Hi everyone, it’s Delphine (@delphinesjournal) from the Archer and Olive (@archerandolive) ambassador team. If you started journaling recently, or if you’ve been feeling a little bit uninspired to create different weekly layouts, let’s explore 10 different ways to set up your week in your A5 notebook! 

Supplies:

• Archer & Olive A5 Notebook

• Fineliner

• Calliograph pens (optional)

• Decorative accessories, like stickers, washi tape or themed planning kits (optional) 

As always, you can use my affiliate code Delphine10 for 10% off your Archer & Olive order! 

1. Let’s start with a classic layout, which you can actually find in Archer and Olive’s planner. It’s a great layout if you enjoy creating lists. It also leaves you with space at the bottom left, which you can either fill with another horizontal box or decorate with stickers, a collage or doodles.

Measurements: 4x13 cm for the vertical boxes and 13x5,5 cm for the horizontal box

2. The next layout is for those of you who have five minutes to dedicate to creating your weekly spread. It’s the simplest out of all of the layouts in this blog and with a couple of stickers, you can transform it into making it more artsy (but that’s optional as always).

Measurements: Simply divide the page in half (6,5 and 9,5 cm)

3. Up next, we’re going to look into two variations of larger rectangles. These are some of my most frequently used layouts as they find that they have a good balance between width and height. The first variation's rectangles are joined together…

Measurements: 6x7,5 cm per box (for a total of 12x15 cm)

4. … whereas the second has space between most rectangles. I love the fact that all the boxes have the same measurements but they’re positioned at different heights; it’s a simple way to add interest to the spread.

Measurements: 5,5x7,5 cm per box

5. Whenever a month starts or ends in the middle of the week, I’ll usually gravitate towards the next two layouts because it allows me to fit so many days (you could technically fit as many as 12 boxes in this layout). With all the empty space, you can either add more boxes to add things like your grocery list, your to-do list for the week, the things you want to do next week, a cleaning list, or use the space to add quotes or decorations.

Measurements: 6x6 cm per box

6. The same principle can be applied to this next layout, which can be made with the exact same measurements as the previous one, or thinner like I did here.

Measurements: 5,5x6 cm per box (for a total of 11x18 cm for a full page)

7. You can basically fit an entire week in one page with this layout, so this gives you a lot of flexibility for the second page. Just like options 5 and 6, you could add more boxes to add more days if the month starts or ends in the middle of the week, or add more categories… but you could also totally switch it up and create a quote page, create a collage or draw some doodles on the blank page.

Measurements: 6x4,5 cm per box (for a total of 12x18 for a full page)

8. A horizontal layout is another classic, but I have to admit that it’s not my favourite because I’m such a fan of lists. But if it works for you, that’s what’s important!

Measurements: 13x4 cm per box

9. Staying with the horizontal layout, this one shrinks your boxes even more, but I actually think it looks great, and I love the space it creates on the second page for more versatility. 

Measurements: 12x3,5 per box (for a total of 12x17,5 cm for a full page)

10. This final layout is one that I’ve never done before, but it might be useful for those of you who want to have dedicated space for your personal life and for your work life. You could also use a similar layout if you want to have dedicated space to write a gratitude or a quote for each day. The second page can either keep the same width, or you can split it like I did here to add some decorative elements.

Measurements:  12x2,5 per box (for a total of 12x17,5 cm for a full page)

Video & Printable

Make sure to watch the YouTube video where I show you how I created these spreads, but also examples of these spreads in my journal throughout the years. 

And if you’re in a time crunch, don’t worry! Download the printable below, in which you’ll find three weekly spread templates ready to be glued in your notebook!

If you end up recreating one of these spreads, please tag @archerandolive, @archerandolive.community, #AOShare and #archerandolive! You can also read this blog for more ideas!