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!)

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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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

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

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.