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Podcast: Best Laid Plans

Fitness Reading

Workouts + Reading

7 Weeks Until Bayshore Marathon Getting sort of close now? I guess? 7 weeks still sounds like a while! But I’m already thinking about the race, from my shoe choice to my pacing strategy. (And I’ve already started sending good weather vibes to Michigan.…

April 7, 2024
Budget

YNAB: Cleanup Time

One task that has been weighing on me is our budget app. It is A MESS. We have tracked expenses for years in YNAB — we used it in 2015-16 or so using their initial non-subscription software and then started again in 2020. We…

April 4, 2024
life

Some random current things

Random #1: Simplified just released their new covers! I’ve never stuck with a Simplified planner but I get bizarre urges to order them anyway because they are just so PRETTY. (I am still in my Hobonichi and have not felt tempted to stray yet…

April 3, 2024
Goals

Q2 is here!

I am happy! Q1 had its ups and downs. I accomplished some things, and moved other things forward. And I am definitely ready for a fresh start. (Note: spring break as a vacation palate cleanser of sorts between the Quintiles is *chef’s kiss*. I…

April 2, 2024
Best Laid Plans

BLP Ep #192: Travel Thoughts & Tips

Happy new quarter or quintile!! Plenty of Q2 content to come, but today is a BLP day so here are the show notes! Today’s episode is travel-inspired because I just returned from a family trip just before it airs. In today’s episode, I share…

April 1, 2024
Travel

Montana 2024: Part 2

Hi from DFW again! This time we are on a long layover waiting to fly back to West Palm. We had such a fun time on our trip!! Since it was the second time, it was honestly even more fun because we didn’t have…

March 30, 2024
Travel

Vacation Dispatch: Hi from Montana!

3.24 – 3.26 in Big Sky Flying here was pretty easy and our drive from the airport to Big Sky was much easier than last time — when we arrived in December of 2022 it was something like -30F and it was a little…

March 27, 2024
Best Laid Plans

BLP Ep #191: Spring Reviews from Small Planner Brands

In today’s episode, I reviews 3 planners from small or still-emerging businesses! You may not be familiar with these brands but each has its own niche offering and I love the idea of supporting small and newer planner creators. Reviewed in this episode:1) The…

March 25, 2024
Fitness

Weekly Workouts from TX

Hi from DFW (our stop between the West Palm Beach + Bozeman airports!). I haven’t posted in several days but I am very happy to say that generally everything that needed to get done before leaving on our trip got done. All sorts of…

March 24, 2024
life Travel

Status Report

I am so ready for a vacation. (It really hasn’t been that long since our last vacation; we traveled in December. Amelia Island and Philadelphia; it was great! And less than 3 months ago! But still, somehow I’m feeling Very Ready. I think the…

March 20, 2024