Hello and welcome to Best Laid Plans.

This is Sarah Hart Unger and this is the podcast where we talk all things planning and planning adjacent.

As this episode airs, it is the very end of January.

I don't know about anybody else, but I definitely feel like this month lasted quite a while.

I think there's something about having all of these new goals and then inevitably some of them not working out.

And then hopefully getting back on the horse again that sometimes can make January a little bit more stressful than

it otherwise might be, but still some enjoyable times in there and some fun with my new stack

of planners, some of which, as you heard, I am using and some of which I am not. Well, today I am

going to bring you a couple of question and answers. I will reserve my longer question

and answer episode for next week. So if you'd like to get your questions in, there is time.

I will probably record Wednesday evening. So if you're listening to this on Monday and you want

to send me a question on Monday or Tuesday, I can see if I can fit those in. So have at it.

All right. So the two questions I have today, the first one comes from another very busy

working mother. Here it comes. She writes, Dear Sarah, I love all things planning and appreciate your transparency when

delegating certain tasks without the guilt. My husband is a working medical resident, and I'm a

full-time night shift nurse, also in school to pursue a master's. We have three kids, and they're,

I'm not going to give specific ages. This person can stay anonymous, but they're

pretty young, and life is pretty full. They have a wonderful nanny 30 hours per week who is more

than willing to help with meals, lighthouse work, etc., while the oldest is in preschool, or during

naps, but I struggle to plan in advance to delegate appropriately. Do you have tips or methods for the best

ways to plan enough in advance so that I can actually delegate rather than just feeling overwhelmed

and figuring it out myself later? I plan digitally, really curious to check out to-doist

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