Video Web Finds - Wednesday 30 September 2020

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. NEW VDS Pocket Planner Flip! Pocket Croc - Systematic Maddie
2. VDS Velvet Sand Personal Rings Setup | LittleRachPlans - LittleRachPlans
3. My Standard Rings Setup - John Rush
4. Live A6 Rings Monthly Plan With Me!! | October 2020 - lettered plans
5. VDS Janet Velvet Sand OCT Setup | LittleRachPlans - LittleRachPlans
6. Plan with Me | Filofax Personal Rings | Simple & Trendy Co Daily Inserts | September 21-27, 2020 - Michelle Miller
7. The Superior Labor | Unique Japanese Planner Goods | Brutally Honest Review Ep.6 - Eberhart Studio
8. Franklin Covey Planner Love Gingham Gardens Collection Flip Through - My Moxie Dreams
9. Gillio Planner Update and Flip / September 2020 // Pink Planner Girl - Nicola PinkPlannerGirl
10. Moterm A5 Pink Croco Luxe Planner | Review | Ali Express Planner | Minimal Planning - The Functional Planner Co.
11. My Gillio Planners & How I Use Them - Plannergirl Pearl
12. Printable Vs Printed Planner Inserts | Organizing And Storing Planner Inserts | Moterm Pocket Versa - Alexis Lauren
13. Silent flip through of my Gillio Medium XL in rust - Alona planning
14. Franklin Covey 5 Choices Weekly Planner Glimpse - My Moxie Dreams
15. Moterm Pocket Rings A7 Planner Unboxing | Litchi Taupe - Arlynne Kayla
16. Gillio UNDYED Unboxing / September 2020 // Pink Planner Girl - Nicola PinkPlannerGirl
17. Moterm A5 Luxe Planner Set Up and Flip Through | Ft. Cloth and Paper, The Planner Spot & Fancy Plans - The Functional Planner Co.
18. Gillio Unboxing: Personal Wide Compagna in Royal Blue - PerfectionismPrints
19. EDC Planner Flip | Updated Fall 2020 | Functionally Pretty | Moterm Pocket Rings | Plan With Bee - Plan With Bee
20. Franklin Covey Plan with Me Classic Vintage Aurora - 5 Choices Planner-Week of Sept 28th, 2020 - My Moxie Dreams
21. Updated Personal Flip | Moterm ft. C&P Box - Amanda Watts
22. Смотрим новый планер // Moterm pocket rings - Ksenia Brigness
23. 2021 Filofax Saffiano Compact Zip Organizer-Unboxing - Prosper Sis!
24. September Budget | Minimal Planning, Filofax A5 Agenda | Ft. Fancy Plans & Cloth & Paper - The Functional Planner Co.
25. Plan with Me | The Happy Planner | Janes Agenda | A5 Planner #filofax #thehappyplanner - aliloves2plan
26. Plan with Me: Moleskine Expanded, Classic Happy Planner, Franklin Covey & Filofax Malden - Monique Smith
27. Neues  OKTOBER BUDGET  Budget with me - Finanzen organisieren im Filofax - Kunterbunt & Klitzeklein - Budgets & Minimalismus.

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Free For All Tuesday - No. 504

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.

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

It is Tuesday after all so fire away with any questions and comments.

A Date For Your Diary - Sunday 4 October 2020

Given the success and the number of people that took part in the last  'Virtual Meet Up' we are going to run another one.

When? - Sunday 4 October at the following time:

• Los Angeles 8:00 am, 
• Denver 9:00 am
• Dallas 10:00 am, 
• New York 11:00am, 
• London 4:00 pm 
• Paris 5:00 pm etc.  

Do not worry if you aren't available at the start of one of our sessions each one lasts 1-2 hours so pop up when you are available and say hello.

Where? - an on-line chat using Skype. with voice and video (if you wish)

Join the chat here: https://join.skype.com/A85fEyS7HPUP

What do I need? - just a micro-phone and some head phones(in ear phones work fine) and a free Skype account. Using headphones or earphone reduces 'echo' on the call. Video is optional, but a few of us will be on video as well.

Who - All of you... Join the chat here: https://join.skype.com/A85fEyS7HPUP  Come and listen if you don't want to chat.  What do we talk about? Filofax stuff... but anything else as well. It's like long lost friends meeting up for coffee and a catch up.. but don't worry if you have never joined in before... you are an old friend too!

If you have any questions you want to ask then please let us know in the group or before we start.

Come and join in the fun, even if you only pop in to say hello... but don't be afraid to join in the discussion.

If you need any assistance setting up Skype, please pop a comment in this post and I will try and help you get one line. Skype is free for computer to computer calls....

Here is my post on how to improve your Skype audio with headphones or a headset.

Hope to be chatting with you on Sunday 4 October 2020.

Silent Sunday

 

With thanks to GMax for this photograph.

Web Finds - Saturday 26 September 2020

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. Web Finds - Saturday 19 September 2020
2. Guest Post - A Minimalist’s Filofax Notebook Bullet Journal
3. Filofax Complete Product List - February 1989
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 503
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 September 2020
6. 'How to get the best out of your Filofax Professional System'
7. Free for All Friday No. 620 by Nan

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. Planner Quote: September 21, 2020 - FranklinPlanner Talk
2. 10 Ways to Personalize Your Planner (Without Stickers or Washi Tape) - Strange & Charmed
3. Who uses a paper calendar anymore? - Looking through a frosty window…
4. Maggie Holmes discbound day to day weekly planner review (Including pen test) - All About Planners
5. Customer review: medium Compagna - Blog | Gillio
6. When Productivity Meets What Matters Most - FranklinPlanner Talk
7. Time Blocking using Google Calendar & Google Keep with FREE Google Keep Headers - Wendaful Planning
8. Link Love: United States of Letterpress - The Well-Appointed Desk

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Free for All Friday No. 620 by Nan

In addition to recording appointments in my Filofax, I use an electronic calendar because it has the advantage of letting me set reminders. I'm much less likely to miss something if I get an alert (or three) on my phone and watch. How do you give yourself advance warnings if you don't use an app? For me, I would use jot pads or sticky notes and place them in advance of the appointment or deadline. Filofax sells jot pads, which have holes so you can place them between pages, but I just make my own by cutting pieces of colored paper and punching holes. What's your solution? Of course, since it's Friday, all discussion of ring-bound planners is welcome!

'How to get the best out of your Filofax Professional System'

Sometime ago, I was sent this PDF document that came from the Time Management people at Filofax. I'm not certain of the original publication date, most probably the early 2000's judging by the inserts and the address shown on the back of the document.

Instead of extracting all of the pages as images, I am sharing with you the PDF for educational and non -commercial use as the copyright naturally still belongs to Filofax Group.

I think you will find the guide very useful and valuable in how to get the best out of your organiser.

Follow this link to view the full PDF of the file. 

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 September 2020

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. My First Vds! Vanderspek Unboxing - Systematic Maddie
2. B6 Rings, Pocket Rings, Moleskine, Stalogy: Table Chat - Monique Smith
3. I Rented a Planner?  - Sam Kelley
4. Gillio Medium Mia Cara VS Moterm Personal Versa - Planner Mumsy
5. Plan with Me | Filofax Personal | Simple & Trendy Co Daily Inserts | September 14-20, 2020 #filofax - Michelle Miller
6. Day trip to Düsseldorf Germany | Japan Town + Altstadt | train travel vlog | stationery + food haul - lizzuplans
7. A5 Rings Fall 2020 Flip Through| DIYFish, Cloth & Paper, Peanuts Planner Co - Antonisha La'Shay -Kore' Candle Co
8. Personal Filofax Malden & Franklin Covey Compact Boston Chat - Monique Smith
9. Plan with Me | A5 Filofax | Cloth and Paper Weekly Inserts | September 21-27, 2020 #filofax - Michelle Miller
10. September 2020 Planner Set Up | Personal Moterm Binder - PlansMeetPaper
11. Plan with me + Planner Flip through - The Fabulous Planner
12. Mid month planner flip...VDS touch me, Aura Estelle B6, and A5 Kikki K - Tilted Tierra with Melissa Reeves
13. The Art Of Planning...My Friend Franklin (Planner). And Four Planning Essentials - CandiKCan
14.  New Moterm Pocket Versa Compared to Moterm Pocket Planner | New White Moterm Pocket Versa - The Minimal Sophisticate
15. Looking at Lovely New Things! A5 Moterm for my Planners - theschizy witch
16. Moterm pocket Luxe unboxing l Moving in to my moterm - Planners.and.plants
17. *Moterm* Personal Versa - Yay Or Nay?!?! - Charming Plans
18. September 2020 Planner Set Up | Personal Moterm Binder - PlansMeetPaper
19. Setting My Moterm Personal Versa - Planner Mom Of 6
20. Top 3 Planner Accessories For Functional Planning - Life With Holly Lifestyle
21. Planner Collection Agenda Collection Filofax Louis Vuitton Kikki K - Madame Cristina Art
22. Vergleich Erin Condren, Happy Planer, Filofax | gabelschereblog - GabelSchereBlog
23. Configurando mi Wedding Journal | Filofax A5 Malden (Planner) - My Yellow Journal
24. Floraler Einklang | KW 35 im Filofax - dekoRIAt
25. Filofax Haul - Budgetfriendly
26. Filofax Malden Mini | Planner Wallet Quick Flip | Orchid - Perpetual Mommy
27. Filofax Malden Personal Size - Simple.living219 T
28. My Old Leather Filofax From Braun Buffel (1996-1997) || Stationery September 2020 - Two Mice On My Bookshelf
29. Filofax Pocket Planner | Setup Flip-through #filofax - aliloves2plan
30. Projected 2021 "Financial Planner" [Part 5]....A5 Filofax...Updated September - Valentina Maria Mancera
31. A6 Planner Set Up | Blush Gillio Firenze Compagna #plannersetup - Eat Pray Plan
32. Gillio Medium Compagna Setup|Bicolor Charcoal Matte/Epoca Aqua|Gillio Medium设置•炭黑/水蓝拼色 - Color Your Day

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Free For All Tuesday - No. 503

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 with any questions and comments.

Filofax Complete Product List - February 1989

Looking back to February 1989 when Filofax sent out paper Personal size product lists that you could carry in your organiser.  We have the 1989 catalogue already in our archive, you can see it here. 

Heffers Stationers are still in Cambridge, but at a different address to that shown on the front page. 

You will find higher resolution versions of these scanned pages on our dedicated catalogue site here.

The content of these images are copyright Filofax Letts Group and they are reproduced here with their permission for education, research and non-commercial use only.

Guest Post - A Minimalist’s Filofax Notebook Bullet Journal

Thank you to Leslie for this guest post

As a minimalist, I’m passionate about eliminating distractions so I can focus on high priorities. I first discovered Ryder Carroll’s Bullet Journal system when it began making waves in the minimalist community. Since 2018, I’ve used BuJo to track and plan everything important to me. 

Analog planning has been a major relief from tech overload. Relying on smartphone apps for time management used to lead me down a rabbit hole of checking social media and news updates. Bullet Journaling is an alternative that keeps me away from my phone when I need to be productive.

My favorite practice inspired by the ‘The Bullet Journal Method’ book was swapping handwriting for typing. I’ve found that taking a little extra time to handwrite tasks, events, and notes forces me to pause and decide if they’re relevant. The tasks I hesitate to spend a few seconds jotting down are rarely worth doing at all.

I used the classic BuJo process for a year before experimenting with customizations. My simple modified layouts work seamlessly with my current routine. I enjoy seeing artistic Bullet Journals and appreciate the creative outlet of decorating them, but I prefer to keep my journal very basic. Here’s my setup:

Since my Bullet Journal often substitutes for my phone, I decided they should be equally lightweight and portable. The products I use for Bullet Journaling are a pocket size Filofax Notebook, a pen loop insert, dividers, a ruler page-marker, and dot grid filler paper. From a sustainability standpoint, I like how I can refill and recycle the paper while reusing the cover, dividers, and page-marker.

Each collection has its own divider and the notebook pages are easy to rearrange. My collections are: Monthly Log, Daily Log, Home, Online, Errands, and Notes. The final divider is for blank paper.

My Home collection has lists of home maintenance projects and dates that I completed seasonal chores.

Because I time-block unessential technology use, my Online collection includes a list of topics to research and websites to visit during scheduled tech time.

My errand list and grocery list are in my Errands collection.

Important notes from my Daily Log are copied into the Notes collection and events are copied into the Monthly Log collection since I save Notes and Monthly Logs but recycle old Daily Logs.

My Monthly Log layout is a simple 2 page horizontal spread. To easily find the current date, I check off dates as they pass. The chores column uses abbreviations for interval tasks like laundry. I underline Sundays to divide the weeks.

I designed a 2 page horizontal layout for my Daily Logs as well. I make my Daily Logs the night before; it usually takes about 5 minutes.

For each Daily Log, I start by checking my Monthly Log, collections, and shared Google calendars from my husband and workplace. Then I copy scheduled and time-blocked events into the schedule column. Notes are recorded throughout the day in the notes column.

The “Quick @ home” column is where I add tasks like unloading the dishwasher and reading a Bible passage. “Longer @ home” includes vacuuming and riding my exercise bike. Separating tasks by duration makes it easier for me to choose one based on how much time I have available. The errands column allows me to group away-from-home tasks efficiently.

Limiting my daily tasks and errands to these columns encourages me to maintain boundaries with my workload.

If you’ve already practiced the basics of Bullet Journaling, I recommend exploring modifications for a tailored fit. BuJo’s flexibility is what makes it such an effective tool for mindful organization.

Leslie Watson is an eco-minimalist from the West Coast, USA where she works as an elementary school teaching assistant. She shares her articles on Linktree. You can also find her on Instagram as @LessHasteAndLessWaste.

Web Finds - Saturday 19 September 2020

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. Web Finds - Saturday 12 September 2020
2. Silent Sunday
3. Filofax UK 2000 - Catalogue
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 502
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 16 September 2020
6. Moterm Update - Bigger rings in the Versa and additional pen loops
7. Free For All Friday No 619 by Laurie

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. Planning in this time of chaos - This Bug's Life
2. The Anna Binder Is Back! - FranklinPlanner Talk
3. How to use text stickers in your planner - Plan Inspire Create
4. Reconstructing my Reflections Ringed Binder - Planner By Day
5. Web Finds – 16 September 2020 - Travellers Notebook Times
6. Important Planner Section - Looking through a frosty window…
7. Customer review: epoca Lotus - Blog | Gillio
8. Link Love: Ollie Got Mail! - The Well-Appointed Desk
9. Planner Quote: September 14, 2020 - FranklinPlanner Talk
10. Minimalist Color Coded Weekly spread in the Practical Paper Co Planner - All About Planners

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