Free For All Tuesday - No. 786

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Are you a collector?

Are you a collector of Filofax (or other brands) of organisers? 

Back when this Filofax community was only a year or two old someone admitting that they had a large number of organisers would cause people to gasp in surprise. 

Much less so these days it seems. 

I will admit to having about 76 at the last count. The first one being bought in 1986 so 40 years ago. Or less than 2 per year on average.... Although until about 2010 I only had about 5 organisers!! The acquisition curve is far from being a straight line! 

My pathetic reasoning for having so many is mainly down to writing for Philofaxy. I have at least one example in all the sizes from M2 or Mini to A4 at the other end of the scale. Most are A5 or Personal size, these are my two most used sizes as well. 

There are some people that just like collecting all of the different models. For instance I have the Holborn in all the different sizes released and also the Malden in all the different sizes released. 

One of our readers collected all of the sizes and colours of the Filofax Finchley made/sold, quite an achievement when you realise that one or two of the colours were not released in all of the sizes that other colours were released in.  

When you have a large 'collection' sharing photos of it becomes quite an undertaking. I've done it a couple of times, but well over 10 years ago now. It takes a lot of organisation to gather them all together for the group photograph, herding cats might be easier!

I'm sure that we all have our favourites in our 'collections' the ones that get used more than others. There might always be a story behind some of the others, the rare ones, the ones you can still remember buying after tracking them down for many months. 

Silent Sunday

 

Thank you to Kathleen for this image of her Denim Personal Filofax and one of her Daler Rowney denim art folders.

Web Finds - Saturday 21 February 2026

It is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet, grab a drink and make yourself comfortable for our weekly round-up.

Here are some Philofaxy posts you might have missed this week:

1. Web Finds - Saturday 14 February 2026
2. Silent Sunday
3. Comparing the Filofax Winchester with the Filofax Kensington
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 785
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 18 February 2026
6. Guest post series - 'Filohax' No. 27 - Paul
7. Free For All Friday No. 902 by Eve

Here are the latest Filofax and other brand blog posts from around the Internet. Don't forget to leave a comment on the posts you enjoyed reading, all bloggers enjoy getting comments.

1. Protecting Your Focus In A Busy World - FranklinPlanner Talk
2. You Can Be Organized and Emotional at the Same Time - Planner Fun
3. The Secret to Taking Consistent Action in Your Business - Strange & Charmed
4. What on earth is this? - Filofax
5. Episode #350: Someday Maybe Lists - Getting Things Done
6. How You Can Use Your Existing Planner as a Mother of the Groom Planner - Planner Fun
7. Keeping a Notebook vs. Keeping a Diary - Notebook Stories
8. I just came across this Ebay shop for anyone interested - Filofax
9. Ring Planners vs Bound Planners: Why Rings Win for Me - Planner Fun
10. Analog Defaults - The Pen Addict
11. Does anyone know who designed these inserts - Filofax
12. Epoca Undyed restock & release - Blog | Gillio
13. The 7 Main Components of My Planning System - Planner Fun
14. Link Love: Dammit, Donut! - The Well-Appointed Desk
15. Web Finds – 18 February 2026 - Travellers Notebook Times
16. Your blog post could appear here. Please let us know if you have a blog that features ring bound organisers.

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Free For All Friday No. 902 by Eve

 

It's Almost March! Did You Switch Planners?

By mid-February, the honeymoon phase is over for a lot of things we may have started in the new year, maybe even including our planners. Some people have already changed planners (cough, me, cough). Others have no problem at all staying with the one they started in January.

Both are completely normal once the new year collides with real life.

Switching early usually means the first couple months of the new year revealed some friction. Maybe it's a layout that didn’t quite click, a system that took too much effort to stick with, or too many pages that went unused. This is not planner failure; it is information gathering. Refinement if you will.

On the other hand, for those who stick with their original planner, small tweaks tend to happen naturally; simplifying expectations, skipping sections, or adjusting how the pages are used along the way.

By this time in the year, it's' not as much about planner loyalty as it is about planner awareness. Real life has had a couple months to weigh in, and that feedback is more valuable than any promise we may have made to ourselves in January. Or this is what I keep telling myself anyway.

A planner earns its place in our lives by helping us to think clearly and keep commitments. The only real question is whether or not our planners are working for us NOW.

So, what has real life shown you about your planning system so far this year? Have you switched planners or are you still using what you started with?