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Video Web Finds - Wednesday 30 July 2025

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.

1. Monticello Planner - Franklin Planner
2. How to reset your GTD system - The Organized Mess
3. Overwhelmed? - Try this 5-minute Planning Trick - Aligned Plans
4. A bullet journal reset in M5 rings & Hobonichi Weeks - plannercoven
5. Blooms Planner - Franklin Planner
6. MeePlus Personal Rings Set Up - new planner set up for the second half! - Lethbridge Paper
7. Unboxing of my first Van der Spek custom planner - plans and pastimes
8. Elastic - why I prefer not to see it on organisers - Graham Rhind
9. Let's be honest, meal planning for one can be challenging - Plan With April 
10. 10 Ways to Organize Your Life with a Functional Planner - Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat
11. Setting Up My A5 Filofax | Part One: Ideas, Inserts & Setup Inspiration - Buy Sell Plan Inc
12. Plan With Me | Let's Decorate My Moterm Planner Dividers & Daiso Mini Haul - christa david
13. Seguimientos de Julio - Planes y Diarios
14. Episode 5: Mission Statement Will Carry You - Franklin Planner
15. Friday planner flip/ personal rings/ FCC inserts - Beverly Plans
16. Sharing New Personal Ring Covers - Tiffany’s Plans
17. Plan With Me || Franklin Classic Alivia Binder || July 28th - August 3, 2025 - Sandra Dahl
18. Behind The Scenes - Franklin Planner
19. 9 Disc Planner DIY - Plan With April
20. This week's releases & restocks (week of July 28, 2025) - Gillio Firenze
21. 8Lotus August 2025 Deluxe Box | Detailed Review | The Planner Aisle - The Planner Aisle
22. Friday planner flip/ personal rings/ FCC inserts  - Beverly Plans
23. Very chatty decorate with me in my personal rings Gillio planner - MamaGraciePlans
24. Day Designer Flip | Pen+Gear | - Mombie Plans
25. Episode 5: Core Values - Franklin Planner
26. Life update || Filofax Holborn, личный дневник в Sterling Ink - 6rings_prettythings
27. Filofax Lockwood Tour - How to stay organized | Journal Refresh - Dami Alosi
28. Wochendeko Filofax KW 28 & FlipThrough Ink Journal - plannerandotherthings _
29. Detailed Flip of EDC - Filofax Blue Croc Personal - Compact Inserts - Week Ending July 27, 2025 -  GUY PLANS
30. Filofax Wochendeko KW 30 - allesaufpapier
31. August 2025 Planner Prep: Filofax Domino Pocket Rings | Every Day Carry | Planner Setup - Makeup Your Plan
32. Plan My Week With Me - Filofax Pocket Edition - Mia's Digital Diary
33. Configuration de mon Filofax A5 | Première partie : Idées, inserts et inspirations de configuration - Buy Sell Plan Inc.
34. Réinitialisation de mon agenda en milieu d'année (mises en page de style bullet journal) - Caitlin's Corner
35. Personal Rings Planner Flip for this week July 28-August 3,2025 - MamaGraciePlans
36. Vidéo de l'agenda perdu de la semaine dernière - dollycreating
37. Back to Personal Rings, August Planner Update | Filofax Malden - My Nomad Planner
38. Anneaux De Poche Flip *** Nouveau Filofax - 2 Jours Par Page - Christine Louise on Paper
39. Resetting for a Softer Life | Filofax Planning & a Rainy Walk - The Nestled Bloom
40. Filofax | Rings Set Up | Temporary Work Planning - Delphien
41. Louis Vuitton MM Agenda Set Up | May Paper Co Inserts | FC Compact in Personal Ring - LA Plans
42. Your YouTube video could appear here. If you have a YT channel that features Filofax organisers or similar, please let us know. (steve at philofaxy dot com) Alternatively ensure your video contains 'Filofax' or 'Rings' in the title or description. 

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Free For All Tuesday - No. 756

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. If you are commenting as 'Anonymous', please include your name in the text of your comment. 

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

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Keeping a Journal

I have been keeping a journal now on a regular basis since 2013. I tried before then to keep a journal in my Filofax, but it wasn't so successful, and I would frequently forget to write anything in each day. 

With my hopeless short term memory if a couple of days pass without writing anything down, then the details will be lost. 

I started using a Quo Vadis Daily 21 page per day planner as my journal in 2013. It is a bit of an overkill for my average level of writing each day. But it keeps things tidy and well laid out. 

Each day has the day and date in six languages the first two being English and French. The others are Italian, German, Spanish and Dutch. 

Each page has some timings against the ruled lines, but I tend to ignore the exact timings. 

It is close to A5 in size, slightly narrower and I keep it in a Van Der Spek Codex cover. I've done reviews of these here. 

• Van der Spek A5 Codex
• Guest Post - Habana Daily 21 Daily Planner/Diary - Review 

If you are just getting started with journalling or you want to improve your style of journal keeping. I recommend picking up a copy of Ray Blakes book  'Journalling School: A Short Course in Personal Journalling' It helped me a lot and I need to re-read it again. 

It was also available as a series of blog posts:

• Welcome to Journalling School
• Journalling School Session 1: Recording Your Life
• Journalling School Session 2: Sustainable Journalling
• Journalling School Session 3: Restarting a Journal
• Journalling School Session 4: Positive Journalling
• Journalling School Session 5: Role play
• Journalling School Session 6: Personal Goals
• Journalling School Session 7: Problem Solving
• Journalling School Session 8: Keeping Things Fresh
• Journalling School Session 9: Frequently asked questions
• Journalling School Session 10: Past, Present and Future
• Journalling School Session 11: Looking back
• Journalling School Session 12: End of Term Review

Or one simple link: http://www.mylifeallinoneplace.com/search/label/Journalling%20School

There are plenty of other on-line resources on Journal Writing.

This is what my stack of journals from 2013 to 2024, 2025 being in my VDS cover and still being written in each day.  

I already have my 2026 Daily 21 ready for next year. They seem to become available earlier in the year these days. 

You can of course use a separate diary insert in your Filofax as a journal it doesn't have to be the same format or size as the one you use for planning, but long term storage might be easier if it is the same size. 

You will find some suitable Philofaxy inserts here: Diaries 2025 and some undated planners are included in our Files Page here: Files

Fun Fact: When I look back at my 1987 Filofax diary insert (the first full year of using one) the entries are more like a journal than a planner! I didn't know any different at the time! It is just amusing to see them now!

Do you journal each day? 

 

Silent Sunday

 

Kid leather slim personal and Viewmaster reels album

Web Finds - Saturday 26 July 2025

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 19 July 2025
2. Silent Sunday
3. Filofax Word Search - Gmax
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 755
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 July 2025
6. Word Search Answers
7. Free For All Friday No. 872

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. How to identify a vintage Malden? - Filofax
2. What Is Synergy? (pg. 308-317) - FranklinPlanner Talk
3. My first Filofax! - Filofax
4. Episode #320: GTD Live – part 1 - Getting Things Done
5. Techno fILOFAX - Filofax
6. PLOTTER 2025 Pop-up Event at Atlas Stationers Sidewalk Sale - PLOTTER USA
7. Best Weekly Inserts - Filofax
8. 10 Ways to Organize Your Life with a Functional Planner - Strange & Charmed
9. The Franklin Five: August 2025 - FranklinPlanner Talk
10. What size notebook would fit in the slip pocket of a personal Filofax? - Filofax
11. Sand & Pesto restock & release - Blog | Gillio
12. Link Love: Summer Colors - The Well-Appointed Desk
13. Web Finds – 23 July 2025 - Travellers Notebook Times
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• 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. 
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Free For All Friday No. 872

Creating a Morning Routine in Your Planner

Mornings set the tone for the entire day, but without structure, they can slip away in a blur of distraction and chaos. At least in my house they can!  Your planer is the perfect tool to design (and stick to) a morning routine that supports focus, calm, and productivity.

Step 1: Define Your Ideal Morning

Start by asking yourself questions like, “What time do I want to wake up?” and “What are a few things I’d like to do before starting work or my daily responsibilities?” Some common morning routine things might include hydration, morning pages or journaling, planning your day, getting some deliberate movement in before you start your day, setting intentions or reading something inspiring.

Step 2: Time Block It

Use your daily or weekly pages to time-block your morning routine. Even a simple structure like this works:

6:00–6:15am	Water + Stretching
6:15–6:45am	Tea + Morning Pages
6:45–7:00am	Quick Planner Review
7:00-7:30am	Healthy Breakfast

Writing it down and seeing it on the page helps you stay accountable (and helps you notice what’s realistic and what isn’t!). I like to put my morning routine on a Compass Card from Franklin Planner in my Pouch Page Marker because the daily pages I use don’t start early enough, plus this way it’s always on my current day’s page and I don’t have to re-write it every day.

Step 3: Use Your Planner Daily

Every morning, open your planner and:

• Review your morning routine periodically to make sure it is still working for you
• Jot down any thoughts or intentions
• Highlight your top priorities for the day
  
  

This creates a sense of control before the day even begins, and with just 15–20 minutes and your trusty planner, mornings can become a calm, productive foundation for everything that follows for the day.

As always on Fridays, feel free to discuss whatever you’d like related to ring planners.

Word Search Answers

 Here are the answers to the Word Search Quiz 

Thank you to Gmax for sending this in. 

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 July 2025

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.

1. Episode 5: What Matters Most - Franklin Planner
2. Filofax Hack - 45 Degree Paper Cut - Flatability
3. Plan with Me | Moterm Midnight Personal Rings - christa david
4. This week's releases & restocks (week of July 21, 2025) - Gillio Firenze
5. Episode 5: Craft Your Mission Statement - Franklin Planner
6. A flip of my new VDS planner - Planner fun and inspiration with Melissa 
7. The Simple Apple Workflow That Keeps All Your Projects Organised - Carl Pullein
8. Detailed Chatty Flip of my Blush Pink Vintage Aurora | FC Compact with Personal Wide Inserts - 
9. The planner sins I committed to have planner peace…  - Beverly Plans
10. 2026 Functional Planner Launch - Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat
11. Personal Filofax Pop Flipthrough | FRENCH | Sprintpaper by Emmashell1 - Emmashell1
12. How I Recap the Week and Reset for the Next | Week of July 14 - Buy Sell Plan Inc.
13. Episode 5: Mission Statement - Franklin Planner
14. My simple planning system for my ADHD.. personal rings | FCC inserts - Beverly Plans
15. 2025 Mid-Year Planner Line-up | Planner Refresh | Creative, Work, Catch-all, and On the Go Planners - Organized_Plans
16. Hobonichi Cousin, Gillio and Hobonichi Weeks / July 2025 // Pink Planner Girl - Nicola PinkPlannerGirl
17. filofax pocket rings planners | which is better? - xoxo Lorae
18. Filofax a5 Domino setup - summer 2025 - Girl with a Lesson Plan
19. My Filofax Setup! - Mia's Digital Diary
20. FILOFAX SETUP 2025 - Organisera kalendern med mig - PLATIN CARLSON
21. Je crée mon agenda pour la rentrée - Chic & Organized - L'art du temps
22. Episode 5: Live a Meaningful Life - Franklin Planner
23. Updated 2025 Planner Flipthrough | Daytimer Personal Rings - Planningwithmonserrate
24. Onebookjuly2025 | Personal Rings | Louis Vuitton MM Medium Ring Agenda | July 21-27, 2025 - Life with Lisa Ann
25. A Very Chatty Friday Flip Thru | Personal Ring Planner - Courtnee Rae
26. Home Made Binder - Flatability
27. Your YouTube video could appear here. If you have a YT channel that features Filofax organisers or similar, please let us know. (steve at philofaxy dot com) Alternatively ensure your video contains 'Filofax' or 'Rings' in the title or description. 

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