I love paper planners. (I love digital organization tools, too, but that’s a conversation for another post.) I love trying different brands and layouts, and I’m always on the lookout for the format that works best for my personality and needs. There’s just something about writing my tasks, goals, and schedule on paper that really does help me to visualize them in a way that makes them feel like I can manage them, and more importantly, accomplish them.
In my quest to find that perfect-for-me paper planner, however, I’ve learned that sometimes DIY is a great solution. Personally, I need something with a little more visual structure than the blank page of a Bullet Journal, however. What seems to work best for me is a simple printed weekly planning grid. There are many to be found online, but through the magic of Canva, I was quickly and easily able to create one of my own that easily offered me the simple structure that I need + happy rainbow colors that I almost always want.
Having an easily-accessible weekly printable is great for those times when I’m in between paper planners or when I’m just not in the mood to commit to a particular one. In those times this colorful, pre-labled, grid-style planning page helps me to organize my week quickly and it’s nice to be able to just toss the papers in the recycle bin when I’m finished with them–clutter-free paper planning!
But sometimes even my own, pre-selected labels is more structure than I need. Frequently, even when I’m currently using a paper planner I adore, I find myself wanting something that feels a little less “permanent” than a store-bought planner to help me organize my thoughts.
I often reach for the unlabeled version of my weekly printable when I’m thinking through a new way to organize my day (such as block scheduling or the Pomodoro method), or when I’m revising my weekly rhythm for staying on top of cleaning or decluttering. Sometimes I just want a place to do some pre-planning because my week ahead is a little more complicated as usual. It offers me the weekly, vertical grid structure that is a great fit for my planning personality, but the unlabeled sections allow me to personalize each row as needed–from rooms in my house to times in my day!
If any of these scenarios seem relatable to you, I am happy to share both the labeled and the unlabeled versions of these colorful weekly planning printables that I’ve created. You can download the PDF files from Google Drive here:
Labeled Colorful Weekly Planning Printable
Unlabled Colorful Weekly Planning Printable
I’d love to hear how you are using these planning printables, especially if you find creative and helpful ways to use the unlabeled version. Leave a comment below or find me on Instagram and let me know how you are putting these to use and what other planning printables you love!
Please use these printables for personal use only. Do not sell or alter them in any way. I’m happy for you to share any of my free printables with others, as long as you do so by linking back to this post. Thank you!
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