Weekly Spreads: A Guide and Inspiration Post
This post is for you who have just started a bullet journal or consider starting one, and have no idea how to get a weekly spread to work. And, this post is for you who have had a bullet journal for ages and feel empty for ideas for next weeks spread.
This was initially just supposed to be spread and decoration ideas, but hereâs just a little guide anyway:
How does a weekly spread work/Why even have one?
Compared to a monthly spread, this is where you write smaller daily tasks, weekly goals etc, thatâs too specific for the monthly calendar.
You can make it fill out a whole spread or just one page per week, this depends on how much you want to write down every day, and how much you want to decorate it.
You can make it as artsy as you want and as simple as you want. (this guide is aimed at pretty artsy weekly spreads)
The main idea is to help you plan your week, get things done, get an overview etc.Â
I use my bullet journal as a diary too, and therefore I make space to both tasks and writing in my weekly spreads, but you donât have to do that.
How I make my weekly spreads
first, I choose a theme. Itâs often inspired by something happening in my life atm, something Iâve seen, read, experienced etc. You donât have to choose a theme or even a colour if you just want your weekly spreads to be functional (!!!). I choose a theme bc, one, it makes it easier to fill out an entire spread, two, itâs pretty, three, itâs fun. You can see a lot of spread ideas if you scroll a bit :)
Then, I work with that specific theme. Think of this as a brainstorm-thing. I find a quote/a couple quotes that match the theme, think of drawings that could fit, find washi tape/stickers in the right colours, and everything else I want to be incorporated into the spread. If you scroll a bit more, u can see ideas to what these things might be :)
Now, I sit down at my desk, find everything I need, make a cup of coffee and start the music! With all the things I need, I begin to plan how the layout should be. I sketch it all out with a pencil first. If you donât know how to layout I suggest just trying something out and searching for inspiration online (thereâs so much!!) If you scroll to the end of this post, I will also tag some Tumblr folks you could check out. I could begin talking about layout myself, but I think that will need a post for itself (this is long enough as it is).
When I have decorated the spread the way I want to, I fill it up with the tasks and events Iâll have to remember, and then itâs all set!
Weekly spread theme ideas
Love, anger, happiness, sadness, longing, nightmare,
Seasons, the weather, Christmas, Halloween, new year, Thanksgiving, other holidays, night, morning, evening, full moon,Â
Things happening in your life
Birthday, a party, a sports game, some get-together with friends, a museum you went to, a city you visited, movie/tv show you saw, a book you read, art you love, your best friend, your SO, self-written poetry,Â
Rainforest, ocean, outer space, beach, Savannah, garden, underwater, astronomy, snow landscape, the sky, the park, your garden, rainbows, cute plants, flowers,Â
Café, Afrika, New York, Asia, Australia, China town, shopping centre, the internet, heaven, hell, Antarctica,
Coffee, tea, sushi, favourite food chain, pastries, soda, hot cocoa,Â
Doggos, cats, unicorns, aliens, self-created monsters,
Warm colours, cold colours, contrasts (ex. green/orange, purple/yellow), pastels, neons, earth palette (you can google random palettes and use them if you are out of ideas)
Things to put in your weekly spreads
Scraps of paper (brown paper bags, coloured paper)
Notes given to you by other people
Things that are dear to your heart
Tumblr people to check out, who have tons of inspiration on weekly spreads to check out:
@pepp-jo @studywmmotivation @eintsein @kaylareads @slytherinpjimin @sofvtley @bujo-rd @lilacpancakejournal @peachdanik-journal @vanillastudies @elrood
I would also recommend you to check out tags like #bujo #weeklyspread and the like on social media. You can also check out my weekly spreads.
I hope this gave you a couple of ideas and a bit of inspiration!
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