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August 8, 2018

Using the Dabney Lee for BlueSky Landscape Weekly Planner

Blue Sky is one of my favorite planner companies. They always have functional planners for affordable prices. I especially like the planners they make when they team up with a designer. So when I saw this cute chevron planner which was a collab with Dabney Lee ( <3 that lady’s stylish products) – it was a must have for me!

The other reason I was drawn to this planner was the non-typical page orientation. Instead of portrait, the planner is landscape which I had only seen one other planner company do before (Personal Planner).

Before the Pen

The weekly spread extends across 2 pages with a giant column for each day that can be used for list making with the pre-printed bullet points, or split into multiple sections for each day. It also has a huge sidebar!

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After the Pen

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I kept it simple and just used colored dot stickers I made (they’re sold in my sister’s planner supplies shop, Carefully Crafted) and Sharpie Pens. I tried to match the colors as close as I could to the planner – it actually turned out to be quite a close match!

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I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned how much I love the Sharpie Pens. They’re similar to the Staedtler Triplus Color 0.3mm – write super smooth, come in nice colors and a case that can be converted to a stand.

Related: How to choose the right planner pens: what to look for when buying planner pens

Because of the landscape page orientation, you’ll need a fair bit of space to open this planner up… but the columns are the perfect width so it’s something I can put up with. Plus the wire binding means the pages can be folded back completely to only view one side of the spread at a time.

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The weekly sidebar is as wide as the daily columns with plenty of room for list making. It does come with dots print printed for tasks, but I opted to add my favorite checkboxes. I like being able to track the progress of each thing by drawing a line through the box when started, shading half the box when in progress and shading the entire box when the task is complete.

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There are tabs in the planner but it’s so much quicker to use a butterfly clip to hold the page you’re up to.

My day job was moving offices and going paperless so all stationery was up for grabs (I literally got full boxes of paperclips, butterfly clips, highlighters etc. for free :D)

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Supplies Used

  • Colored dot stickers from my sister’s shop, Carefully Crafted
  • Sharpie Pens (fine)

Pros of this planner

  • Wide columns perfect for list making
  • Open ended, functional weekly layout that can be customised in numerous ways
  • Plenty of space for each day
  • Open ended sidebar
  • The planner is lightweight
  • Colorful without being over-done

Cons of this planner

  • If both pages are open the planner takes up a lot of room due to the landscape page orientation
  • Large page size can be bulky to take with you

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Would I use this planner again?

Yes, I really liked this planner! Much more than I thought I would. Even though it’s vertical format which I tend to avoid, the columns were a great width. There’s no wasted space in this planner and it can be customised in various ways. If you’re looking for a vertical planner but haven’t been able to find one with wide columns, lined writing space and lots of checklists, I recommend trying this one.

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Comments

  1. Gina says

    August 9, 2018 at 01:11

    Where can I purchase this exact planner? I LOVE the layout! When I tried searching for “Dabney Lee for BlueSky Landscape Weekly Planner” I couldn’t find this style of layout online :/ I apologize if the link is above and I’ve just missed it! It might be right in front of my face 😀

    • Rachael says

      August 9, 2018 at 18:52

      Hi Gina,

      Sounds like you may have found planner peace! 🙂

      I don’t post direct links to the planner company’s website in the review posts as most websites change their URL links each year, so I could end up sending readers to the wrong page. The planner is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sky-Monthly-Planner-Twin-Wire/dp/B0756NZF5W

  2. Lindsay Rodriguez says

    August 9, 2018 at 02:49

    I’m not able to find a landscape Blue Sky planner anywhere online. Any tips on where you found this one?

    • Rachael says

      August 9, 2018 at 18:53

      Hi Lindsay,

      The planner is on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Sky-Monthly-Planner-Twin-Wire/dp/B0756NZF5W

      • Lindsay Rodriguez says

        August 14, 2018 at 01:06

        THANK YOU!

  3. Susan says

    August 10, 2018 at 07:23

    Hi Rach,

    Any reason why you didn’t do a video of this planner? just wondering as it’s very unusual for you to only show a couple of photos of the same page with no real detail 🙂

    Must say it looks really good & ticks some boxes for me as well although I’d really like another cover.

    Thanks for the link as I was having trouble trying to find it as well. I’m amazed at how you find these things to be honest, some web sites are truly hard to navigate around.

    Take care
    Susan

    • Rachael says

      August 11, 2018 at 11:28

      Hi Susan,

      I’ve been traveling more this year which is great, but it also means I’m way behind on posting spreads. So I was going to post the spread and then the planner review post afterwards instead of the other way around that I usually do. However since quite a few people have emailed me requesting the full review of the planner I’ll switch the order back. The detailed review of this planner should be posted in the next few weeks.

      Thanks for reading! 🙂

      • Susan says

        August 11, 2018 at 11:37

        Thank you Rachael, thought it was unusual 😉 really looking forward to your walk through of this planner.

        Kindest regards
        Susan

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