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In today's episode, Sarah shares her Planner Stack (all of her physical planning tools) for 2025! She's going more streamlined this year with a couple of changes and many old favorites.
She would love to hear about the tools you have decided on for 2025! Share via theshubox.com or email [email protected].
She also discusses a bit more about Planning By Season 2025, which just opened for registration! Learn more about this year-long experience at theshubox.com/courses
TOOLS MENTIONED
* BLP Live/Home Workbook
* BLP Planning By Season Workbook (trying printing at doxzoo)
* Hobonichi HON A5 English, Paysanne Blossom Liberty Cover
* Hobonchi Weeks Mega, Lemon Water
* Hobonichi 5-Year (2021-2025)
* Ashley Shelly Monthly (Amanda's Favorites version)
* Essential Calendar (affiliate link gets you 10% off: https://www.theessentialcalendar.com/BESTLAIDPLANS or use code BESTLAIDPLANS at checkout)
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Planning Your Spending with Jen Smith EP 227
In today's episode, Sarah kicks off an "organizing special topics" series with Jen Smith, cohost of the Frugal Friends podcast and author of Buy What You Love Without Going Broke, out this January. Sarah and Jen chat intentionality around spending, saving, and how to tackle both short- and long-term financial goals. Get inspired to think about budgeting in a different way by focusing on spending on what matters, not deprivation.
Sarah is releasing Planning By Season! Find out more at theshubox.com/courses (or check out details in the December newsletter - visit theshubox.com/newsletter to subscribe!)
Episode Sponsors:
Jenni Kayne: Check out their amazing gifts, from candles to their iconic sweaters . Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.
PrepDish: Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE.
MasterClass: Give the gift of learning this season! Visit masterclass.com/bestlaidplans to learn more and find active discounts!
Cozy Earth: Sheets, pajamas and more in the most amazing fabric. Visit cozyearth.com/plans and use exclusive 40%+ off code
PLANS to give the gift of luxury this holiday season.
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36:06
Your Mini-Guide to 2025 Annual Planning EP 226
In this episode, Sarah shares her annual planning framework, essentially a mini-version of her BLP at Home course! Components include reflection, visioning, goal setting, specialty planning, and more.
She has added one weekend option for BLP at Home: Planning 2025! If you'd like to join, visit theshubox.com/courses for more info.
Episode Sponsors:
Cozy Earth: Amazing sheets, pajamas, and other gifts! Visit cozyearth.com/plans for 40%+ off!
Jenni Kayne: Check out their amazing gifts, from candles to their iconic sweaters . Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.
PrepDish: Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE.
MasterClass: Give the gift of learning this season! Visit masterclass.com/bestlaidplans to learn more and find active discounts!
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20:56
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.
Episode Sponsors:
Jenni Kayne: Check out their amazing gifts, from candles to their iconic sweaters . Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.
PrepDish: Visit PrepDish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE.
MasterClass: Give the gift of learning this season! Visit masterclass.com/bestlaidplans to learn more and find active discounts!
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23:55
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
Episode Sponsors:
Jenni Kayne: Check out their amazing gifts, from candles to their iconic sweaters . Visit jennikayne.com; listeners get 15% off your first order when you use code PLANS at checkout.
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Welcome to Best Laid Plans -- a podcast all about planning and the planning tools we love. From planning techniques and organizing philosophies to planners and notebooks, we cover it all. Host Sarah Hart-Unger is a mother of 3, physician, podcasting pro, and a lover of lists and all things paper! Listen in weekly for conversations about planning and productivity as well as product reviews and interviews with planning experts!
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