Philofaxy: June 2023

30 June 2023

Free for All Friday No. 764 by Nan

Sometimes putting things into a storage unit or an attic feels like dropping them into a black hole, never to be seen again. But not, of course, when it comes to Filofaxes. While putting some belongings into storage recently, I also took some things out: 4 plastic boxes full of organizers, unused pages, used diaries, and completed journals. I had forgotten I had so much! Going through all of this will feel like a treasure hunt! I look forward to uncovering some gems from my past and bringing forgotten possibilities back into the light! What's your treasure hunt story? (Or whatever you wish to discuss this Friday!)

29 June 2023

My Favourite Organiser - Sally

Thank you to Sally S for sending her 'Favourite Organiser' one of my favourites too!

1. What is your favourite organiser (Make/model/size)?

My favourite organiser is the Filofax Holborn in compact size. I’m a fairly recent convert from pocket size. I prefer smaller rings and 15mm is pretty much perfect for my needs. The Holborn leather feels sturdy and hard wearing.

2. How long have you owned it?

I’ve owned this Filofax for a couple of years and so far it has been working well. I only have one planner in use at any one time and this fits the bill. I also have a Calipso and Saffiano zip in case I feel like a change.

3. What is it that you like about it so much?

I particularly like the pocket configuration. Also the absence of a zip pocket and full length back pocket, both of which I never use. The ring size ensures I only include what is necessary. Above all I love the slim profile.

4. Do you use it all the time?

Yes, I have been using this organiser daily for about 18 months. It holds all I need. I occasionally experiment and swap it out for personal size but invariably get restless and am back in compact within hours.

5. Do you think the design could be improved in any way? How?

The only improvement I would like to see is a bigger pen loop. Being part elasticated I had assumed that most pens would fit…they don’t!

Thank you Sally

As you know we are always looking for new people to appear in our 'Readers Favourite Organiser' feature, you don't have to be 'well known' or a long term user to be considered to appear in this 'spot'.

28 June 2023

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 28 June 2023

I hope you are having a good week.

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.

Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy.
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.

Enjoy

27 June 2023

Free For All Tuesday - No. 647

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 post a question.

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

26 June 2023

Two dates for your diary - Saturday 1 July and Sunday 2 July 2023

We are going to run some more 'Virtual Meet Ups' everyone is welcome.

When? - Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July 2023 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.

Yes two days, for people that are unable to make the Sunday we have added the Saturday as well, same times on both days.

Join in on both days if you wish.

Do not worry if you aren't available at the start of the session 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 most 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 Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 July 2023.

Please note I might be a slightly late arrival on the Saturday, but you should be able to start without me!

25 June 2023

Silent Sunday

Photo by Renáta-Adrienn on Unsplash

24 June 2023

Web Finds - Saturday 24 June 2023

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:

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.

It is a Birthday Tea Party! - Lime Tree Fruits
First Filofax order arrived today! - Filofax
Think Win-Win (Habit 4) - FranklinPlanner Talk
5 Steps to Plan Your Ideal Week Balance - Blog – Day Designer
Episode #212: Dave Edwards interviews David Allen - Getting Things Done
Mental labour - This Bug's Life
Building a FiloNichi / HoboFax using AnthologyPlans inserts - Filofax
3 Ways to Make Your Life Easier Right Now - Blog – Day Designer
Task Management Made Simple: Techniques to Tackle Your To-Do List - Strange & Charmed
The Franklin Five: July 2023 - FranklinPlanner Talk
Patchwork planner pouch from YKMade - This Bug's Life
Streamline Family Planning With Our Free Printable! - Blog – Day Designer
Filofax uses - Filofax
Link Love: Meet Me in St. Louis? - The Well-Appointed Desk
Web Finds – 21 June 2023 - Travellers Notebook Times
Your blog post could appear here. Please let us know if you have a blog that features ring bound organisers.

Please leave a comment on any of the blogs you enjoyed reading and mention that you saw their post mentioned on Philofaxy. Thank you
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.
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

Enjoy

23 June 2023

Free For All Friday No 763 by Laurie

Now that summer is well and truly here (for those of us in the northern hemisphere), how has your planning/ Filofax usage changed for the summer months? Do you downsize your organiser (either with a smaller page size, or smaller rings/ slimmer book) for portability?

I downsize to smaller rings and even though it holds fewer pages, it's still very useful when I'm traveling or just out and about more.

As always on Fridays, feel free to ask and/ or discuss anything ring binder organiser related!

22 June 2023

Day Timer Catalogue 2007

Thank you to Mark in UK for sending me this catalogue. It is the UK catalogue for Day-Timer from 2007.

They still have a UK base in the West Country and their products seem to be quite reasonably priced still.

Looking at the current range, it isn't quite as extensive as it was back in 2007, but the designs and style don't appear to have changed much in over 15 years.

As a comparison you can see the Filofax 2007 catalogue here.

21 June 2023

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 21 June 2023

I hope you are having a good week.

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.

Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy.
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.

Enjoy

20 June 2023

Free For All Tuesday - No. 646

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.

19 June 2023

Reaching the half-way mark of the year.....

We are closing in on the half way point of the year. Is it too early to start thinking about your diary inserts for 2024?

The 2024 inserts are already available on-line from a few of the retailers. If you want to use Philofaxy inserts those have been available for some time already!

Go to this page to find the 2024 inserts.... oh and the 2025 ones as well!

We better start on the 2026 ones soon I guess!

18 June 2023

Silent Sunday

Personal Kensington with my current book

17 June 2023

Web Finds - Saturday 17 June 2023

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:

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.

Episode #211: GTD, Career Counseling, and Psychology - Getting Things Done
Time Blocking 101: The Ultimate Method to Maximize Your Daily Schedule - Strange & Charmed
First Filofax - reddit.com
Planner Pouch - This Bug's Life
Why Dad Put Up The Flag - FranklinPlanner Talk
Color Coding Magic: Using Color to Stay Organized and Prioritize Tasks - Strange & Charmed
Link Love: Topic of Tropics - The Well-Appointed Desk
Web Finds – 14 June 2023 - Travellers Notebook Times
Your blog post could appear here. Please let us know if you have a blog that features ring bound organisers.

Please leave a comment on any of the blogs you enjoyed reading and mention that you saw their post mentioned on Philofaxy. Thank you
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.
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

Enjoy

16 June 2023

Free For All Friday - No. 762 by Anita

When we had some family to visit the other day, one of them noticed my Filofax sitting on my desk, alongside my smartphone, laptop and external monitor. As they know that I'm fairly IT savvy, they expressed surprise that I'm still also using a paper planner. It was quite an interesting conversation as they then realised that, whilst they also use lots of digital, they still both use paper for some things and could see the benefits of a loose-leaf organiser which is more portable. I'm not sure that either of them will convert to Filofax, but I enjoyed the discussion and it sounds like lots of people in their IT department still use paper on a regular basis.

Have you had a discussion like this recently, and/or managed to interest someone in using a paper planner?

And as always on Fridays, please feel free to discuss anything organiser related. I hope that you have a great weekend.

15 June 2023

Your Favourite Organiser - Reader Series

At the request of the people on the Philofaxy Skype Chat (a.k.a. Round-table/Virtual Meet Up) last Sunday, we are going to revive the series 'Readers Favourite Organiser'.

We haven't had any of this series of posts for a few years, it's therefore a good time to restart it.

We are therefore looking for people to contribute to this series by answering the following questions:

What is your favourite organiser (Make/model/size)?
How long have you owned it?
What is it that you like about it so much?
Do you use it all the time?
Do you think the design could be improved in any way? How?

Please attach a couple of photos of your favourite organiser, the outside and say the inside so people can appreciate the look and the layout of your favourite organiser. Phone camera pictures will be fine. Take them near a window in daylight if possible.

Please note that your favourite organiser can be any brand, not just Filofax.

Send in your responses by email to philofaxy at gmail dot com and we will slot them in to the schedule as we can.

You can view all of the previous ones by following this link.

14 June 2023

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 14 June 2023

I hope you have had a good weekend.

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.

Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy.
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.

Enjoy

13 June 2023

Free For All Tuesday - No. 645

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.

12 June 2023

Guest Post - Filofax Compact Setup - Sally S

Seeing my old post about my pocket Filofax reappear on FFAF recently I thought I would post an update on my setup. Things have changed!

After using a pocket Filofax for a number of years the page size finally became too small for me. My reading glasses are not always to hand.

I have generally preferred smaller rings so trying personal compact seemed the way to go…so far it is proving to be a success.

This is the setup in my compact Holborn.

The pockets usually just hold sticky notes and tabs.

At the front is a clear flyleaf which I use for sticky notes holding reminders and important items on my to-do list, then a number of list pages such as medium and long term to-dos, shopping lists, items I am waiting for etc. I keep a separate daily to-do list which is thrown away when completed.

The next section (so-called although I have no dividers, just an occasional tab) is my diary. I did consider the week on one page format which will fit on the rings. However, a quick analysis of my diary entries from previous years showed that only about 30% of days contained an entry. Therefore it seemed a waste of ring space to have a bigger diary than absolutely necessary. I am using a month on two pages. There is enough room as the only things I tend to record are birthdays, anniversaries and appointments. I can fit up to three entries per day in the space available. If I need more room I use the top and bottom of the page for notes.

I also have a Philofaxy year planner for a general overview.

The next few pages are contacts…both addresses and mobile numbers.

After this come my Christmas pages which are currently mostly empty, just headings.

Then a few more notes pages…my book list, Filofax wish list (not that I need any more), etc.

I also have a world map and London Underground map, only occasionally referenced. Not really necessary but I just like having them in my planner.

A few sheets of spare paper are kept at the back, then finally a top opening envelope which holds ring reinforcers, Filofax jot pad sheets and scrap paper.

All in all this format is working well, with enough room on the rings to fit in all I need and is so portable.

Thank you Sally for sharing your set up with us.

11 June 2023

Silent Sunday

Journal pages - thank you to Daniel

10 June 2023

Web Finds - Saturday 10 June 2023

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:

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.

Master Your Mondays: Start the Week Strong with Effective Functional Planning - Strange & Charmed
Episode #210: David Allen talks with Andy and Tim Cotterill - Getting Things Done
Leather balsam - This Bug's Life
The Pareto Principle: How to Achieve More by Doing Less - Strange & Charmed
Binder Maintenance - FranklinPlanner Talk
Check boxes check circles - reddit.com
New Release June 12th: ‘The Secret Place Journal’! - Planner Fun
Plan Your Way to Success: How functional Planning Can Help You Reach Your Goals - Strange & Charmed
Link Love: Double Duckin’ - The Well-Appointed Desk
Web Finds – 7 June 2023 - Travellers Notebook Times
Your blog post could appear here. Please let us know if you have a blog that features ring bound organisers.

Please leave a comment on any of the blogs you enjoyed reading and mention that you saw their post mentioned on Philofaxy. Thank you
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.
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

Enjoy

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