Best Laid Plans

Shunta Grant is the creator of the Best Today Guide and associated communities, and is passionate about helping people find the best version of "today" that they can, and the intentional stewardship of time. She is also vocal and honest about her journey with social media, which is what especially Sarah to her work! In this conversation, Sarah chats with Shunta about what cultivating your "Best Today" means, overcoming challenges, as well as Shunta's social media experiments, challenges, and current practices. Find Shunta at: https://besttoday.co Additional Notes: Planning By Season: almost full! Visit theshubox.com/courses for details; this is a year-long experience that opens for registration just once yearly for continuity in your seasonal planning all year long. Newsletter: Subscribe for monthly notes and highlights in your inbox (and never more than every month)! Visit theshubox.com/newsletter 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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) 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices