Digital task mastery, pen and paper planning, and keeping the family organized: no two moms do this exactly alike – even those of us who love to plan and organize! In our first interview episode of 2022, Sarah Powers sits down with fellow planner people Christine Koh and Sarah Hart-Unger to discuss our favorite digital resources, pen-and-paper tools, and methods of staying organized at work, home, and school. We get into the nitty gritty of color coded everything, what works and what doesn’t for our personalities, and how we use planning tools to avoid over-scheduling and leave white space for joy and (gasp!) even spontaneity. Join us!
Note: Sarah Powers chatted Kelsey Wharton from The Girl Next Door podcast for a companion conversation to this episode on Instagram Monday January 10. Watch the recorded video here.
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Links mentioned in this episode:
Watch Sarah Powers and Kelsey Wharton in an Instagram companion to this episode here.
Links mentioned by Sarah Hart-Unger
- Full Focus Planner (affiliate link – shopping here will support SHU!)
- SHU’s full planner stack for 2022
- Pentel EnerGel Clena Gel Pens
- Erin Condren Wall Organization Center
Links mentioned by Christine Koh
Links mentioned by Kelsey Wharton (on Instagram)
- Google Keep
- Apple Photo Stream
- Weekly Intentions Printable from @thehandwritingclub
- Daily Habit Tracker from @elisejoy (get it when you subscribe to her newsletter)
- Zebra F-301 pens
- Mini highlighters
Other things we mentioned and where to find our guests!
- The Essential Calendar
- Sarah P uses simple laptop stand like this one
- Christine’s website
- Christine’s socials: Insta Twitter Facebook
- Sarah Hart-Unger’s website
- Sarah Powers talked at length about Todoist on Best Laid Plans
- Sarah Hart-Unger was on The Mom Hour in 2020 and 2021
- Christine Koh was on The Mom Hour in 2018, and on Meagan’s other show, Mother Of Reinvention more recently
- Sarah Powers was on Edit Your Life talking about working from home in 2019
- Sarah Powers on Best Of Both Worlds talking about evening routines and logistics in 2019
- Kelsey Wharton on The Mom Hour talking about working motherhood way back in 2016
- Kelsey’s podcast The Girl Next Door
- Kelsey’s blog Rising*Shining, and her accompanying podcast, the Rising*Shining Audio Blog
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