Web Finds - Saturday 29 November 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 22 November 2025
2. Silent Sunday
3. Two Days Per Page with Tasks in Personal Size
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 773
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 26 November 2025
6. My Transition to Personal Size - Choice of Organiser
7. Free For All Friday - No. 890 by Steve

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. ️VDS Advent Calendar 2025 - Blog Vdsshop
2. Cultivating Daily Gratitude - FranklinPlanner Talk
3. Tools to help you get things done - Lime Tree Fruits
4. The Power of Sticky Notes in Your Planner: Fun, Flexible, and Surprisingly Essential - Planner Fun
5. The Franklin Five: December 2025 - FranklinPlanner Talk
6. Creative Refills S2E3: Project Management and Entrepreneurship with Erick - PLOTTER USA
7. The Charmed Life Gift Guide: Everyday Luxuries for a Well Planned & Productive Life - Strange & Charmed
8. Cultivating Daily Gratitude - FranklinPlanner Talk
9. The Planner Time Capsule Hack: A Wild Idea for Clearing Mental Clutter - Planner Fun
10. 14 Weekly spread ideas for using dot markers in your bullet journal - All About Planners
11. Creative Refills S2E3: Project Management and Entrepreneurship with Erick - PLOTTER USA
12. Planning in Real Life: A Conversation with Michael Diaz-Griffith - Planner Fun Plus 2
13. Thanksgiving Word Search - FranklinPlanner Talk
14. Safari Collection - Pocket Slim Compagna - Blog | Gillio
15. Friday Felicities for November 28 - Planner Fun
16. Link Love: Extra Gravy - The Well-Appointed Desk
17. Web Finds – 26 November 2025 - Travellers Notebook Times
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Free For All Friday - No. 890 by Steve

Usual tradition, or at least mine is that you swap your diary inserts over at New Year. I can see several people nodding their heads in agreement. 

Well this year I'm going to break tradition by swapping in to my new set up on Monday 1st December!!

Why Steve why are you doing this? 

I'm inpatient to try out my Personal Size set up, also the end of the year tends to be a busy time for me. To avoid that and give me a month overlap I've printed off an extra month of my adapted Two Days Per Page Insert and added it in to my Cavendish. 

It will also mean I have a smaller organiser to carry with me when travelling at Christmas. 

When do you change over? As it is Friday you can of course discuss anything Filofax related. 

My Transition to Personal Size - Choice of Organiser

As I previously posted, I will be using Personal Size next year for the first time in quite a few years. I've been using A5 size organisers since about 2006, so it is time to have a change.

One thing that has changed since I last used Personal Size (full-time) is that my collection of different organisers in that size has grown, different models, brands and ring sizes.

Personal size I think has the largest range of ring sizes available. They go from 11-13mm in slimline size. Through 15-16mm in compact. 23-26mm in regular size rings, and the biggest are 30mm in internal diameter.

Most if not all Slimline organisers don't have a clasp, some don't even have a pen loop, so they will slip into a jacket pocket easily. I do have a DeVille organiser that is like a Slimline in design, no clasp or pen loop, but it comes with 15mm rings which is unusual but a useful addition in my collection.

As the ring size increases the overall size of the organiser increases along with the weight. This especially applies to the two-part organisers such as my Gillio Mia Cara and Moterm Versa, both Personal Size, but quite a size compared to say a regular Malden.

Detailed research on ring capacity.

Doing some research, I found this table in one of the Filofax catalogues.

Ring Size	Organiser Size	Capacity (Sheets)
30 mm	A5, Personal Zip	330
25 mm	A5 Clasp	270
23 mm	Personal Clasp	250
19 mm	Pocket	200
15 mm	Compact	150
13 mm	Slimline, Mini	120
11 mm	Slimline, Mini	105

It does list the capacity in terms of the number of sheets of paper, but I assume that is 70gsm sheets of paper. My own inserts are printed on 80gsm paper so the capacity will obviously be less. 

A slightly more accurate method is to measure the thickness of your stack of pages. Krause give paper capacities for their different ring sizes:

The ring capacity is given in the specification sheet as a thickness of paper on the rings. Krause quote their rings by the external diameter, were as we normally quote the internal diameter. The letters and numbers in () are the Kruse model numbers which you will find on page 21 of the catalogue in the link above.

• Pocket (PER152/06/20) - 20 mm internal diameter - Paper capacity 14mm
• Personal (PER171/06/25) - 25mm internal diameter - Paper capacity 19mm
• Personal (PER171/06/30) - 30mm internal diameter - Paper capacity 24mm
• A5 (PER216/06/25) - 25mm internal diameter - Paper capacity 19mm 
• A5 (PER216/06/30) - 30mm internal diameter - Paper capacity 24mm

So as a rule-of-thumb, take the ring internal diameter in milli-meters and subtract 6 mm and you have the paper capacity in milli-meters.  You should be able to apply this rule-of-thumb to any brand of organiser with similar size rings. 

Putting this information to use. 

I've measured the total thickness of my diary inserts plus other pages that I intend to carry. I've also tried them in various organisers in my collection. 12 months of the diary inserts on their own will just about fit in a 15mm organiser such as the De Villiers or Holborn Compact the later having a pen loop and clasp 

Larger ring Filofax organisers with 23mm rings can take all of my diary inserts and a parred down selection of additional pages. 26 and 30 mm ring organisers can take the full set of pages. 

If I cut down how many months of diary pages I carry and may be use a year planner for the rest of the year then 13 or even 11mm Slimline organisers can be utilised. 

Therefore I have plenty of scope to try out most of the organisers I have in my cupboard!  

As you might be able to tell, I'm quite looking forward to trying out Personal Size again. 

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 26 November 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. The Ultimate Productivity Gift Guide - Franklin Planner
2. This planner is EVERYWHERE in Japan - JetPens
3. The Creative Gift Guide - Franklin Planner
4. Filofax Plan With Me!  - nadiaaplans
5. This week's releases & restocks (w/c Nov 24, 2025) - Gillio Firenze
6. Health update - and a big THANK YOU - Flatability
7. 7 Rules Successful Women Follow When Planning Their Goals - Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat
8. Moterm Elite FCC Planner Review | My Honest Thoughts After Using It - Laura Jane
9. Why ADHD-Like Brains Quit Notebooks (and the System That Actually Works) - MeePlus
10. Real Time Planning | Recap, Reflect & Map the Week Ahead - Buy Sell Plan Inc.
11. Turn Your Hobonichi Weeks Into Personal Ring Planner Inserts | Easy DIY Tutorial - Dory Journals
12. Plan With Me || Franklin Classic || Nov. 24 - 30, 2025 || Torrino Binder || Last Week of November! - Sandra Dahl
13. UNBOXING: Newest Moterm elite in a brand new color, plus May Paperco haul - Planner fun and inspiration with Melissa
14. Franklin Covey 2026 Inserts || Her Point of View and Modern Grace Weeklies! - Sandra Dahl
15. The Goal Getter Gift Guide - Franklin Planner
16. Daily Plan With Me | How I Schedule My Day, Set Tasks & Stay Organized - Buy Sell Plan Inc.
17. New Rings Planner For An Upcoming Project | MeePlus Studio Narrow Slimpad Olive | 2026 Planner Plans - Mari Hiraya Archives
18. Hobonichi Weeks Planner Cover Comparison: Filofax ZIP and Hobonichi Nott - Irene Goodnight
19. a cozy week of journaling ✸ travelers notebook & filofax - madi daughn
20. Filofax Lockwood Personal Ruby - odkroužkován/derringed - Petunie
21. Which diary should I use in 2026? | Check out Filofax, Hobonichi, Traveler's Notebook, and Molesk... - 찌니ZZINI
22. Pocket rings planner setup - Filofax Holborn - Hungrygalstudios
23. Filofax Patent Planner Update - kti. plans
24. [Unboxing the planner] I got my hands on a sexy A5 system planner from Filofax! - in my room 〜ノートや手帳で遊ぶ部屋〜
25. cafe journaling, filofax update, 2026 thoughts - minapomelo
26. 8Lotus December 2025 Deluxe Box | Detailed Review | The Planner Aisle - The Planner Aisle
27. Your Calendar's Hidden Superpower (Nobody Uses It)" - Carl Pullein
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Free For All Tuesday - No. 773

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