Its not about creating a perfect plan, but about planning with intention – Teylored.
To plan with intention is to plan with your values and long-term aspirations in mind.
As I continue my journey through motherhood, I’ve found myself needing to slow down. I want to become more present in each day and truly live through my them instead of just surviving.
Motherhood brings so much love, but also overwhelming change. Many of us feel like we’re constantly chasing time, trying to complete everything on an endless to-do list. But when did becoming a mom mean we must also become Superwoman, especially at the cost of our well-being?
Could there be another way?
A way that allows us to lead each day with less pressure and more presence?
The Intentional Planning and Tracking journal is not about creating perfect routines or having something to do every minute of your day. Instead, it is an invitation to take a break, reflect, and gently align your plans with your energy and what truly matters to you.
When we choose clarity and stability over productivity, we create a small yet powerful shift, from doing more to living more mindfully.
And because it takes courage to grow and experiment through the unpredictable seasons of motherhood, I’ve created a simple and flexible guide for us to explore this kind of planning together.
As a mom, intentional planning should begin with you and what matters most in your life. You can start by asking simple, grounding questions like:
What do I want to make space for in my day, my mind, my home?
For some of us, the answer might be to feel more present with our children. For others, it could be to create a child-friendly environment that healthily supports growth and development, or simple moments to remember to check in with ourselves.
Setting a meaningful intention can boost your energy in helpful ways. It gently changes your focus from keeping up to feeling fulfilled. Whether you need a quiet cup of tea or a soft bedtime ritual, writing these moments down and tracking them can help you witness your own growth, even on the most chaotic days.
So, instead of trying to plan every minute, we can learn to softly structure our time, to guide us, and leave some space for meaning and rest.
Intentional planning begins with how you want to feel, not just what you need to do.
By setting an intention and turning it into small, doable actions, you can shape your days with more care and clarity. Some of these actions become daily habits, others unfold over time through weekly routines and monthly patterns.
When your intentions are written down in these softly structured templates, they begin to support you. Over time, they offer space, stability, and focus to help you prioritize what truly matters.
Here are three templates I’ve designed to support you:
To help you stay grounded each day.
A simple, mindful layout to help you stay present and prioritize what matters each day.
Purpose:
To gently ground your day with intention, awareness, and meaningful action.
Benefits:
Encourages intentional beginnings and reflective endings
Supports emotional check-ins and self-connection
Balances a purposeful approach to a to-do list with your mindful well-being
How to use it:
Begin with a morning check-in: How do I feel today? What’s my intention?
List your top three energy-fuelling priorities
Midday, take a break to see how you are aligned with your intention
In the evening, reflect: What surprised or uplifted me today? What can I carry forward, or gently release?
Something to think about:
If your energy could speak, what would it ask for today?
To softly structure your week
This softly structured layout gives you a bird’s-eye view of your week.
Purpose:
To create space for your intentions, gentle priorities, and flexible patterns for the week.
Benefits:
Balances commitments without overload
Encourages flexibility and focus
Helps you zoom out and view your week ahead
How to use it:
Start by setting a weekly intention, something you want to carry through your days.
Then, list a few gentle priorities or milestones for each day.
Leave space for rest, spontaneity, and the unexpected.
This layout is more about creating space to breathe than filling every box.
If it starts to look overloaded, consider a review to lighten it up.
Something to think about:
How would it feel to plan your week in a way that also supports your needs?
To notice your growth over time
A simple layout to track small, meaningful habits throughout the month.
Purpose:
To support consistency in habits that reflect how you want to feel, without pressure.
Benefits:
Encourages mindfulness through gentle repetition
Reveals energy patterns and emotional rhythms
Helps celebrate effort, not just results
How to use it:
Choose 3–5 habits you’d like to develop this month. (It is better to start small)
It could be something physical (like drinking more water), emotional (like journaling), or intentional (like connecting with your child).
Mark your progress daily because even incomplete days offer insights.
Something to think about:
Which habit, if done gently and consistently, would help you feel more like yourself this month?
Intentional planning is not about doing more, it’s about living more meaningfully and mindfully.
It’s about showing up in your day with presence instead of pressure.
It’s about letting your values guide your choices, one moment at a time.
These templates aren’t here to perfect your routines.
They are here to support your energy.
To help you slow down, tune in, and gently shape your life around what matters most.
Even if you start small, you are still starting with intention.
And that’s what matters most.
If you’re new to this, I invite you to start small. One page. One habit. One intention. Let it be enough.
Choose the template that feels most supportive to you right now, whether that’s the habit tracker, weekly spread, or daily focus page. Make it your own.
There’s no need to do it all.
Trust your own rhythm.
Download the templates and try them out over the next few days.
Then take a moment to reflect:
What shifted when you planned with intention instead of pressure?
What surprised you?
What felt good?
I’d love to hear from you!
Share your reflections in the comments, or tag me @teylored.es if you share them on social media. Let’s grow this gentle intention for mindful living together.