Lists, Plans 
& Journals, 
Oh My! 

Hello, I'm Hannah, and I am the owner of Lists, Plans & Journals, Oh My! This journey began over 12 years ago when I published my first website, with the aim of raising money to buy suitcases for those in foster care. 

Over the past 12 years, I have been planning and delivering various community groups, most recently in the role of Wellbeing Lead & working together with children and young people aged 8–25 with SEMH difficulties, in particular, those within the foster care system. 

I started this website after growing frustrated with the overall quality of the 'Life Books' I was seeing. After looking through a great number, I was left with the overwhelming feeling that they just weren't special enough to serve their purpose. Many were black and white, with no pictures, and were seriously lacking in any 'real'  information. This is when I decided to design my own. Working closely with young people currently in care, those who have left, and their parents - biological, adopted, and foster. I gained a true understanding of what's really important, creating a more thoughtful and definitely more aesthetically pleasing template. Since then, I have worked collaboratively with social workers, foster carers, counsellors, teachers, and other front-line workers to create a number of fostering and wellbeing templates that I believe truly meet the needs of the user. 

In 2021, I began creating and later delivering a wellbeing programme that caters to each of the eight dimensions of wellness. However, in 2023, following an injury, I was forced to take a break. I created a comprehensive folder for handovers, which I was later asked to share further. This is when I designed the downloadable Wellbeing Bundle. Containing over 100 documents and files, you will be provided with a step-by-step guide to setting up a wellbeing programme that has seen proven results in both community and residential settings. This also led to the creation of the 'What's Next?' lists, a series of booklets each containing categorised lists of over 300 activity ideas that can help build a well-rounded and robust wellbeing and activity programme. 

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