Last week we tackled the first five tips for using your planner more efficiently! Today, we’re diving into five more top tips. More than anything, I hope you’re encouraged to try some new tactics and figure out what works best for you. Planning is not a one-size-fits-all enterprise. What works for me might not work…
I’ve worked with Whitney English for over 7 years, but my love of anything planner-related goes WAY back. I loved office supplies as a child. I “played school” constantly. I still have every paper planner I have ever used from high school on. A core memory of mine is participating in Take Your Daughter to…
Editor’s Note: This post is brought to you by Johna Jenkins, a nurse practitioner, and the co-founder of our sister brand A Plan for Health. Johna here! Kicking off 2022 with some tips for creating healthy habits. Creating healthy habits is, in my opinion, a true form of self-care. Habits help me be present throughout the…
If you’re following me on Instagram, you know we’re in the middle of a construction mess. You see, we had a plan. A ‘Kitchen by Christmas’ plan! This plan would allow us to stop ordering takeout and have a functioning kitchen by the end of the month. Said ‘Kitchen by Christmas’ plan was foiled last…
Our kids are good kids, I said to David. When we lay out a plan for them, give them a vision for what could be (this conversation being about the concept of a peaceful ride home from school), they embrace it. They really do. If they’re misbehaving on the way home from school, and I’m…
Emily here from the Whitney English team! Today I’m sharing our gift-giving rules to help guide you through the season. It’s easy to get overwhelmed when gifting during the holidays. We all want to gift with intention, right? We want to celebrate our relationships. We want to show our loved ones, our caretakers, and service…
It has been a long week of book edits, client work, and preparing for the holidays. Today’s writing is short and sweet. Things I told myself this week: Recognize when you’ve done the best you can. It might not be YOUR best, but it’s truly what you could give in that moment. Honor that, celebrate…
I believe that gratitude changes things. When you have a sense of gratitude (along with purpose and connection), you have the ability to build a more beautiful life. Practicing gratitude — actively choosing to feel it, experience it, and act on it — will make you happier. But, gratitude, is not a one-and-done thing, that’s…
I haven’t always been good with routines. When I was in college, I spent a day mapping out the perfect plan for my daily and weekly life. Gridlines on notebook paper were the original Bullet Journal, and my hand-drawn schedule reflected the best intentions. I took it to work the next day and showed it…
