HOW TO FILL OUT AN UNDATED MONTHLY SPREAD
A SIMPLE GUIDE TO USING AN UNDATED MONTHLY CALENDAR SPREAD
One of the biggest barriers to creating a journaling practice that you will actually stick to is taking on more than you have time for. The flexibility of making a journal that works perfectly for your life is appealing, but the overwhelm of setting up every calendar grid is real!
An undated journal can work with your life, whilst taking off the pressure of measuring lines, or counting dot grids. Simply write in the dates for the month you want to journal, and away you go!
WHY CHOOSE AN UNDATED MONTHLY SPREAD?
Traditional dated planners lock you into rigid dates. If you miss a week because life gets busy, you are left staring at blank, wasted pages.
An undated layout gives you total freedom. If you need to take a break, you like to start your year in September, or you only want to journal for months you are doing something out of the ordinary, the journal works for you.
There is no falling behind or leaving blank pages because every page starts whenever you are ready.
So here is your step by step guide to set up your monthly calendar spread without the stress.
DECIDE WHAT MONTH YOU ARE TRACKING
Write in the month at the top of the page, scrawl it in pencil, or take your time trying out a fun new hand lettering style. No having to draw out the grid gives you time to really have fun with this bit.
ADD YOUR DATES
The days are already written in for you, so just fill out the dates. Simple.
NOTE DOWN ANY KEY EVENTS
Add in those things you want to remember now, birthdays, appointments, deadlines. I like to use a different colour for anything I can’t miss to help it stand out on the page.
GET CREATIVE
As you fill out and use the monthly calendar you can use the time you would have been setting up to make the page uniquely yours. Add stickers, colour code events, colour in the themed illustrations - do as much, or as little, as you have time for.
READY TO START A JOURNALLING PRACTICE YOU CAN ACTUALLY MAINTAIN?
Undated journals let you plan and track your time without having to invest all your free time drafting boxes beforehand.
Have a look at Lilla's collection of undated bullet journals. Each month is themed with beautiful colourable illustrations that mean your pages look beautiful no matter how much time you have!
