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Category: Planning

The journey to becoming a restful planner; finding that sweet spot between being well planned and well led.

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Health Planning

Steward health

on 4 February 202617 March 2026 Leave a Comment on Steward health

It has been a while since I shared anything on health and wellness but I’m planning to resume that. For now, here’s a look at how I’m using the horizontal Hemlock & Oak planner to steward my health. Weekly pages I use the left page, which is divided into days, to record how I slept …

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Meal planning, simplified

on 22 January 202617 March 2026 Leave a Comment on Meal planning, simplified

I didn’t include this “planner” in the lineup photo because it seems so basic. But, it is an important part of what I’m using this year to steward the wellbeing of myself and my family. It’s a simple notebook and another sidekick to my main planner. I use it for meal planning. My approach to …

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2026 Planner Journal Lineup

on 6 January 202615 March 2026 Leave a Comment on 2026 Planner Journal Lineup

My word for the year is “Steward”, as I shared here: A Rooted Steward. I like choosing a word or phrase each year, and have been given one each year, because it gives me a focus for how I am live out the year. It also gives me the lens through which I can see …

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Morning Journal

on 4 January 20256 August 2025 Leave a Comment on Morning Journal

Do you use a morning journal? I’ve found using one to be so helpful for processing all those early morning thoughts before they get lost in the day or lead to mental overload. I shared a bit more about this part of my morning routine in this post: Be still and listen. But, basically, morning …

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Thriving in chaos

on 13 August 20216 August 2025 Leave a Comment on Thriving in chaos

That is exactly what I’ve been trying to do the last couple months. Our family moved at the beginning of July. We moved about an hour away from the city we were living in. I have to say that the move itself went very well. It went quite smoothly thanks to the help of our …

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New year, purposeful goals

on 20 January 202120 January 2025 Leave a Comment on New year, purposeful goals

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and your year is off to a great start. Towards the end of December, I mentioned that I was feeling very overwhelmed. I had made a lot of major decisions in the Fall about the kind of life I want to live, but I had …

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Matthew 11:28-30

"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
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