How to use

Start where you are.

Both books are undated, so nothing is printed with a day or a month. Here is what is inside each one, and how to set it up in about ten minutes.

The book, end to end 528 pages224 pages

Planning up front, a year of days in the middle, open grid at the back.

  • p. 1 – 13

    Front pages

    Your name on page 1, a three-year calendar for 2027 – 2029, favourite moments, a yearly overview with every day of the year on one line, and a two-page index.

  • p. 14 – 15

    Two free pages

    Open grid before the months begin, with no headings at all. Use them for whatever the year needs: goals and a quarterly check-in, a list of things to learn, or a map of where each month starts in the daily pages.

  • p. 16 – 111

    Twelve months of planning

    Eight pages for each month, always in the same order: the month across a spread, a tracker page, then five weekly pages. Everything for one month sits together.

  • p. 112 – 477

    Daily pages

    366 pages, one per day. A date line, the day of the week to circle, three checkboxes for what actually matters, and hour marks down the side. The rest is grid.

  • p. 478 – 525

    Grid notes

    48 pages with no headers at all, for anything that does not belong to a particular day.

  • p. 526 – 528

    Favourite things

    A closing list for the year — books, films, places.

A few front pages, sixty weeks of planning, and a third of the book left open.

  • p. 1 – 11

    Front pages

    Your name on page 1, a three-year calendar for 2027 – 2029 with space for important dates, favourite moments, the yearly overview, and a two-page index.

  • p. 12 – 155

    Twelve months, sixty weeks

    Each month opens with a spread for the whole month, with a narrow notes column and four checkboxes for things that carry over. Then five weeks, each with the seven days on the left page and a full grid page facing it.

  • p. 156 – 221

    Grid notes

    66 pages of open grid — enough that the Weeks works as a notebook as well as a planner.

  • p. 222 – 224

    Favourite things

    The same closing list as the Daily, sized for the slim format.

Page by pagefrom the print files

What each page is for.

Your name
p. 1Your name
2027 – 2029 calendars, with important dates
p. 2 – 42027 – 2029 calendars, with important dates
Favourite moments, month by month
p. 5Favourite moments, month by month
Yearly overview, a line for every day
p. 6 – 11Yearly overview, a line for every day
Index
p. 12 – 13Index
Favourite moments page of the Daily A6

Favourite moments

p. 5

  1. 1Write the year this page belongs to.
  2. 2One box for each month. Note the moments you want to keep — a trip, a first, an ordinary good day.
  3. 3By December it reads like a highlight reel of the year.
Index spread of the Daily A6

Index

p. 12 – 13

  1. 1Write the page number…
  2. 2…and what is on that page: a list, an idea, notes from a meeting.
  3. 3Two pages of entries, so anything you write can be found again.
Two free grid pages at the front of the Daily A6

Free pages

p. 14 – 15

No headings, on purpose. A few ideas:

  1. 1Goals for the year — write them down before the months begin.
  2. 2A quarterly check-in: come back every three months and note how each goal is going.
  3. 3Or anything else: a reading list, a savings plan, or a map of where each month starts in the daily pages.
Monthly spread of the Daily A6

Monthly

p. 16 – 17, then every eight pages

  1. 1Circle the month you are planning — 1 is January, 12 is December.
  2. 2Weeks run Monday to Sunday across the spread.
  3. 3Write the date in the small box in the corner of each day.
  4. 4A narrow column of grid for notes and goals beside the calendar.
  5. 5Spare grid under the calendar.
  6. 6Thumb tab for this month.
Tracker and weekly overview of the Daily A6

Tracker & weekly

p. 18 – 23, then every eight pages

  1. 1Write one habit at the top of each column — five in total.
  2. 2Days 01 – 31 are already numbered, so any month fits.
  3. 3Open grid beside the tracker, for notes on the month.
  4. 4Write the week number or the dates of the week here.
  5. 5Monday to Friday get the most room.
  6. 6Room under each day to write its date.
  7. 7Saturday and Sunday get a little less.
  8. 8Thumb tab for this month.
Daily page spread of the Daily A6

Daily

p. 112 – 477, one page per day

  1. 1Write the full date.
  2. 2Circle the day of the week.
  3. 3Three checkboxes for what actually matters today.
  4. 4Hours from 6 in the morning to midnight, with a dot for each half hour.
  5. 5The rest is grid — schedule, journal, lists, sketches.
  6. 6Every page is numbered, so the index can point to it.
Favourite things spread of the Daily A6

Favourite things

p. 526 – 528

  1. 1Name a category on the line — books, films, places, songs, meals.
  2. 2List your favourites underneath as the year goes on.
  3. 3Six categories per page, eighteen across the three pages.

What each page is for.

Your name
p. 1Your name
2027 – 2029 calendars, with important dates
p. 2 – 42027 – 2029 calendars, with important dates
Favourite moments, month by month
p. 5Favourite moments, month by month
Yearly overview
p. 6 – 9Yearly overview
Index
p. 10 – 11Index
Favourite moments page of the Weeks

Favourite moments

p. 5

  1. 1Write the year this page belongs to.
  2. 2One box for each month, for the moments you want to keep.
  3. 3By December it reads like a highlight reel of the year.
Index spread of the Weeks

Index

p. 10 – 11

  1. 1Write the page number…
  2. 2…and what is on that page — especially the notes you make on the grid pages.
  3. 3Two pages of entries, so anything you write can be found again.
Monthly spread of the Weeks

Monthly

p. 12 – 13, then every twelve pages

  1. 1Circle the month you are planning.
  2. 2Weeks run Monday to Sunday across the spread.
  3. 3Write the date in the small corner box of each day.
  4. 4A narrow column of grid for notes and goals.
  5. 5Four checkboxes for things that carry over.
  6. 6Thumb tab for this month.
Weekly spread of the Weeks

Weekly

p. 14 – 15, five weeks per month

  1. 1Seven days down the left page, Monday first.
  2. 2Room under each day to write its date.
  3. 3Room for plans, appointments and to-dos.
  4. 4A full grid page opposite every week — notes, lists, or nothing at all.
  5. 5Thumb tab for this month.
Favourite things spread of the Weeks

Favourite things

p. 222 – 224

  1. 1Name a category on the line — books, films, places, songs, meals.
  2. 2List your favourites underneath as the year goes on.
  3. 3Three categories per page, nine across the three pages.
Setting it upabout ten minutes

You choose the first month. The book follows.

  1. Put your name in it

    The welcome page, p. 1. If it is ever left on a train, this is how it comes back.

  2. Add the dates you already know

    Birthdays, holidays, deadlines — straight into the three-year calendar, p. 2 – 4.

  3. Plan the year, if you like

    Pages p. 14 – 15 are free. Many people write their goals for the year here, and come back to them every quarter.

  4. Set up your first month

    Open the first month at p. 16. Circle the month number, then write each date into the small box in the corner of its day. Starting in March? Then the first block is March, and the twelfth is February.

  5. Label the tracker

    The tracker page lists 01 – 31 down the side. Write one habit at the top of each column, then tick them off as the days go by.

  6. Date each week as it comes

    Five weekly pages follow each tracker. A month with only four weeks leaves one spare — use it for notes.

  7. Start the daily pages

    Turn to p. 112, write today's date and circle the day. Miss a day and simply carry on with the next page. Nothing is wasted.

  1. Put your name in it

    The welcome page, p. 1.

  2. Add the dates you already know

    The three-year calendar, p. 2 – 4, has room for important dates beside each year.

  3. Set up your first month

    Open the first month at p. 12. Circle the month number and write the dates into the small corner boxes. The four checkboxes under the calendar are for things that carry over.

  4. Date each week

    Write the dates beside the seven days on the left page. The grid page opposite is yours — lists, notes, or nothing at all.

  5. Keep going past twelve months if you need to

    Sixty weeks is more than a year, so starting mid-month or mid-year still gets you to the same month next year.

Finding your placeno dates, so a few habits

Every page is numbered. Use that.

The months have thumb tabs on the edge of the book — one position per month, on the monthly and weekly pages — so you can open straight to any month by feel.

Each month has its own thumb tab position on the edge of the book, on the monthly spread and the grid pages beside each week.

The daily pages have no tabs, because they have no fixed dates. Instead, on one of the free pages at p. 14 – 15, write down where each month begins as you reach it:

March   — p. 112
April   — p. 143
May     — p. 173

Use the index for anything you want to find again: an idea, a list, a page of meeting notes. Write the page number next to it and it stays findable months later.

There is no ribbon, so the book always lies flat. Keep your place with a slim card or bookmark in today's page.

Writing on 52 gsmTomoe River

Give ink a moment

Ink dries on the surface, so it takes longer than on ordinary paper. With a fountain pen, wait a few seconds before closing the book or turning the page.

Any pen works

Gel pens, fineliners and pencil all write well. A fountain pen is a bonus, not a requirement.

Ghosting is normal

You will see writing from the other side of the sheet. That is the paper being thin, not ink bleeding through.

Left-handed?

Rest your hand on a scrap of paper while you write, and choose quick-drying ink for everyday use.

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