Simple Weekly Spread Using the American Crafts Horizontal Weekly Planner
Most horizontal weekly planners don’t include sidebars in the weekly spread. One exception to this is the American Crafts Planner so I was keen to try it out!
Before the Pen
The American Crafts Planner has a simple 2 page weekly spread…
After the Pen
So I opted to keep it simple with just black pen:
I wrote too big and ran out of space so abbreviated ‘development’ into dev. #recoveringperfectionist
The sidebar columns are too narrow :/
I used the ‘notes’ sidebar for routine / quick tasks
And the to do list sidebar for Europe trip planning
Used a butterfly clip to hold my place in the planner since there’s no built in page marker
…But then I thought just the black pen was boring so used highlighters to quickly add some color to the page.
I don’t know what it is but whenever I write using a cheap pen my writing ends up even more messy than usual. The black Bic pen I used was in a pack of 10 for a couple of dollars (i.e. very cheap). Surprisingly, most of the cheap ballpoint pens I’ve tried write really smoothly and don’t smear when I highlight over the top. This pen also wrote over the top of correction tape really well – just like I was writing on normal paper.
Related: What type of pens write best on correction tape? (gel pens vs. ballpoint vs. marker pens)
I covered up the word ‘inspiration’ with whiteout correction tape and turned this into meal planning space instead:
I highlighted the text and color coded but it still looked a bit dull so I added a border to each section as well:
There wasn’t much of a color code. I used blue for business, pink for blog and mint for personal.
Related: Best highlighters for planning
I don’t like planners that have the dates at a glance monthly calendar (bit of a waste of space when you can just refer to the monthly calendar), but at least this one shades the days of the current week.
Supplies Used
- Bic black pen
- Daiso soft marking pen in pastel (they look similar to Zebra Midliners)
Would I use this planner again?
Probably not. I thought I’d like this planner more. While I liked the idea of having the two sidebars in the weekly spread, the sidebar columns columns were too narrow for list making – even with the planner being letter size 8.5 x 11″
Past weekly spread
- Week 27: Using the Frank Horizontal Weekly Planner
- Week 28: Planning the entire week using only sticky notes
- Week 29: Plum Paper Me Planner
Planner reviews
- Review of the Ultimate Weekly Planner by Studio 331
- Penny Paperoni Weekly Planner Review
- Dabney Lee for Blue Sky Weekly Planner Review (Pros, cons and a video walkthrough)
