Funny thing, about 16+ yers ago, I said, “no more planning.” I threw up my hands. My plans had been derailed. And as utterly ashamed I am of the thoughts I had, I think it’s important to share this. I had just found out I was expecting my third—and this was definitely not in my plan. We had two girls, 7 and 5, both in school, I had finally found a bit of time to pursue a career path to help add to our single income. Little did I know, I was already tenured in one of the most dignified and worthy occupations there has ever been. Mothering. Stay with me.

Of course, I love planners! I work for The Happy Planner! And my favorite layout is the “dashboard.” But I’ll admit something, I don’t like having a “planner stack.” I want one, all-encompassing planner that isn’t too precious, isn’t too thick, but still pretty and of good quality. Is it possible? Maybe?

I’m pondering how relationships might actually thrive or be stressed with the switch to lo-tech, wise phone-type usage? Without immediate access to persisting text threads, Marco Polos, Voxer, FB messenger, IG messages and comments … I have to wonder what kind of FOMO I might feel about the online world or will it just be out of sight out of mind?