Forest Simplicity Collection

One winter afternoon I took my dogs out for walk through the woods. As the dogs were romping through the snow and roaming the trails I was struck by the beauty surrounding me.

The quiet that only a blanket of snow can produce paired with a winter sun shining through thin grey cloud. The colours of the needles on the evergreens, the bark of the bare deciduous trees, the varying shades of brown of the pinecones contrasting against the white of the snow and the grey of the sky. Beyond the forested trails stretched the snow covered, wind swept fields of the prairies.

In the quiet of that moment the Forest Simplicity Collection was born.

The greens of the coniferous needles and the browns of the barks and pinecones became the colour palette. The font was chosen to match the timeless feeling evoked by the view of a wood and barbwire fence bisecting a snow covered prairie field, disappearing into the copse of trees that dot the landscape forming windbreaks.

I hope that you enjoy this collection as much as I enjoyed creating it for you.

Title image - top has a dar green background with white text that reads "2023 Planner Printables" The image is of a partially open planner that shows just the bottom part of a calendar.

How This Collection is Organized

There are a number of printables in the Forest Simplicity collection, with more being still be added. I wanted to make them as easy to browse as possible so I’ve organized them into groups kind of like sections in a planner.

First you’ll find a Table of Contents below. You can use this to jump to the different sections. This will be especially helpful for anyone who is looking for something specific.

After the Table of Contents the sections will start. Each section will be divided into subsections with a gallery of images in each. You can just click the image to get the printable. At the end of each section there will be links to the posts you can find the printables in. The posts give you a closer look at some of the printables. It’s important to note that some of those posts have printing instructions, most especially with the dated calendars. Those posts will be clearly marked.

I hope you enjoy looking through the printables in this collection. Better yet – I hope you find some that will fit your planning needs.

The Forest Simplicity Collection

Calendars

The monthly calendar is a vital building block of any planner. It is the foundation that makes both long-term and short-term planning a breeze.  If you’d like to find out more about how I build my planners you can check out this post – Where Does Your Planner Start – for more insight into why I think all planners should include a monthly calendar of some sort.

In the calendar galleries, I grouped the calendars by size, then start day. So the first two are the Sunday start Undated Calendars, followed by the Monday start.

Letter Size Undated Calendars

Half Letter Size Undated Calendars

Please check out the printing instructions linked under the dated calendar section, if you have any issues.

Letter Size 2023 Calendars

Half Letter Size 2023 Calendars

You can check out the posts that all of the monthly calendars are in by clicking the links below. If you’re using the half letter size calendars, I strongly recommend checking out the posts for the printing instructions. They’re a little different than my usual half-size ones.

Check out the 2023 Calendar Printables. Printing instructions for the half-size calendars are found in this post.

Yearly Planners

Yearly planners are a fabulous tool to use to map out how your year is going to go. They’re great for forward planning, offering you a place to put future plans so that they don’t get forgotten.

Whether you need a place to keep track of special dates, somewhere to plan and track holidays or days off, or just plan some projects or goals for the year, one of the planners below is sure to be a handy addition to your 2023 planner.

Image says "Forest Simplicity - Yearly Overview" at the top. Underneath is a picture of a brown leather planner lying open on a wooden desk. The pages are each divided into six sections, each one labeled with a month to allow for planning or notes for the whole year. This image links to the Letter Size Yearly Overview PDF that can be downloaded.
Image says "Forest Simplicity - Yearly Planner" at the top. Underneath is a picture of a brown leather planner lying open on a wooden desk. The page shows dated grid with each month being one row. Under that is room for recording special dates, setting priorities for the year and making notes . This image links to the Letter Size Yearly Planner PDF that can be downloaded.
Image says "Forest Simplicity - Special Dates" at the top. Underneath is a picture of a brown leather planner lying open on a wooden desk. The pages are each divided into two columns with three sections in each column. Each section is labeled with a month and under is a series of lines. This image links to the Letter Size Special Dates PDF that can be downloaded.
Image says "Forest Simplicity - Yearly Overview" at the top. Underneath is a picture of a white and teal leather planner lying open on a wooden desk. The pages are each divided into six sections, each one labeled with a month to allow for planning or notes for the whole year. This image links to the Half Letter Size Yearly Overview PDF that can be downloaded.
Image says "Forest Simplicity - Yearly Planner" at the top. Underneath is a picture of a white and teal leather planner lying open on a wooden desk. The pages show dated grid with each month being one row. Under that is room for recording special dates, setting priorities for the year and making notes . This image links to the Half Letter Size Yearly Planner PDF that can be downloaded.
Image says "Forest Simplicity - Special Dates" at the top. Underneath is a picture of a white and teal planner lying open on a wooden desk. The pages are each divided into two columns with three sections in each column. Each section is labeled with a month and under is a series of lines. This image links to the Half Letter Size Special Dates PDF that can be downloaded.

Check out the Yearly and Monthly Planners to find out more about the yearly planners and ideas for how to use them.

Monthly Planners

Monthly calendars only offer so much space for planning. Sometimes our monthly plans require a little more room. That’s where these monthly planners come in handy. There are two different ones to choose from, or use both if that’s what works best for you.

The first is a monthly planner combined with a monthly review. The panner portion allows you map out things happening in the month and plan any goals or projects you need to work on. The review portion allows you to reflect on how things went in the month.

The second monthly printable is a structured monthly to-do list. This planner allows you to create prioritized task lists and note any errands or appointments you have for the month.

Monthly Planners

Image says "Forest Simplicity - Monthly Planner and Review" at the top. Underneath is a picture of a brown leather planner lying open on a wooden desk. The first page shows a monthly planner the second page shows a monthly review. This image links to the Letter Size Monthly Planner and Review PDF that can be downloaded.
Image says "Forest Simplicity - Monthly Planner and Review" at the top. Under are two images of a white and teal planner lying open on a wooden desk. The first image shows a monthly planner the second show a monthly review. This image links to the Half Letter Size Monthly Planner and Review PDF that can be downloaded.

Monthly Structured To-Do Lists

Text says "Forest Simplicity, Monthly To-Do list" and the image show a brown leather planner open on a wooden desk with a monthly to-do list page. This image links to the Letter Size Monthly To-Do List PDF
Text says "Forest Simplicity, Monthly To-Do list" and the image show a teal and white leather planner open on a wooden desk with a monthly to-do list page. This image links to the Half Letter Size Monthly To-Do List PDF

Check out the Yearly and Monthly Planner post to find out more about the monthly planners.

Check out the post Structured To-Do Lists to Help Your Organize Your Day, Week, and Month for more information about the Structured Monthly To-Do Lists.

Weekly PLanners

Weekly planning pages are some of the most popular planning pages. It’s no surprise why. Being able to see all your plans for the week at once helps you balance your schedule so that you’re not overcommitting yourself.

There are a number of weekly planner pages in the Forest Simplicity Collection. You’ll find both vertical and horizontal layouts in letter and half-letter size. As well, all the weekly options come with your choice of a Sunday or Monday start.

In addition to the weekly planners, you’ll also find a structured weekly to-do list and weekly overview planner printables as well. You’re sure to find a planner that fits your 2023 planner needs.

Vertical Week on Two Pages

Half Letter Vertical Week on Two Pages

Letter Size Horizontal Weekly Layouts

Half Letter Size Horizontal Weekly Layouts

Letter Size Weekly Overviews and Structured To-Do Lists

Text says "Forest Simplicity, Weekly To-Do list" and the image show a brown leather planner open on a wooden desk with a weeklyly to-do list page. This image links to the Letter Size Weekly To-Do List PDF

Half Letter Size Weekly Overviews and Structured To-Do Lists

Text says "Forest Simplicity, Weekly To-Do list" and the image show a teal and white leather planner open on a wooden desk with a weekly to-do list page. This image links to the Half Letter Size Weekly To-Do List PDF

Check out the Weekly Planners post for more information about the different weekly planners and the weekly overviews.

Hop over to the Structured To-Do List post for more information about the Weekly To-Do List.

Daily Planners

Daily planners are wonderful tools for those who have full schedules or just like to see each day planned out on its own. I love keeping a few of these in my planner just in case I need them. Sometimes I use them for months at a time and other times I find don’t need them at all.

The collection below includes a few traditional daily planners with room for scheduling out your day. It also includes a few day planners that are task-oriented for those days where you don’t really need a schedule but do need a way to keep track of what you need to get done.

Like the other galleries above, links to the posts for all the daily planners will be at the end of this section. That way you can check out more information about them if you want to.

Letter Size Daily Planners for Students

Title text reads - Simple Student Planner. Image shows an open disc bound planner. The page it shows has a title box at the top and is divided into six boxes with checklist and a line for a title.
Title text reads - Simple Daily Schedule. Image shows an open disc bound planner. The page it shows has a title box at the top and is divided into two columns. The left column has room for the top three priorities followed by a section divided into hours for planning a daily schedule. The right hand column is divided into four checklist sections.

Half Letter Size Daily Planners for Students

Title text reads - Simple Student Planner. Image shows an open half-letter size disc bound planner. The page it shows has a title box at the top and is divided into six boxes with checklist and a line for a title.
Title text reads - Simple Daily Schedule. Image shows an open half-letter size disc bound planner. The page it shows has a title box at the top and is divided into two columns. The left column has room for the top three priorities followed by a section divided into hours for planning a daily schedule. The right hand column is divided into four checklist sections.

Structured Daily To-Do Lists

Text says "Forest Simplicity, Daily To-Do list" and the image show a brown leather planner open on a wooden desk with a daily to-do list page. This image links to the Letter Size Daily To-Do List PDF
Text says "Forest Simplicity, Daily To-Do list" and the image show a teal and white leather planner open on a wooden desk with a daily to-do list page. This image links to the Half Letter Size Daily To-Do List PDF

Daily Task List Planner

Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Task List Planner. This image is linked to the Letter Sized Daily Task List Planner pdf.
Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Task List Planner. This image is linked to the Half Letter Sized Daily Task List Planner pdf.

Daily Planner – Page per Day

Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Planner Page per Day. This image is linked to the Letter Sized Daily Planner Page per Day pdf.
Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Planner Page per Day. This image is linked to the Half Letter Sized Daily Planner Page per Day pdf.

Daily Planner – 2 Days per PAge

Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Planner Two Days per Page. This image is linked to the Letter Sized Daily Planner Two Days per Page pdf.
Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Planner Two Days per Page. This image is linked to the Half Letter Sized Daily Planner Two Days per Page pdf.

Daily Schedule Only – 2 Days per PAge

Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Schedule Only 2 Days per Page. This image is linked to the Letter Sized Daily Schedule Only 2 Days per Page pdf.
Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Schedule Only 2 Days per Page. This image is linked to the Half Letter Sized Daily Schedule Only 2 Days per Page pdf.

Daily Checklist Only – 2 Days per PAge

Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Checklist Only Two Days per Page. This image is linked to the Letter Sized Daily Checklist Only Two Days per Page pdf.
Image Reads - Forest Simplicity, Daily Checklist Only Two Days per Page. This image is linked to the Half Letter Sized Daily Checklist Only Two Days per Page pdf.

Hop over to the Academic Planner Printables post for more information about the daily planner printables.

Check out the Structured To-Do Lists post to find out more about the Daily To-Do List.

Head on over to check out the Five Daily Planner Printables for 2023 post to check out the rest of the daily planners.

Teacher Printables

These planning pages came to life as a Reader Request. Whether you’re a teacher, a homeschooler, or just need something a little different in your planner, these pages are great to have on hand.

The weekly planner is wonderful for scheduling your school week, even if you’re not a teacher. I love using this for weeks when our family has a lot going on. Each person gets a column so I can keep track of who is doing what.

The checklist printables are fabulous for so many different things. I use some for work, for creating and track my work flow. I also use one for habit tracking, it allows me to track a variety of habits all in one place.

Weekly Planners for Teachers

Title text reads - Weekly Teacher Planner 5 Day Spread. Image shows an open disc bound planner that shows a weekly planner page with the days of the week down the left side and four untitled columns.
Title text reads - Weekly Teacher Planner 5 Day Spread. Image shows an open half-letter size disc bound planner that shows a weekly planner page with the days of the week down the left side and four untitled columns.

Letter Size Teacher Checklists

Title text reads - Teacher Checklist Single Page. Image shows an open disc bound planner that has a checklist page on it. The page is divided into a grid with labels spots for each row and column.
Title text reads - Teacher Checklist Two Page Spread. Image shows an open disc bound planner that has two checklist pages on it. The left page is divided into a grid with labels spots for each row and column. The right page is also divided into a grid with labels only on the top for the columns.

Half Letter Size Teacher Checklists

Title text reads - Teacher Checklist Single Page. Image shows an open hals-letter size disc bound planner that has a checklist page on it. The page is divided into a grid with labels spots for each row and column.
Title text reads - Teacher Checklist Two Page Spread. Image shows an open half-letter size disc bound planner that has two checklist pages on it. The left page is divided into a grid with labels spots for each row and column. The right page is also divided into a grid with labels only on the top for the columns.

Check out the Academic Planner Printables post for more information about the teacher planner printables.

Notes Pages

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Extras

Coming Soon

These are the printables that are not really planner pages, but they are planner related. Adding extra pages or sections is how to turn your planner into a tool that is tailored for your life. While these pages are a little basic, don’t be afraid to expand your planner by checking out the Free Printables Index for even more options.

Enjoy the Printables

I hope that you were able to find at least a few printables in this collection to fit your needs. If the Understated Rainbow design just isn’t for you, be sure to hop on over to the Printable Libraries to check out the other designs I have available.

If you have any questions about the printables here, or requests for ones to add to the collection, please feel free to send me an email or consider joining our Facebook group – The Scatter-Brain’s Guide. I’m always happy to try to help.

Until next time –

Happy Printing!!

Image show an planner open on a wooden desktop. The planner shows the second page of a January calendar for 2023. The text on the image reads 2023 Planner Printables - Get Yours Now