Hi Reader, I mentioned last week about how I stopped paying for a spendy planner when they stopped making a purple-bound option. I know it seems silly, but the reality was that I didn't like any of the other colors, and I didn't want to pay a lot of money for a planner that didn't cry out to me, "Look! I'm yours! Take care of me!" Purple makes me happy. I find it attractive – that is, I feel an attraction, a draw, toward things that are purple. Instead of downplaying and ignoring that oddity...

Hi Reader, I've tried more planners than diets in my life. I've had more success with planners than diets in my life, too. If you're trying to get healthier, you need to stick with a plan for awhile (longer than I usually do) before you see results. Some people do well by doing what they're told, but I do not. Good news: You don't need to stick with one thing for a long time, as directed, to make a planner work for you. You can change things up, experiment, and adapt-on-the-fly. AND you'll...

Today I'm publishing the episode I had already planned and prepared, an interview with Convivial Circle mentor member, Gracie, on how she uses her Happy Planner to juggle homeschooling life with 9 kids. But I encourage you to read this timely article by Abigail Dodds today. We mothers who have college-aged sons need to not hold them back. You mothers who have households full of younger children need to know you're raising warriors, not complacent lemmings. All "go with the flow" goes bad...