Planner Girl Chatter

Colleen is in her prime on this episode with Mary Kay from Cocoa Daisy. With her most excellent customer service voice Mary Kay educates us on how she got started with the company, the Pen Gems, and friendships that came from the scrapbooking world. You’ll want to tune in to get our tips as well on how to make new friends in any community you love.  Show Highlights Jamie opens with a confession Starting with Cocoa Daisy How Mary Kay got started with the company Joining the planner bandwagon Non-leather dori’s Colleen’s preview get’s shut down How Colibri Charms began Self obligations to love kits Tip In’s explained again The new Daisy Dori Memory keeping with Cocoa Daisy Plannerversary The Cocoa Daisy Pen Gems Wedding pen Plancation team competitions Events going forward Interacting with the planner community Stalking your future friends How Colleen, Jamie & Stephanie came together If you don’t stalk your friends, how will they know they need you? The problem with agenda’s Jamie’s “ish” time Stephanie run

A BIG name change reveal! Sierra owner of Wesly Rose Studio shares her new company name with the hosts. They go on to chat about everything from YIF’ing, France, and her pacific north west planner posse! Also, we issue Stephanie a challenge in the Planner Girl Chatter Facebook group.   You can follow Sierra’s adventures on River and Ink - https://www.instagram.com/river.and.ink/   Show Highlights Why Westley Rose Studio Hobonichi cousin Budgeting for future planner events The beginnings of her shop Teaching herself everything Love of baking Cakes - Store Bought & Vegan YIF - A definition Pen or pin Writing on the Hobonichi paper Finding your place in the community PNW planners Fav planner groups online Colleen’s France trip TV shows Stephanie has missed A challenge is issued Big Brother Golden Girls   Show Mentions Hobonichi Sugary Gal Shop Winter Planner Land Cafe Poca Costa West Coast Planners Michelle Murphy Ramey Katie Belle Dana Koshack - The Very Best Thing Kristen Pickett Planner Adventures Design

Returning Guests Sandra with The Sassy Club and Stephanie with Sticker Insanity come on to discuss the latest trends they see in planning, what they are loving and what they are buying. Jamie shares a planner move, and Colleen & Stephanie practice a little bit of French and Spanish.   Show Highlights:  Sandra shares a house update Video’s we are watching Oh Joy Collab with EC Trying not to buy all the pretty things VillaBeautiful Kits Foxy Rings A6 Size Clear Rings Where Stephanie Owen is buying inserts Cutting a streight insert Travlers Notebooks Keeping and using the things we love Shopping the PBC Sale Coture Pens Can we gold foil that? Passion Planner - The unsung planner?!? Finding the right fit. Jamie retires the mullet planner Are no white spaces done? Things we are over Colleen & Stephanie practice speaking new languages   Show Mentions Erin Condren VillaBeautiful Rings Foxy Fix Gisennia Plans Annie Plans Cutter Bee Pen Gems Coutre Pens Virgo Paper Indyand Ivy Inks Sticker Insanity Live Life &

Planner Girl Chatter friends tell us all about their trip to Go Wild. The tables they chose, the speakers, and all the events they attended (or didn’t). Plus we chat about Go Wild 2019! You can follow Margie Foster, Shanelle Jordan, and Amanda Pearson on Instagram.    Show Mentions Planner Girl Chatter Buttons Table Choices Moments with Michelle Baxter Butt Pucker Margie’s trip to Waco Happy Planner HH Competition heats up Erin Condren’s Session Meka Allen makes TN’s stars Emily Ley gives a few take away’s Saying “No” Heidi Swap get’s venerable The Vegan Meetup Q & A Panel Kristen’s BIG announcement Dasha shows up Planjamma Go Wild 2019   Show Mentions Wild For Planners Design Pandemonium Libby & Co Bubba Bear North Branch Tables Gabriella Elena Luc Katy Quirky Heart Jan with a Plan Erin Condren Lights Planner Action IndynIvy Let’s Plan It The Gootzie Project Meka Allen Emily Ley Tonya Dalton Heidi Swapp Light The Fight Jen DuFore Whitney English Krissy Anne Designs

What would you like to improve on creatively or organizationally while using your planner? The hosts invite Sara Fehling back to the podcast to pick apart all the things they wish they'd be better at. Discover how just when you think you've gotten good at the creative side of planning you then learn, there is so much more you could do.  You can follow Sara at Splendidly Imperfect.  Show Highlights:  Putting the lettering practice to use. Missing tasks and Organizing Doodling in your planner Layering stickers Page Layouts Tracking what happened Where stickers are allowed to go Actual planning Canceled Stickers Using Scrapbook paper in your planner Placing the to-do list Trying not to be basic Tracking things Monthly Spreads 18 Month Planners Good at Making Dashboards Bullet Journaling A little watercoloring Someone bring Colleen chocolate!    Show Mentions Slack Asana Quirky Heart Candice Lombardi Margie Foster Aimee Cook Elizabeth Hargraves Erin Condren Inkwell Press  

From the sticker hole Chaz with Shameless Stickers brings music, games and tattoos to the podcast on this episode. Hear how she’s made her shop a family affair while jamming on the best tunes.   Not only will Chaz be featured at Plancation as a shop, but she will be running games too! Check out all her adventures in Instagram @shamelessstickers   Show Highlights Being Neighbors Clear Plastic Planners Music & Planning Taking Notes Serious Tattoo’s Bringing Shameless to life Jamie get’s floral trolled The Sticker Hole Traveling Baxter Jamie Shops JT at Camp Plancation More music stickers! OMG Furry Sacks Artists she’d like to use A summer reveal Custody agreements Tracking your health Nut Cheese Copic Markers   Show Mentions Bubba Bear Studios

Jamie & Stephanie interview Jessica Aske with the Joyful Planner! Midway through the pregnancy of her 2nd child she shares with us everything from being mom and running a ship to how she’s integrated her faith into her business.   Show Hilights Baby at Plancation? Requirements of 3 year olds Working from home with kids Jessica’s Agendio Failing at Memory Keeping Stephanie’s 70’s obsession continues How Joyful Planner got started First Plancation Faith & Planning Tackling adulthood Pregnancy Tracking Shops Jessica shops with Jamie’s new game Picking up a book Sales coming up Anticipating the new baby!   Show Mentions Joyful Planner Erin Condren Agendio Chat Books Confessions Of A Girl Boss Once More With Love Ohana Story Crush It

While planner world is always shifting Colleen, Jamie & Stephane share how they are changing up their planners for the summer. This means new planner rabbit holes to go down and more creative worlds being explored. Give it a week and we may just change our minds as all planner girls do.   Show Highlights Oh, Grandmas! Move to Libsyn Correction Corner or Planner Addendum A Shed Update Cindy’s new podcast Jamie drops a floral bomb A few accessories Stephanie ends her PMP status A more expensive habit. 2 Girls 1 Cup = Trouble Parallel Plannerverse Colleen’s France Struggle Stephanie solves Colleens TN problem A brilliant idea about France What we are using right now   Show Mentions The Uncurated Life Podcast Dashbox Cocoa Daisy VillaBeautiful Websters Pages Slice Love Cynthia Copic Markers Dick Blick Splendidly Imperfect Kellie Purkie Courtney Miles The 1407 Planners

The hosts provide an overview of the Arizona Planner Girls premiere event called Plancation! This third annual event is being held outside of Phoenix in Arizona June 22, 23, and 24 2018. If you didn't guess the event has a camp theme, and a range of planner related speakers ready to teach and share.  For more information on Plancation or to pick up your ticket click here: TELL ME MORE!  

Colleen brings the a fulfilling report back from her visit to Chicago between the food, stationery stores, and her trip to Field Notes HQ you can’t miss it. The hosts go deep in a discussion of documenting the challenges that happen in life. From health issues, to next steps in life, or onto serious family issues. The ladies share how they document these things, and when it’s most important they keep planning during these moments.   SHOW HIGHLIGHTS Meeting a new Planner Girl Chatter friend Visiting the Art Institute Of Chicago Colleen takes time for Jesus on Easter Stephanie schools Colleen on “The Bean” Chicago food Field Notes HQ Plancation Pushing A planner in the wild Melancholy March Wrestling with change Documenting tough moments Back planning when you don’t get to it. Small wins in the day to day Contemplating change Coping through life Attempting to be authentic Legacy Self Care during these moments

The first live taping from the new Patron group! Not only have the hosts been working on Plancation, but they’ve also got new orders coming in, trying out a few new tutorials, and changing up their subs too! Show Highlights: Plancation Upcoming Events Stephanie’s Happy Mail from KAD Jamie’s special order from Scraps Of Love April’s bujo project Creating a TN Re-Visiting printable Stephanie issues an April challenge Colleen’s Coco Daisy update Plancation Teams Big ass box of pens Hair problems Products Mentioned: Plancation 2018 - https://arizonaplannergirls.com/camp-plancation-2018/ KAD - http://www.krissyanne.com/?Click=2758 Faux Leather at Hobby Lobby - https://www.hobbylobby.com/Fabric-Sewing/Ribbons-Trim/Ribbon/Blush-Faux-Leather-Ribbon---8%22/p/80792532 Wonder Under - https://www.hobbylobby.com/Fabric-Sewing/Sewing-Quilting-Notions/Fabric-Care-Dyes/White-Wonder-Under-Fusible/p/19851 The Planner Society -https://www.instagram.com/theplannersociety/ Cocoa Daisy - https://www.instagram.com/cocoa_daisy/ *Lin

This week Little Miss Savage, Xebra Thrasher, and Rosie the Ruiner have Transylvania 65K on to chat about Roller Derby, Goth Stickers, our childhoods. This is a nostalgic episode with some light dusting of planner chatter. You can follow Sammi (or is it Sammy) on Instagram at Transylvania 65K. Show Highlights Childhood nicknames Transylvania 65K Roller Derby Current Planner Lineup Franklin Covey Recollections Stickers she loves Traveling Planner Jamie shares her game Sammi’s childhood pen obsession Stickers everywhere Re-thinking gifts for children Vintage Stickers & Planning Reflecting on the 80’s & 90’s Something missing in the planner market Sci-fi goodness   Show Mentions Scribble Prints Co Little Miss Papery Oh Hello Stationary Co

AZPG member Wendy shares everything from her own inserts, to digital planning and a bit of Arizona Planner meetup history. Jamie asks too many TPS questions. Plus Wendy shares her project and thoughts with Colleen on turning 40. Plus we all chat about out thoughts on washi. You can follow Wendy at https://www.instagram.com/wendybirddesigns/ Episode Highlights
Making your own inserts When we put stickers down Wendy’s favorite shops right now Stephanie’s Meetup memories Arizona Planner History Birthday trifecta complete 40 before 40 Chocolate Cheese Digital Scrapbooking Planner Society Kits Christy Tomlinson Workshops We reflect on 2014 Creative Teams What she loves about events Washi What she does outside of planning Planner world skip it and love it Wedding Planning Favorite Happy Mail Mentions Bone Folder - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HH7BACU/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&pldnSite=1&th=1 Moore Ave - https://www.instagram.com/moore.avenue/ Chic Street Sticker Boutique - https://www.ins

On the eve of announcing her latest collaboration the hosts had a chance to interview the queen of stickers Kristen Damian. Her shop Krissyanne Designs continues to bring some of the most loved planner items to us. The hosts ask everything from where KAD started, to what items they’d love to see (even though they weren’t asked). You can find Kristen on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/krissyannedesigns/ and check out her shop at https://www.krissyanne.com/ Show Highlights Arizona to Texas Crochet to KAD Does Kristen buy stickers? A thrilling collab Special requests Kristin Reveals her favorite planner Jamie asks about the unicorn blood markers The Celebrations Binder When the stationary obsession began The Houston Planner Community EC Store Opening Inkwell Press history Go Wild Fun Meeting Cindy & EC for the first time The plan for Go Wild Who’s more famous than KAD Color Coded Travelers Notebooks Colleen puts the pressure on Mentions Once More With Love - https://www.instagram.com/oncemorewithlove/

If you haven’t had the opportunity to hear Mari Mundo yet, get ready for some time saving encouragement from a popular bullet journaler in our community. Her no nonsense efficiency and productivity tips are totally necessary if you are using this type of planner. Also we chat about trying to use what we have, while being totally weak sauce at enforcing it. Want more Mari here's where she hangs out! Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mariplansalist/ Inspired Notebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinspirednotebook/ Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mariplansalist Show Highlights Where Mari started Inspired Notebook Community Work Planning vs Home Planning Mari’s “day job” Tracking Tasks brings value Cost of your time Current notebook lineup Stephane Reveals her spare planner Nurturing friendship New York Planner Meetups The groups Mari admins What everyone should be reading Mari’s bullet journal philosophy Daily check ins and efficiency Things she’s tracking right now What she’s buying right now Using

WHOO! New season and a recap of where we are at with our current planners. Also we chat about new orders, what we are and aren’t buying right now. We finally share our new Patreon and give you a little teaser of what to expect. Highlights Jamie’s Goal Getter & B6 Pocket size obsession goes nuts Stephanie’s EC Decoding the EC Meal Planner My Favorite Murder Challenge Colleen’s Coco Daisy sub Reading challenge Taking care of the ladies Recent Happy Mail Jamie made a hard decision Pem Gem’s Pact Recent purchases Things we are excited for A way to support us to keep going Whats coming in Season 2 This Is Us Mentions Goal Getter - https://www.instagram.com/the_happy_planner/ Websters Pages - https://www.instagram.com/websterspages/ My Prima Planner Felicity Jane - https://www.instagram.com/myprimaplanner/ Erin Condren - https://www.instagram.com/erincondren/ Cocoa Daisy - https://www.instagram.com/cocoa_daisy/ Peanut Butter Taco - https://www.instagram.com/plan_with_monica/ The Planner Society - https://www.in

When we recorded Episode 35 we also asked the community if they had any questions for us. At the time we recorded these were the ones that came in. This is also the official last episode in Season 1 which has been a total blast for us. Thank you all who are listening, can’t wait to see what Season 2 holds! Questions we answer in this episode: Jennifer Grimes - Do any of you have planner peace? Did you ever lose it. Carmen Ganning - What is / would be your drag queen name? Wendy Adams - At what store would you like to max out your credit card? Toilet paper roll over or under? Whats the dumbest way you’ve been injured? Shanelle Cline Jordan - Looking back on AZPG over the last 2 years, what, if anything, would you do differently? (No hidden meaning here!! You know I think you ladies are all fabulous!!) Aimée Cook - What one moment has been the most meaningful for you in your planner journey. Thanks to everyone who's been listening so far! If you haven't already joined the Planner Girl Chatter community on Faceb

Colleen interviews Stephanie, Ali, Mary Beth and Rea about their trip to Planners Rock in Palm Springs. This episode has all the rocking details from the road trip to the swag they are already using. As a bonus they share a few tips for you all attending planner events this year! Show Highlights The magic that made this weekend possible Road Tripping to Palm Springs Arriving at the Hotel A Gif war back home The food!!! First impressions of the room Izzy Opens with Planner Peace EC makes everyone happy Ali is planning way ahead Chopped! An amazing lunch Bullet Journaling with Mari Rock your lettering with Cindy Amy Tangerine reveals her Bujo Rea pops in! Mary Beth is star struck Shopping EC Win Favorite Memories from the weekend The shakes Tips for future events Mentions Hard Rock Hotel - http://www.hrhpalmsprings.com/ Cricket Paper Co - https://www.instagram.com/cricketpaperco/ Kristen Damian - https://www.instagram.com/krissyannedesigns/ Cindy Gentert Baldo - https://www.instagram.com/llamaletters/ Prima Pla

If you’ve ever wondered what your significant other thinks about our hobby this episode might cover it. Colleen and Jamie invited their special man friends to come on just in time for Valentine’s day and it was a wild ride. We were surprised how much they are paying attention to, and do our best to answer their questions. Show Highlights Jamie & Colleen’s Special Man Friends The planners they use Handwriting skills Manner planner Eric’s hobby How Kelsey explains planning What it’s like living with planner girls Kelsey leverages planning for his benefit Eric’s living situation Kelsey’s opinions on stickers Reflecting on washi Advice for other planner partners Planner drama What they think of the podcast Passionate sticker discussions Eric’s final concerns Kelsey’s last question about planners

As Season 1 winds down we realized that this was a good time for you all to get to know us formally. In this episode we share more about lives outside of planning, and how we all ended up in Arizona. This episode is all about us beyond planners. Just a few episodes left before the end of season 1. Meet Colleen Childhood Abroad Planning Entertainment What she’s watching right now Creative portfolio Travel plans Moving through the world Secret talent Being an expert & saving the world Eric & the rest of the family Meet Jamie 19:29 How she ended up in Arizona Luke AFB bringing us together Jamie’s first day working in Arizona 1 Adult thing / 1 fun thing Dream vacation Jamie’s so graceful Meet the fam. Accomplishments Reasonable faith Meet Stephanie 43.41 Yes, you should go to her birthplace Arriving, leaving, then coming back to Arizona. Stephanie’s Roots Favorite Movies Creative as a kid 2 Things that MUST happen Stephanie’s little guy The side gig