Best Laid Plans

Sarah Hart-Unger

  • 23 minutes 55 seconds
    10 Reasons to Take a Break from Social Media EP 225

    In the past couple of weeks, there has been more discussion of becoming more intentional about your social media habits. If you'd like more encouragement to see what life is like without "the scroll", this episode has lots of it.

    Sarah shares her own story of quitting various forms of social media and then offers 10 compelling reasons to give yourself a break from the scroll.

    The scroll is endless; your life is not.

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    18 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 25 minutes 4 seconds
    Planning Changes for Next Year, Just Scribbles Planner Mini-Review, and Nested Goals Example EP 224

    Today's episode opens with a Planner Peace segment from Sarah's friend and coworker Kathleen who uses a medium-sized At-A-Glance Weekly and Monthly (available here: https://a.co/d/5tnHJZ5). This planner may appear basic but it packs a punch in terms of features (and the paper is nice, too!).


    Then, Sarah provides a review of the Just Scribble Plans Vertical Weekly A5 Planner (available here for preorder: https://www.shopjustscribble.com/products/plans-vertical). It's a 2-volume set and a LOT of planning real estate.


    Sarah then shares some ideas of things she wants to do differently with her own planning in 2025, followed by a listener question asking for an example of how "Plan a Neighborhood Party" would make its way through the Nested Goals system.


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


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    11 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 24 minutes 21 seconds
    Welcome to Q5: Reflection Season! EP 223

    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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    4 November 2024, 10:00 am
  • 30 minutes 24 seconds
    Planner Mini-Reviews: Full Focus Wellness, Ashley Shelly Daily, and Organize 365 EP 222

    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!


    Episode Sponsors:


    Jenni Kayne: Gorgeous apparel and home pieces. Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.


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    28 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 31 minutes 49 seconds
    October Q&A: 99% Paper Planner Peace, Hot Tips, and Can Chat GPT Pick Your Planner? EP 221

    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)


    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.


    Episode Sponsors:


    Jenni Kayne: Gorgeous apparel and home pieces. Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.


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    21 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 33 minutes 34 seconds
    How a Full Time Academic + Mother of 5 Gets it Done (with Joy!), Featuring Sarah Jedd EP 220

    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.


    Episode Sponsors:


    Jenni Kayne:Gorgeous apparel and home pieces. Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.


    IXL: Make an impact on your child’s learning, get IXL now. Get an exclusive 20% off IXL membership at IXL.com/PLANS.


    Amazfit: Find awesome health tracking watches and more at www.amazfit.com/PLANS (coupon code will provide 15% off!) or look for Amazfit at your favorite major retailer.


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    14 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 32 minutes
    Top 10 Ideas for Your Paper Planner, Digital Displays, Screen Time Consciousness + more EP 219

    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)


    Sponsors:


    Jenni Kayne:Gorgeous apparel and home pieces. Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.


    IXL: Make an impact on your child’s learning, get IXL now. Get an exclusive 20% off IXL membership at IXL.com/PLANS.


    Amazfit: Find awesome health tracking watches and more at www.amazfit.com/PLANS (coupon code will provide 15% off!) or look for Amazfit at your favorite major retailer.


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    7 October 2024, 9:00 am
  • 24 minutes 32 seconds
    Your New Month Guide EP 218

    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.


    Jenni Kayne:Gorgeous apparel and home pieces. Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.


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    Amazfit: Find awesome health tracking watches and more at www.amazfit.com/PLANS (coupon code will provide 15% off!) or look for Amazfit at your favorite major retailer.


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    30 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 26 minutes 44 seconds
    Sept Q&A: Quintiles Idea, Annual Planning, Family Communication Tools, Extra-long Term Goals, and Studying for a Big Test (MCAT) EP 217

    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?


    Episode Sponsors:


    Jenni Kayne: The Q&A series is sponsored by Jenni Kayne! Gorgeous apparel and home pieces. Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.


    Green Chef: Go to greenchef.com/classplans for 50% off your first box + 50 FREE Credits with ClassPass!


    Amazfit: Find awesome health tracking watches and more at www.amazfit.com/PLANS (coupon code will provide 15% off!) or look for Amazfit at your favorite major retailer.


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    23 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 46 minutes 24 seconds
    The Plan (and Planning!) with Kendra Adachi EP 216

    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


    Episode Sponsors:


    Green Chef: Go to greenchef.com/plansclass for 50% off your first box + 50 FREE Credits with ClassPass!


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    Amazfit: Find awesome health tracking watches and more at www.amazfit.com/PLANS (coupon code will provide 15% off!) or look for Amazfit at your favorite major retailer.


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    16 September 2024, 9:00 am
  • 22 minutes 19 seconds
    Mixed Bag Ep: Planner Peace, Planner News, and Dealing with Stressful / Uncertain Times EP 215

    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!)


    Episode Sponsors:


    Green Chef: Go to greenchef.com/plansclass for 50% off your first box + 50 FREE Credits with ClassPass!


    Jenni Kayne: Gorgeous apparel and home pieces. Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.


    Amazfit: Find awesome health tracking watches and more at www.amazfit.com/PLANS (coupon code will provide 15% off!) or look for Amazfit at your favorite major retailer.


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    9 September 2024, 9:00 am
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