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Best Laid Plans

Best Laid Plans

By: Sarah Hart-Unger
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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!Copyright © 2025 Personal Development Personal Success Social Sciences
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  • Out of the Weeds + Listener Q&A: Processing Paper, Ideas for Digital/Paper Hybrid Systems, Planner Peace from NZ, and Visualizing Summer EP 250

    Out of the Weeds + Listener Q&A: Processing Paper, Ideas for Digital/Paper Hybrid Systems, Planner Peace from NZ, and Visualizing Summer EP 250
    May 12 2025
    In today's episode, Sarah share the strategies that got her feeling much less "in the weeds", including airtight task capture and inbox cleaning, plus monthly work planning! Then, she shares a Planner Peace segment from Ross in NZ, who uses mostly digital tools plus a paper daily and has an incredibly well-thought-out and organized overall ecosystem! Topics for the Q&A: - Finding planners with affordable shipping to AUS and NZ- Handling incoming papers without letting them overcrowd your desk- Planner suggestions for a daily with decent-sized hour markings that go from 5a - 9p- Suggestions for getting back into planning for someone with more limited use of her writing hand- Ideas for visualizing the summer as a whole Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Convenient meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists to reduce your weekly mental load! Visit ⁠prepdish.com/plans⁠ for your first 2 weeks, FREE Mint Mobile: Low-cost wireless phone service – a great way to save every single month! Learn more at ⁠mintmobile.com/BLP⁠ IXL: Tailored and effective online learning (my kids have used this for years as part of their school curriculum)! Best Laid Plans listeners can get an exclusive 20% off IXL membership when they sign up today at⁠ IXL.com/PLANS⁠. Green Chef: The best meal kit for eating well. Visit ⁠greenchef.com/bestlaidfree⁠ and use code bestlaidfree to get started with FREE salads for 2 months plus 50% off your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • In the Weeds: Thoughts on Climbing Out from Overwhelm + Overload EP 249

    In the Weeds: Thoughts on Climbing Out from Overwhelm + Overload EP 249
    May 5 2025
    In today's episode, Sarah gets real: she shares her current feelings of being "in the weeds", how she got there, and the strategies she hopes to employ to climb out. Additional Notes:Best Laid Plans LIVE in Florida: Planning 2026 has very few remaining slots - grab yours now at theshubox.com/blplive Sign up for the newsletter at theshubox.com/newsletter Share your own tactics for getting out of the weeks - send Sarah an email or text at sarah.hart.unger at gmail or (305) 697-7189 Episode Sponsors: Mint Mobile: Save money on your wireless plan! Visit mintmobile.com/BLP PrepDish: Convenient meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists to reduce your weekly mental load! Visit ⁠prepdish.com/plans⁠ for your first 2 weeks, FREE Green Chef: Make this spring your most delicious yet with Green Chef! Visit greenchef.com/50BESTLAID and use code 50BESTLAID to get 50% off your first month, then 20% off for two months with free shipping! IXL: Make an impact on your child’s learning with IXL! For 20% off IXL membership, visit IXL.com/PLANS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    27 mins
  • Planning Meals and the Rest of Life with Allison Schaaf, Business Owner and Mother of 4 EP 248

    Planning Meals and the Rest of Life with Allison Schaaf, Business Owner and Mother of 4 EP 248
    Apr 28 2025
    Allison Schaaf is the creator and owner of PrepDish (longtime BLP sponsor!) and her business is based on planning, specifically around meals! But she also has plenty of wisdom to share around planning the rest of life, from long term goals to handling emails and managing a team. She is also highly interested in streamlining tasks as she is a mother of 4 (including a baby!). Shared by Allison: - Clever Fox planner - Superhuman email - Traction - Die with Zero PrepDish trial mentioned: prepdish.com/plans (two weeks free - and now with Instacart shopping links!) Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Convenient meal plans, recipes, and shopping lists to reduce your weekly mental load! Visit prepdish.com/plans for your first 2 weeks, FREE Mint Mobile: Low-cost wireless phone service – a great way to save every single month! Learn more at mintmobile.com/BLP IXL: Tailored and effective online learning (my kids have used this for years as part of their school curriculum)! Best Laid Plans listeners can get an exclusive 20% off IXL membership when they sign up today at IXL.com/PLANS. Green Chef: The best meal kit for eating well. Visit greenchef.com/bestlaidfree and use code bestlaidfree to get started with FREE salads for 2 months plus 50% off your first box. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
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