I normally plan out exactly what I want to do for my weekly spread on a piece of scrap paper but this week, I decided to just wing it.

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Before the pen

I knew I wanted to use some washi tape so started with that. I then went through my planner supplies and decided some days of the week stickers would work well over the top.

Dashboard is my preferred weekly layout. Since I usually do a 5 day horizontal spread, I decided to change it up and did a combination of vertical and horizontal this week.

Related post: Choosing a planner: Horizontal versus Vertical versus Hourly planners (which is right for you?)

For anyone sceptical about whether it’s actually worth paying for more expensive washi tape I would say that it definitely is. This is some really cheap washi (one of the first rolls I bought many years ago), you can see there’s a crease on the Wednesday strip and if I were to pull that up and attempt to re-stick it, the washi would take the paper underneath with it (which never happens with expensive washi).

Since I usually write on every second line when using dot grid paper, I figured I may as well make some highlighter lines to write on and add some color.

I used the thin end of the Tombow dual tip pen for the divider / arrows line but you could use any fineliner pen.

Related post: My Favorite Fineliner Pens for Planning & Bullet Journaling

After the pen

I have a task workflow key but I’ve never really posted it since I never post any end of the week photos (my weekly spreads end up a lot more messy by the end of the week than the photos you see here on the blog).

Here is one of the methods I use for keeping track of tasks (it doesn’t take up much space either)

1. Border of a box
2. One vertical line in the box to signify that I’ve started that task
3. A horizontal line in the box to signify that the task is finished
4. If t was an especially crappy task I’ll shade in the entire box (just to get that extra bit of satisfaction)

You could use a hollow circle if you don’t want a box.

This is the method I used this week:

• O = empty checkboxes
• 50 = 50% done (do a diagonal line)
• 100 = 100% done (do either a diagonal line going in the other direction to form a cross OR color in the entire box

If you don’t want to keep writing boxes, I occasionally use this self inking checklist stamp from MAMBI and more recently this checkbox stencil by Ink By Jeng.

Related post: 25 Ideas for your Bullet Journal To Do List Spreads

Looks much neater when writing on every second line:

Supplies Used

• MAMBI self inking checklist stamp
• Tombow Twin Tone Marker pen (the thin end)
• Light blue washi tape
• Zebra Sarasa gel pen
• Ink by Jeng checkbox stencil
• Staedtler Textsurfer classic pastel highlighter
• MAMBI Handwritten plans days of the week stickers
• Posy Paper dot grid notebook

Would I use this spread again?

Yes, it worked well, I usually write on every second line anyway so the highlighter lines were a good way to add some color. I probably would’ve picked something more pastel like a pastel pink next time but I’m still happy with how this spread turned out. Since it was very quick and easy to setup I will likely use it again.

Past weekly spreads

• 10 Minute Rainbow Weekly Spread Using Highlighters
• Pink & Black themed spread in the Clever Fox Weekly Planner
• Using MAMBI inserts and Carpe Diem planner stickers for a colorful weekly spread

Planning tips

• 10 Planner supplies that will help you plan your week faster
• 10 Pens that are overrated
• 6 Ways to color code your planner to increase productivity

Tired of drawing up weekly spreads?  This printable bundle of 52 different 1 page weekly planners (you can mix and match to create 2 page spreads if you prefer), is available in my Etsy shop and online store. It comes in US letter size and Happy Planner classic page size.

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