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…
“We’re going to have a little family cleaning lesson tomorrow,” I announced this evening. Halfway between the foot of the stairs and our bedroom door, I was talking to David. But hoping my air of patient authority was wafting back up the stairs to my kids. “Are you talking to me?” David called from our…
One thing I’ve started tracking during my Weekly Review is meals. Some weeks we follow my Never-Ask-Me-Again-What’s-For-Dinner meal plan to a T. Other weeks we’re more relaxed. We’re in the middle of a renovation project (more on that later, there’s a giant hole in the middle of our dining room) so we’re going with the…
Do you ever have one of those nights where you wake up with a sudden burst of clarity and a great idea? It’s rare, but I love it when it happens. And it just so happened last night. In the wee small hours of this morning, a light bulb went off, and I was inspired…
The Bangles were right; it’s just another manic Monday. Last year I made a list of 5 things to do on Monday morning. It’s my start-the-week-off-right ritual. These few little tricks help me get out of a Monday morning funk. If you find yourself in the middle of a manic Monday, or you’re looking for…
I lost a friend this week, and this earth lost a kind, funny, good-hearted soul. My high school graduating class was small–only 44 people–and he is the first to leave us. Even though I hadn’t seen him in years, his death has rippled through our loosely connected community. I’ve said “I love you” to old…
Hi there. Hullo. Howdy. Hola. Whitney here, guys. Not Whitney and the team on this one, just Whitney. Hello. I’ve been wanting to write to you for a while. I’ll offer the standard apologies: Life gets in the way. It’s a lame excuse, but you know what I mean. We’re pretty good at filling our…
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. Statistics shared here are from cdc.gov. October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the United States. Today, we’re going to talk a bit about something that impacts a staggering number…
It’s an age-old question. Daily vs. weekly planner? Which should you choose? If you’re a planner person you know it can be hard to decide which system is right for you. On top of it, you might need a different type of planner at different times in your life. Different seasons call for different systems….
