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.

LINKS MENTIONED:

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
Todoist (this is in affiliate link that’ll get you 2 months of PRO free!)
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