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May 19, 2017

Minimalist 1 page planning using washi tape (52 Planners in 52 Weeks – Week 10)

For week 10 of the 52 Planners challenge I kept it really simple. I was using my printable craft show planner to prepare for the Brisbane Planner Markets (read my review about it here), so didn’t need a ton of planning space.

Setting up the week

I grabbed one of my Plum Paper Planner notebooks, some Doodlebug washi tape and split the page in 2.

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I was originally planning to keep the right side of the page entirely for meal planning but needed a bit more space for planning so called it ‘personal and miscellaneous’ instead.
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Next, I used some days of the week stickers I made (they’re available in my sisters’ planner supplies shop), to create the daily planning space. Yes I could’ve just written the days of the week straight onto the page but I did this in week 8 of the challenge when I did meal planning (see image below) and it ended up being a bit cluttered with  a lot of text on that section of the page.

Related: Week 8: Weekly Planning using the Plum Paper Memory Keeper Book (52 Planners in 52 Weeks: Week 8)

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Pens Used

Papermate Inkjoy Gel 0.7mm – just can’t get enough of these pens!

My pros and cons for this layout are much the same as week 7 of the challenge when I also tried a 1 page weekly spread.

Related: Week  7: Pros and cons of using a 1 Page Weekly Planner

Pros

  • Having just one page was handy with everything right there in front of me – I didn’t have to flick back and forth through multiple pages of plans
  • Loved the rainbow colors of this spread (I just love rainbow color and planner stuff in general) ?
  • The page was really quick and easy to set up – just stuck some washi and stickers and I was ready to plan – I didn’t have to ‘think’ about where I was going to put stickers to create a rainbow effect or have colors coordinating (I can be a little OCD when it come to creating rainbow planner spreads with stickers :p

 

  • I liked have the 2 separate columns for work and personal life so I could simply look either to the left or the right of the page, not here there and everywhere trying to find the next task I needed to get done

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Cons

  • While a one page weekly layout was compact, if it was a really busy week, I’d need more space to plan

 

  • No checkboxes for the tasks 🙁 I could’ve highlighted or lined through tasks as I completed them but I try and avoid doing this as I don’t like how it makes the page look messy

 

  • I tend to color code by category (e.g. blogging, meal planning, shop stuff etc.) – last week I tried a spread with no color coding (which I never do) and it actually turned out alright!) So this week I tried color coding by day. I’ve come to the conclusion that I much prefer color coding by category (especially since I’ve been coding that way for quite a while that it’s become a habit). I find it so much clearer and easier to see how much I’ve planned for each category which helps to try and plan a balance, and also to see what needs to get done next. For example, usually I can just at the pink text in my planner to see what posts I have planned for the week.

Related: Week 9: Customising the Erin Condren hourly planner for task based planning 

Would I use this layout again?

It was very quick and easy to set up the week and I liked the simplicity, but this layout would only be ideal if you didn’t have a lot of things to plan.

This layout would be good if you are prone to over-scheduling because you have minimal space to write.

I liked the separation of business and personal life for each day, but if I was going to use this layout again I’d take out meal planning and put it on a separate page. I did this one other week using similar stickers:

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The stamps in this spread are by MAMBI – they’re self inking so there’s no mess and they’re quick and easy to use! The pens are the Papermate Inkjoy Gel 0.7mm

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Or like I did in Week 4 using sticky notes:

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Related: Week 4: Minimalist planning: how to plan your week using a blank notes page and stickers 

Catch up on past week’s of the challenge:

  • Week 1: Using a daily habit/routine tracker to plan your week
  • Week 2: Planning using daily checklists 
  • Week 3: Plum Paper Vertical Planner – Better than the Erin Condren?
  • Week 4: Minimalist planning: how to plan your week using a blank notes page and stickers
  • Week 5: Planning by category and task, rather than by day
  • Week 6: Planning using the Horizontal Erin Condren Life Planner 
  • Week  7: Pros and cons of using a 1 Page Weekly Planner
  • Week 8: Weekly Planning using the Plum Paper Memory Keeper Book (52 Planners in 52 Weeks: Week 8)
  • Week 9: Customising the Erin Condren hourly planner for task based planning 

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