One of these days I'm going to gain enough courage to hook up a camera and do this video style like the rest of the world... but until then, here's another edition of bad dining room window pics of my weekly planning.
I know you're excited.
This week I'm using the September Grapevine full weekly kit.
With one exception. I am not using a sampler sheet.
What???
Yup. No sampler.
Why???
Because I'm lazy.
Actually, it's because I happen to be missing the sampler sheet from this one and I also happen to have the remnants of other samplers that I've decided to pilfer instead, but it means I don't have the Weekend banner or a few other things... crazy, I know.
Plus it's already Tuesday morning and I'm just now getting around to planning the week.
This Kansas girl likes to live on the edge.
Last week, I did a whole paper comparison post where I fell deeply, madly in love with a new found premium paper, and all week I couldn't help but run my fingers over my pages.
(This Kansas girl might also have a problem.)
And I am happy to report that I have finally received by big expensive order of that beautiful stuff to upgrade all the kits in my shop.
Hooray!
However, today I am not obsessing over my paper, I am using up the kit I already printed out on plain old regular matte sticker paper for personal use, so I will not spend my week stroking my pages. It is still quite pretty, though. I'm pretty picky when it comes to purple, but this one has some very agreeable shades, if I do say so myself.
This happens to be the only kit (I think) I have with the big wide washi band for the bottom. I usually design my kits with two narrower strips that you can stack or not stack at the bottom, the top, the middle, you see where I'm going with this. Because I like options. I often use the space at the bottom to extend my day, or write my shop updates, or keep track of design ideas...
I don't usually like covering that whole area with a big flat band of decor. But this week we have already decided I am throwing caution to the wind.
It's also going to be a different week for my usual work plans. My daughter is having surgery on Thursday, so I plan on the last four days of this week being anything to keep her happy and comfortable.
This kit is also my only (I think) kit with solid washi instead of patterns for the 1.5 inch strips, and I was happy for that when I got down to the end and had varying heights of white space left beneath my Littles. I like the way the solid washi filled in without making it overwhelming pattern. I may have to make more like that.
What do you think of plain verses patterned washi strips?
Do you use the big bottom bands of washi or do you extend your days?
I'm curious.
Here are the stickers I have leftover so far. You know some of those will get used as the week goes on.
And here's the partially inked spread.
Even though it's Tuesday already, I will go in and fill out my To Do list of the things I did yesterday and this morning. I like to be able to look back and see when things were done as much as seeing what needs to be done. It helps me know when to do them again and when I can get away with skipping a chore till next week.
How do you handle a late planning week? Do you retro plan, too, or just leave it blank?
Overall, I didn't miss the sampler sheet too much. I did pull some clocks and a laptop from leftovers of previous weeks, and I'll be digging through my stash for more as I fill in.
If you have made it this far, leave me a comment to let me know I'm not alone. And you feel like stopping by my Etsy shop, use coupon code BLOGGER25 for 25% off any purchase of $20 or more!
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