarah and Kendra discuss goals, compassionate planning, planning challenges women face, planning along with hormonal swings, and so much more.

Preorder The Plan wherever books are sold, and you will receive a free Pep Talk series from Kendra (either written or audio) every single Monday until the end of 2024. Find preorder bonus details and more about the book here: https://www.thelazygeniuscollective.com/theplan

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It's a Mixed Bag Ep!

In part 1, Sarah shares a Planner Peace segment from Meredith that covers multiple facets of planning - personal, family, goal setting, and life! Products mentioned are Laurel Denise, Cultivate What Matters PowerSheets, a Family Teams wall calendar, and a Hemlock & Oak Daily.

Family Teams: https://shop.familyteams.com/products/family-plan-calendar

Laurel Denise:

Hemlock & Oak:

Part 2: Planner News!

Sarah discusses some new trends in planning, including planner minimalism - as evidenced by Rochelle In Theory's recent "Hobonichi Anti-Haul" video

Other planner news:

Wild Strides Paper Co: Planner/Training Log combos for runners, by pro runner Grayson Murphy - https://wildstridespaper.com

Full Focus Wellness Planner: https://fullfocusstore.com/pages/wellness-planner/

In Part 3, Sarah provides planning-adjacent tips for buoying yourself during tough or uncertain times (perhaps a pep talk to herself!)

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In today's episode, Sarah explores the concept of intentionality. She discussed examples and ways we can unknowingly live without much intention and then suggests strategies (large and small) to promote more intentional living.

Things to think about:

- Career autopilot/drift

- Responding to others' expectations

- Saying yes to everything

- Failing to set boundaries

- Consuming media that is served to you via algorithms

- Setting intentions for the day

- Regularly re-evaluating routines and habits

- Thinking through how you wish to spend precious resources

- Giving yourself time and space to think through your big goals!

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It's August's Q&A episode! Join Sarah as she tackles listener questions and comments. Topics include:

- an inbox zero success story

- approaching nebulous//large projects such as book writing

- what does it mean to "work faster" compared to others

- thoughts on the Organize 365 Sunday Basket system (Sarah has one!)

- teaching planning and organizing to school-aged kids

- mindfulness! How do you stay present in the moment if you're always planning the next thing?

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