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October 28, 2017

Using the Bloom weekly planner notepad (Week 37 of the 52 Planners in 52 Weeks Challenge)

Week 37 was the week of the Brisbane Planner markets! Most of the week revolved around planning for that so since I didn’t have too much to plan, I opted to use the Bloom weekly planner notepad combined with a bujo style daily planner (which will be in an upcoming post!)

Related: Printable Craft Show Planner for Handmade Markets and Trade Shows (Editable)

Setting up the week

The thing I like about weekly notepads are that they are almost always undated so you can start using them anytime. I tend to use notepads when I don’t have too many things to plan as they’re only 1 page as opposed to a 2 page weekly spread typically found in planners.

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bloom weekly planner notepad review blog planning simple 1 page minimalist habit tracker checklist colorful bujo 5 day week monday start

I opted to keep it simple and just use a black pen. I used my favorite: the Frixion erasable. The paper of the notepad feels a bit rough and thick. The Frixion pens erased but not as cleanly as normal printer paper or other planners I’ve used.

Each daily box is shaded to create 2 sections – I opted to use the left side for blog post planning and reminders and the right side for meal planning. It was enough space for this week but if I had a busier week I’d run out of room quickly.

Pros of the Bloom Weekly Planner notepad

  • See everything on the one page
  • Can tear off and take it with you or Arc it and add to your planner along with other printables
  • Habit tracker
  • Priorities list
  • Undated – start planning anytime
  • Affordable – enough sheets on each notepad to plan an entire year
  • No extra pages e.g. monthly calendar, dates at a glance etc. so this would be a good companion notepad if you need a second planner e.g. for blog planning or something more portable without having to pay for a duplicate planner or carry 2 planners around
  • Daily hydrate tracker
  • The colors! <3

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Cons of the Bloom Weekly Planner notepad

  • Almost weekend planning space – the weekend banner is cute but it waste a lot of space
  • Not much space for daily planning
  • If I had a busy week the weekly checklist wouldn’t be enough space
  • The ‘this week’s act of kindness’ space is a bit of wasted space
  • I used the Frixion erasable pen which didn’t erase as well as on the paper of other planners

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Would I use this planner again?

This would made a good blog planner or a second planner e.g. if you want to keep work and personal plans separate. It’s an affordable alternative to a traditional weekly planner if you don’t have too much to plan and aren’t interested in planner decorating.

I would only use this planner again if I didn’t have much planned for the week. The very minimal weekend planning space is the biggest disappointment.

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Catch up on past week’s of the challenge

  • Week 9: Customising the Erin Condren hourly planner for task based planning 
  • Week 17 (Part 2): Daily planning using to do lists categorised by time 
  • Week 19: Mi Goals Weekly Planner 
  • Week 33: Colorful Bullet Journal Inspired Weekly Spread

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