Simple date list + simple task list One fast and unfussy way to create a monthly spread is to simply list all the dates down the left side of the page. Then you can write in the bigger events—travel, birthdays, appointments, etc.—next to the corresponding date. The task list, which can either be on the same page or a separate page, contains all the big to-dos you want to check off in a given month. When creating your task list, you’ll use the dot-journaling symbols . . . so the dot, the x, etc.

