Weekly Review | planners, pliers, and preschool | September 20, 2025


The Weekly Review

from Mystie Winckler

Hello, again!

I want to give you a heads-up about all I have planned in October. This will be our second annual Organize October challenge. Last year it was about cleaning routines. This year it's about using a planner.

First, we kickoff with a free workshop on September 29 on my 4-Part Planner Method. Then inside Convivial Circle we'll do a Zoom call coworking session on October 2nd where we'll put our 4 pieces together and get it done with clarity and confidence.

Then, in October there'll be an episode every weekday as we go deep into each of the 4 parts of a working planner.

Inside Convivial Circle, we'll be sharing photos of what we're using and helping one another troubleshoot whatever hangups we have about using our planners in the middle of a typical day.

Finally, as we wrap up the month, inside Convivial Circle we'll transition those new planner skills into ninja-level planning for Thanksgiving and Christmas so we can enjoy convivial holidays.

Register here for the upcoming workshop.

Click here to enroll in Convivial Circle for extra planner habit coaching all October.

--Mystie


construction work this week

My favorite electrician is hard at work today. 😍 See the little corner office? That's mine!


This week -

3 Reasons Planners Never Work For You

No matter how many times you've "failed" at using a planner, it's still worth figuring it out now.

The Real Reason Your Planner Isn't Working

Don't make any of these 3 mistakes with your planner!

Homeschooling & Homemaking - Little by Little

Leigh hosted a great conversation about juggling all the things as moms.

SS#162: Classical Preschool

Your preschool needs gymnastic more than it needs phonics or memory work.

Takeaway from Convivial Circle this week:

We have a free course on brain dumping inside Convivial Circle you can check out here. Renee recently finished it and reported with surprise -

Brain dumped for 15 minutes before bed last night. I filled 3 pages, then slept for 7 hours and 15 minutes... a minor miracle for me! Maybe clearing my head has a calming effect I never acknowledged before.

It's true! Try it!


We'd love to have you join us in Convivial Circle!

Up Next: Free Planner Workshop!

September 29, 2025 at 11am Pacific

  • Why you have such a hard time making planners work.
  • What your current planner habits are missing
  • How to plan effectively yet flexibly for real family life.
  • Why you need to plan and not fly by the seat of your pants.
  • How to spend less time planning and more time doing the most important things.

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Mystie Winckler

Christian, Homemaker, Wife, Mother, Homeschooler, Author.

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