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August 20, 2018

Color Coding in the Limelife Planners Layout C Weekly Spread

The Limelife Planner has been on my list of planners to try for more than a year! With so many layouts to choose from I opted for a layout with multiple sections to plan each day that doesn’t seem to be very widely used (although it should be!)

Before the Pen

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I did a detailed review of this planner here

After the Pen

I opted to use the wide sidebar for blog planning, and divided the 6 sections into:

  1. Life
  2. Quick tasks
  3. Reminders
  4. Trip Planning
  5. Meal Plan
  6. Misc

Things did end up getting a bit crowded in the Saturday and Sunday sections. I think this layout would be better with the proportions flipped. So the wider section split into 2 for Sat and Sun and the current Sat and Sun section become the sidebar.

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This week I tried something different: I added a Pomodoro tracker section. I wanted to see which days I tend to be most productive and re-jig my routine accordingly.

Rather than filling every last white space of the planner I left and entire row free for things that inevitability pop up throughout the week.

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I wanted pens that matched the colors of the planner as close as possible – the Artline Supreme fine pens immediately came to mind. They were almost an exact color match!

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The space for each planning category was more than most vertical planners offer – I managed to fit 2 lines of text.

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Since I’ve been using monthly habit trackers of late, rather than weekly, I used the Frixion erasable stamps to create a reminder section – an ideal solution if you don’t need to do a task every day as well.

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Supplies Used

  • Artline Supreme fine pens
  • Pilot Frixion erasable star stamp

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PROS OF THE LIMELIFE PLANNER LAYOUT C

  • Paper feels really smooth and is nice to write on
  • The color printing is good quality
  • Large, sturdy tabs
  • Plenty of accessories to choose from
  • Plenty of very functional layouts to choose from and a wider variety of non-traditional weekly layout options
  • Option to personalise the cover (and plenty of cover options to choose from)
  • Available in numerous planner sizes

CONS OF THE LIMELIFE PLANNER LAYOUT C

  • There are 6 rows for each monthly calendar creating smaller boxes to write in
  • The monthly calendar starts on a Sunday but the weekly spreads starts on a Monday (not consistent)
  • The planning space for Sat & Sun was too small
  • The planner is expensive and international shipping is expensive
  • Most pens left indenting / ghosting on the back side of the pages

Would I use this planner again?

Yes. Not sure what other decorating options I could do with this layout though so it might get boring after a while.

Adding the pomodoro tracker was a good idea but by mid-week I forgot to keep putting the tally marks for every 25 minutes. Might need to try this again another week.

Note that there’s an updated version / color scheme of this planner which looks much nicer that the version I used.

Past week’s spreads

  • Rainbow Color Coded Weekly Spread Using the Passion Planner
  • Using the Dabney Lee for Blue Sky Weekly Planner 
  • Using the priority quadrant for weekly planning

Planning tips

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  • Minimalist Planner Decorating: Title Ideas for your Bullet Journal 
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