VDS Size Guide – Planner Measurements

Here is all the information about VDS Planner measurements, as well as industry wide known product sizes that they are compatible with.

If you have any additional questions, please email: hello@vdsshop.com

Custom Made Collection

The Custom Made Collection is hand-made to order in a large range of leathers and leather types.

You can change the lay-out or get a Custom Size, or even a hand-sketched dream planner. However,  you can email Van der Spek with your ideas and they will help you finalise the design.

Touch Me Collection

This Collection is hand-made and ready-made so ready to ship! The only additional options you can add to it are a flyleaf, zippercase, embossing, and the possibility to have gold instead of silver rings.

The current colours in the Touch Me Collection addition to Black (Noir) and Brown (Tabac) are, Parme, Perle and Poussiere.

Thank you to Petra at Van der Spek.

Further Information.

Web Site: http://www.vdsshop.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/VDSleathergoods
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vanderspekorganiserfans/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vdsshop/

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 30 October 2019

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of videos from around the internet.

Here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.

1. How I Plan My Month - the planner spot
2. Gillio A6 Compagna “Muppet” | Oct 2019 - the_paradoxical_planner
3. What I include on my daily pages (Collab with Lauren) - Brandy Michelle Plans - YouTube
4. Franklin Planner for 2020 - Her Point of View Daily Planner & Discount - Tonya Plans
5. How to Migrate from Strings to Rings | Collab with Sylvia from Wright Your Life - Ganchi_mH
6. How I Break Down My Goals to Accomplish Them + New Goal Inserts Walk Through | Kendra Bork - Kendra Bork
7. A6 Rings Setup OCTOBER 2019 | LittleRachPlans - LittleRachPlans
8. Updating my A5 Filofax with inserts from Douglas Fir Company - Diamond N Pearl Life Style Channel
9. Halloween Deko Brainstorm | Vorbereitungen für die Deko im Filofax - dekoRIAt
10. October 2019 Planner Setup Flipthrough - Filofax Pocket Domino Luxe - Managing MomLife
11. Why So Chunky? Sections Of My Pocket Filofax|| On The Go Planner Hybrid Rings & Strings - Life With MJB
12. Halloween Special | KW 44 im Filofax - dekoRIAt
13. Filofax Deco  Halloween Pumpkin Timelapse - Diamondis Creativ
14. Filofax Wochendeko KW 44 / 2019 - Luna Lovegood - Püppilotta Schokominza
15. Passport TN to Filofax Pocket | EDC - toxmot

• For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post.  Also this video too Webfinds 
• Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list. 

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Enjoy

Free For All Tuesday No. 456

So what questions or discussion points have you got for us today?

It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a more experienced user of organisers, we want to hear your thoughts, questions, opinions etc.

We are here to answer your questions.

Make today the one day you post a comment or a question.

It is Tuesday after all so fire away.

News from Van der Spek

Taken from a recent quarterly newsletter from Van der Spek.

Welcome to the quarterly Newsletter of VDS

If you have any questions regarding this newsletter you can always contact

Petra at hello@vdsshop.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

Who would you like to give a VDS Planner to and which planner would it be? 

We are giving away 2 VDS Planners of your choice!

1. Post a picture of your VDS Planner on Instagram and tag us in it @vdsshop.

2. In the caption, tag your planner friend and tell us which planner you would like to give this person: type, size, colours, extra options that are available online (so no specials). Use #vdsplannerfriends.

3. We will pick 2 winners on  8 November (not based on the amount of likes or comments). The planner will arrive in time for Xmas!

To receive your orders in time for Christmas, please keep these order dates in mind:

Custom Made | order before 1 November

Touch Me | order before 1 December

Ask away! Everything you would like to know about VDS and our products.

You can leave your question on our Blog via THIS LINK. Petra will answer them in an exclusive Q&A video. 

You have until the end of November to send in your questions. 

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Reader Under The Spotlight - Rebekah

Hi, I'm Rebekah, sometimes known around the internet as Ganchi. I'm a wife, mom, Catholic, Potterhead and overachiever.

I post about my planner system on YouTube, Instagram, and my blog, and you can find links to all of that on ganchiplans.com

1. When did you buy your first organiser and what was it?

I've been using school planners and informal pocket organizers all my life, but I started taking planning really seriously in 2016 when I learned about Bullet Journaling.

So I started my BuJo in an A5 Moleskine, but soon moved into a personal size Foxy Fix Wanderlust in the color Butterscotch. I'd say that that Traveler's Notebook counts as my first "organizer".

2. Out of the organisers you own which is your current favourite (Style and Size)?

I'm so happy in my Filofax Malden Ochre. It's a pocket size, which some people might find constricting, but I find that portability is my main concern, so the page size doesn't bother me--I write small anyway.

I recently made the lateral move from this exact planner in the color Stone, and it's amazing what something as simple as the color of your binder can do to change the whole feel, even when the contents are exactly the same.

3. How many Filofax or other brands of organisers do you own?

Let's see... 2 personal TNs, 3 pocket TNs, a little ring planner I got from AsianVintageTN on etsy last year, and my 2 Filofaxes. (Filofaces?)

So, just 8 in all, but I only ever use one at a time, so I try to keep that number manageable.

4. What do you use your organisers for?

Everything except work. I have a desk job and an A5 work BuJo that stays there.

My Filofax is for our home, our daughter, and my personal goals. I've been known to track some pretty nit-picky things, like the color bra I'm wearing each day. I don't remember how I functioned before I had my planner!

5. How many sections do you have in your organiser and what is each section used for?

The very front section is anything I want to make sure I see every single day. My monthly calendar, content calendar, habit tracker, running to-do list and waiting-on list all live here. The aforementioned bra tracker too.

The second section is for weeklies and dailies. I've been using MySummerTouch's MonWeekly system for the last while.

Next is the section for all my project pages and reference collections.

Next, I have a section dedicated to goals for my blog and YouTube channel.

After that is a section devoted entirely to myHogwarts.com, a fansite I've been a member of forever. There aren't that many pages there anymore though, so it's kind of vestigial, and will probably be combined with my general projects the next time I replace my dividers.

Finally, my future log lives in the back section, with some spare paper and a couple of stickers.

6. If you could design your own Filofax what would it feature?

I've been tempted in the past to try out the personal size, but I don't want to give up my wallet pocket along the spine, which is only available in the pocket size. (from Filofax at least)

So that's easy: I would design a binder featuring that wallet pocket in larger sizes.

7. What's your favourite Filofax tip or hack?
You can include a makeshift table of contents in your planner without numbering the pages by using post-it notes. That way you can move them around or remove them whenever you rearrange your inserts.

8. Have you ever attended a Philofaxy meet-up? if not do you intend to one day?

I haven't, but that would be so much fun! I'll keep an eye out for one in my area.

9. What was the last movie you watched?

They recently put the 1963 classic Lilies of the Field with Sidney Poitier back on Amazon Prime. It's a favorite.

10. What was the last book you read?

My life pretty much revolves around my toddler right now, so if you don't count bedtime stories, the last book I read was How To Talk So Little Kids Will Listen by Joanna Faber and Julie King. I'd recommend it.

Thank you Rebekah 

As you know we are always looking for new people to appear in our 'Reader Under Spotlight feature. 

You don't have to be 'well known' or a long term user to be considered to appear in this 'spot'. 

Please contact Steve philofaxy at gmail dot com

Web Finds - 26 October 2019

So I hope you have had a good week

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

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

1. Free For All Friday No 571 by Laurie
2. Web Finds - 19 October 2019
3. Silent Sunday
4. VDS 1st Limited Edition
5. Free For All Tuesday No. 455
6. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 October 2019
7. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 93
8. Free For All Friday No. 572 by Steve

So 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. Vintage, well-loved Van Der Spek organiser - This Bug's Life
2. Q&A with Petra van der Spek - Blog Vdsshop
3. Yearly price increase in January 2020 22 october 2019 - Blog | Gillio
4. The Productivity Pyramid—Planning Weekly - FranklinPlanner Talk
5. The Cardbook - The Filofaxist
6. I’ve Got a Newsletter - Ganchi Plans
7. Vintage Filofax and Daytimer - PAIGE'S PAPER, PENS AND PLANNERS - Blog
8. Brown Van Der Spek Janet Leather - This Bug's Life
9. Time management Monday: The last productive month of this year - Quo Vadis Blog
10. The power of deciding - Lime Tree Fruits
11. Planner Friday - Halloween special - She's Eclectic
12. Alfie the for the web - The Old Ways
13. LIMITED EDITION: Savage Croco "Freddies" - Blog | Gillio

• We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list. 
• We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips. Do not forget to give your posts a title... 
• Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list. 
• For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post
• Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

And have you tried reading one of my Flipboard magazines yet? It works great on a tablet or smart phone, but you can view them on a desktop machine as well. Be sure to Follow the ones you like and you will get notifications when I update them.

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Free For All Friday No. 572 by Steve

This time last week I was in Rotterdam visiting Van der Spek along with Janet Carr Gustafsson, it was exactly 5 years since we first met at the same location.

A lot has changed in the last 5 years, both for the company and us personally. Janet recently got married, I'm now officially retired! and Petra is now a Mum to her daughter Nöel, who was quite a bundle of fun.

We didn't come up with any radical new ideas for planners in the two days at the workshop, Van der Spek have nearly all areas covered these days. It was good to see that they are very busy with orders, keeping everyone at the workshop busy and productive.

I hope you have had a good week, as usual on a Friday you are very welcome to discuss anything ring bound organiser related.

Have a good weekend.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 93

How to plan your year in advance. 

We sometimes see people panicking about what planner to use, what size to use next year. Planners and inserts seem to come out earlier and earlier every year. People worry about not leaving it too late to get their inserts or planners for next year.

In this episode we challenge you to think about what you actually need for the forthcoming year, using your experience of the past year and any knowledge you have about events and tasks and goals for the forthcoming year.

Hopefully by the end of the episode you will have put together a plan of action for yourself in the next few weeks to start early in getting ready for the new planning year.

Thank you to our new Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode.

If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions.
01:00 - What has been happening....
03:00 - Starting early.
03:30 - How to plan your ideal year article - Michael Karnjanaprakorn
04:00 - Preparing for the next year.
05:45 - When to get your inserts?
07:00 - Reviewing your planner use.
09:30 - Setting your vision for the year.
10:45 - Set your milestones.
12:00 - Top 3 priorities for each day.
13:30 - Setting goals for the year.
15:00 - What should the Vision document look like?
16:00 - Philofaxy year planners 2020, 2021 and 2022
17:30 - Use simple lists to record what you have done, liking reading and movie watching.
18:35 - Using monthly and quarterly reviews to assess your success rate in meeting your vision.
21:30 - Using blank or lined pages to record information .
23:00 - Starting now to get an advance start on next year.
25:00 - Weekly/Daily task lists help you see what you have achieved.
26:00 - Making better use of the inserts you already have.
27:00 - Don't panic, take time to decide on what to use going forward.
29:00 - Patreon

Please support the podcast via Patreon by doing so you will be helping us with the making of these advert free podcasts. By being a Patreon supporter you will gain advance access to each podcast episode.

You can listen to this and past episodes on Mixcloud using their app or your normal web browser.

A direct download is also available here: Episode93.mp3

Presenters - Karine Tovmassian and Steve Morton
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Karine: Plannerology, ThroatPunchResumes.com, Karine Tovmassian (IG)
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times,  IG: Mr Philofaxy Steve Morton

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If you want a quick link to all the podcasts remember: http://philofaxy.com/podcast/

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Previous Episodes:

2019

92 - Workflows
91 - How to plan in a week that is already a busy one.
90 - Avoiding mistakes in planning
89 - Refocus
88 - When Your Plans or Goals Don't Work Out
87 - Decluttering Your Life - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
86 - Accessories for your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
85 - Journaling -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
84 - Workflows - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2018

83 - Routines - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
82 - Productivity 201 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
81 - Planner Sizes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
80 - Do you have too many planners? - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
79 - Improving Your Planning Productivity - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
78 - Ten reasons why you have stopped planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
77 - Letting Your Planner Take The Strain - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
76 - The Franken Flex - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
75 - Decluttering - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
74 - Engagement - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
73 - Reflection and Review - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
72 - Organisation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
71 - Clarification - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
70 - Capture - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
69 - How to do nothing - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
68 - Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
67 - Tones versus Pulses - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2017

66 - Planning and Execution - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
65 - The Power of Habit - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
64 - Planning for the end of the year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
63 - Planning For Unexpected Life Events - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
62 - Staying in two sizes of planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
61 - Staying in one size of planner. - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
60 - Functional Planning - Macro and Micro Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
59 - PlannerCon Europe - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
58 - Speeding up by slowing down - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
57 - To Do Lists and Diary Pages -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
56 - Hints and Tips on making planner videos - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
55 - Keeping up to date - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
54 - Interview with Jennifer Powell at PlannerCon - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
53 - Conferences and Meet Ups - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
52 - The Magic of Contextualising Your Life - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
51 - Guest Interview - Rose Orchard - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
50 - Organising your significant other - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
49 - Creating the ultimate planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
48 - Getting past New Years resolutions - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
47 - How to understand being a planner newbie - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
46 - Buying and Selling 101 - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
45 - A5 or A6 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
44 - End of Year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2016 

43 - Digital Planning vs Analogue Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
42 - Planning vs Organising - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
41 - Short and Long Term Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
40 - Good and Bad Planner Habits - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
39 - Tackling Planner Size Change - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
38 - Self-Improvement or Personal Development - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
37 - What is productivity anyway - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
36 - The Planner Community - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
35 - Wellness Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
34 - Listeners Question - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
33 - Pens and other writing instruments - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
32 - Proper storage, care and shipping of planners, rings etc - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
31 - Guest Interview - Louise Umeki - Plannercon 2017 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
30 - Form Following Function -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
29 - Seasonal To Do Lists - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
28 - Making and keeping annual goals - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
27 - Organising the family - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
26 - Guest interview - Theresa Hall - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
25 - Guest interview - Ray Blake - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
24 - Defining the important things from the urgent things - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
23 - Guest interview with Rita Sedani - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
22 - Printing your own inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
21 - How to derail your planning system by over thinking - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
20 - Digital devices/services and your analogue planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
19 - What To Keep In Your 'Others' Tab - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
18 - Zombie Apocalypse Preparation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
17 - Managing Finances In Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
16 - Planning for those of us who actually can't live without planning, with guest co-host Carie Harling - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
15 - Automation Nirvana - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
14 - Work Life Balance and Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
13 - GTD Productivity And Using Your Paper Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
12 - Job Seeking and Keeping - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
11 - Planner Fail -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
10 - Planner Hacks - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
9 - Planner Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
8 - Choosing Inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
7 - How do you carry your planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
6 - Planners on the go - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
5 - Why would you pay more than the price of a Filofax? - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
4 - Using Your Planner To Create Permanent Habit Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
3 - Getting on with two or more planners - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
2 - Where to start your planning journey and why - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
1 - What size and why....  - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 October 2019

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of videos from around the internet.

Here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.

1. Plan With Me ll Planner Set Up - My Artsy Planner 
2. Moterm personal ring planner - Reneesplannerplace
3. All The Planners! | My Current Planning System - Planner Bunny Press
4. Pocket Malden October Flipthrough - Ganchi_mH
5. What I include in my Weekly Section || Collab with BrandyMichellePlans - Lauren
6. I'm back In A Franklin Covey!! | Compact Ava Binder | Flip Through - Valerie Brown
7. What I include on my weekly pages (Collab with Lauren) - Brandy Michelle Plans
8. 2020 Planner Setup! | Franklin Planner | Planner Love Splendor | Candiik Vlogs - Candiik
9. Filofax Personal Rings Setup | Featuring Peanuts Planner Co. Inserts - Sylvia From Wright Your Life
10. Chunky Pocket Filofax Patent Planner In The Color Hot Pink| Functional Planning| Chunky Pocket Rings - Life With MJB
11. My Current Planner Flip Through! Ft. Filofax Personal Size &Amp; Bullet Journaling | Krystal's Couture - Krystal's Couture
12. The State of the Planner System - Ganchi_mH
13. Set up filofax saffiano personal poppy - Karina Gley
14. New classic soft stitch Filofax - Laura Jane planner
15. Planner Flashback Friday! featuring my Filofax Saffiano Personal Planner from 2014 - Managing MomLife
16. Plan With Me - A5 Filofax Planner - Functional Planning - Plan Hers - Plan Hers
17. Gillio Slim Compagna Planner Flip with PacificPlanner74 - PacificOcean17

• For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post.  Also this video too Webfinds 
• Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list. 

You might also be interested in Planner Spread Love on Facebook. 

Enjoy

Free For All Tuesday No. 455

So what questions or discussion points have you got for us today?

It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a more experienced user of organisers, we want to hear your thoughts, questions, opinions etc.

We are here to answer your questions.

Make today the one day you post a comment or a question.

It is Tuesday after all so fire away.

VDS 1st Limited Edition

Van der Spek are very excited to share with you their first VDS Limited Edition

Through this exclusive collection they are able to have the best of both worlds: 50 Custom Made Products with a 1-time only special leather in a complete and luxurious lay-out and details, combined with the speed of ready-made: shipped to you within 4 workdays.

The leather type was picked by Van der Spek, the colour they will use for this collection has been picked by fans through the Van der Spek attendance at PlannerCon Europe and Instagram Voting: Amaranth: A hybrid soft Magenta hue.

Leather characteristics: Similar to Janet Leather, but with a soft Nubuck finish. Full grain (all their leathers are always full grain), supple, vegetable tanned, natural feel, awesome smell.

The winner: Amaranth – their logo will be blind embossed into all limited edition items

This leather will only be used for the limited edition, after that it will never be available again.
Here are all the specifications and characteristics of our Limited Edition:

There will be 50 limited edition items made, you can pick from:

• Custom Made Senior widened to A6, 25mm rings in a full Touch Me lay-out, price: €500,- (excl. VAT) See this lay-out here.
• Custom Made Standard, 30mm rings in a full Touch Me lay-out, price: €500,- (excl. VAT) See this lay-out here.
• Custom Made Special Nomad (TN Cover) in the lay-out of @inkimperfections, price: €450,- (excl. VAT) See this model here.
• Custom Made Special Codex (Hobonichi Cover) in the lay-out of @coyote_ink, price: €500,- (excl. VAT) See this model here.

The 50 limited edition items will be numbered in blind embossing on the inside of the clasp
They will have the VDS logo blind embossed on the left inside
It will be shipped to you (free of charge!) within 4 workdays.

Also available in non-ring planners. 

They are available online now via this link.
If you have any questions, please contact us via hello@vdsshop.com

Thank you to Petra at Van der Spek for passing on this information.

Further Information.

Web Site: http://www.vdsshop.com
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/VDSleathergoods
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/vanderspekorganiserfans/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vdsshop/