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A monthly spread is like your bird’s-eye view of the month ahead—it helps you track big goals, appointments, and habits, all in one place. Just like weekly spreads, there are endless ways to design your monthly layout. The right one depends on how you like to plan and what you want to focus on.
Here are 8 popular types of monthly journal spreads you can try:
The classic layout: a grid with boxes for each day of the month.
Great for: Tracking appointments, birthdays, or deadlines.
Tip: Use colour coding for events (work, personal, family).
Instead of boxes, the days of the month are written in a vertical list, with space beside each for notes.
Great for: Minimalists and people who don’t need a lot of daily detail.
Tip: Use one side of the page for work, and one for personal.
The month is drawn as a circle or wheel, with days around the edge.
Great for: Visual thinkers and creative layouts.
Tip: Fill in with colours to track moods, habits, or energy levels.
One page is a calendar or list for events, and the other page is dedicated to goals, tasks, and trackers.
Great for: Balancing big-picture planning with action steps.
Tip: Add a space for your “Big 3” tasks of the month.
A decorative layout where the calendar set-up is tied to a monthly theme.
Great for: Creative journalers who use spreads for expression as well as planning.
Tip: Choose a theme for the whole month and carry it into your weekly spreads.
The monthly layout is a hybrid of weekly and monthly spreads.
Great for: Getting ahead with your weekly spreads.
Tip: Pair your weekly dutch door spreads with a monthly habit tracker and task list for a super functional set up.
Use your monthly layout to record gratitude or highlights from the month.
Great for: People who use their journal for memory keeping instead of planning.
Tip: Pair this with a traditional calendar spread for double function.
A central bubble with the month’s name, branching out into categories like Work, Personal, Health, Social, and Goals.
Great for: Big-picture thinkers and brainstorming.
Tip: Add arrows or icons for quick visual cues.
Monthly spreads set the tone for your entire journal. Whether you prefer a clean, functional grid or a colourful, themed layout, the goal is to create a design that works for you.
Don’t be afraid to experiment—your perfect monthly layout may change with the seasons or your lifestyle.
👉 Which of these monthly spread styles do you want to try in your journal?
