tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post3911514010242544182..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Free For All Friday No. 281Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66370019509809256902014-04-08T06:21:50.768-04:002014-04-08T06:21:50.768-04:00Ooh that's a great idea! I don't write any...Ooh that's a great idea! I don't write any birthdays down... I rely on memory alone and maybe that's not such a great idea aha! The idea of having one set sheet definitely appeals to me though - I wouldn't like to write them up every year! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-13686748905618196422014-04-07T21:28:25.869-04:002014-04-07T21:28:25.869-04:00I am with Cheryl. I love the idea of starting out ...I am with Cheryl. I love the idea of starting out new each year. I have been pretty successful in finding a calendar overview on a new wall calendar that I cut down to fit my mini filo. I just accordion fold it and use a highlighter to 'dot' each birthday. Then I go to my WOTP and list it there and usually try to list it early, too, in order get the gift or card. Since I do use a mini, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10707694274280279258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-81940895990564691772014-04-06T11:32:21.349-04:002014-04-06T11:32:21.349-04:00I don't - which is why I just bought my first ...I don't - which is why I just bought my first filofax....suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980452968790715677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-11617981731530278632014-04-04T21:53:58.876-04:002014-04-04T21:53:58.876-04:00I write each birthday on my monthly, weekly and da...I write each birthday on my monthly, weekly and daily planner pages. I also add birthday stickers, and mark a week ahead to buy a gift and two weeks ahead to plan the birthday dinner. In our small family, birthdays are huge celebrations no matter how young or old you are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-10267078434969639472014-04-04T21:02:23.702-04:002014-04-04T21:02:23.702-04:00I have a master list in my a5 where I record birth...I have a master list in my a5 where I record birthdays, anniversaries and deaths. I still keep birthdays in my daily planner (personal or pocket) but rely heavily on FB as a reminder too, especially for friends or distant relatives whose birthdays I don't have in my master list. I don't mind rewriting them every January in my new monthly calendar...it's just part of my new year/new Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724328224689359468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-16859839484486335342014-04-04T13:22:05.821-04:002014-04-04T13:22:05.821-04:00I remember the important ones on my own, no planne...I remember the important ones on my own, no planner or writing down anything. Everyone elses birthdays I rely on facebook for :pChristine Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783318438398855185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-87885075747246180912014-04-04T12:26:50.096-04:002014-04-04T12:26:50.096-04:00Personally I think the perception is that men are ...Personally I think the perception is that men are more likely to use electronic means e.g. phones, tablets, laptops to store reminders and appointments. This is true of my fella though he doesn't always manage to 'sync' things and gets in a muddle.<br />Although I don't think this applies to 'men' as a unit by any means - I would say there is also the idea of the -Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387246284514223077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-35804173764098693902014-04-04T12:24:05.685-04:002014-04-04T12:24:05.685-04:00I write birthdays on the year-to-view page at the ...I write birthdays on the year-to-view page at the front of the Dodo Pad, then as I add in Dodo Pad pages (I keep maybe 3 months at a time) I copy birthdays into the last column on the weekly pages.<br />I've considered investing in the Dodo Perpetual calendar for my kitchen, so that my fella can be up to date with shifts I'm working, he's working, social plans, boring stuff like which-Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14387246284514223077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-12344804559204716972014-04-04T12:05:11.850-04:002014-04-04T12:05:11.850-04:00Someone on here said "Male organizer users ar...Someone on here said "Male organizer users are becoming a tiny minority." I don't disagree with this, as it seems most organizer users' blogs/websites are awfully girly-girl, but the question is why are things so female-skewed nowadays?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-47919895148427559542014-04-04T11:02:09.128-04:002014-04-04T11:02:09.128-04:00I have an Indodispensable Data insert at the back ...I have an Indodispensable Data insert at the back of my Malden (included with the Dodo Pad diaries) with some info on & I have considered adding them to that. However, I don't use either of my binders as a diary, so birthdays are in Google calendar. Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657083184744111032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-85556766083299800972014-04-04T10:49:01.590-04:002014-04-04T10:49:01.590-04:00My great-aunt sent a birthday card to everyone, ev...My great-aunt sent a birthday card to everyone, every year. And it was quite a long list. She picked up carda all year, but in January, she would go card shopping for any remaining people for the whole year, sign and address the cards, and put the date to mail it where the stamp went. And every week she checked her stash and mailed the appropriate card. It was genius. It was also very sweet to Breehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00439533442915361300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55314405156049720132014-04-04T08:59:22.871-04:002014-04-04T08:59:22.871-04:00Thanks SoniaThanks Soniatrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325410000145657117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-89256977967244481302014-04-04T08:21:12.188-04:002014-04-04T08:21:12.188-04:00I saw that model and color on the Hungarian websit...I saw that model and color on the Hungarian website Laurie at plannerisms.com posted about yesterday: MyFilofax.hu. Soniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10187541385091014120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-73241290966365241892014-04-04T07:50:36.582-04:002014-04-04T07:50:36.582-04:00I have a master list, copy onto the day, make a no...I have a master list, copy onto the day, make a note on the shopping list a week before. I only buy cards for a very select few due to cost. The rest I just shoot an e-mail or text. My grandmother has always mailed cards and never missed anyone or had a late card, she has it down to a science and the card always comes that day or the day before . I don't know how she remembers, but my father Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16884473950726909345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83959054769060601392014-04-04T07:03:59.184-04:002014-04-04T07:03:59.184-04:00I've always kept a rather unruly list on plain...I've always kept a rather unruly list on plain ruled ff paper in the back of my Filofax, marked with a Today ruler. But I've just switched off to the My Day iPhone app. Rohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13466769111892784760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-13454164617796206802014-04-04T06:55:56.844-04:002014-04-04T06:55:56.844-04:00I love the idea of the perpetual monthly calendar ...I love the idea of the perpetual monthly calendar with everyone's birthdays! I stopped recopying birthdays years ago. Nobody expects a card from me! Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-39106990373513644202014-04-04T03:51:01.434-04:002014-04-04T03:51:01.434-04:00Does anyone know where I can buy a personal aston ...Does anyone know where I can buy a personal aston in orchid at a reasonable price? Thanks in advance. trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03325410000145657117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-20895926617687513522014-04-04T03:38:04.937-04:002014-04-04T03:38:04.937-04:00I'm a copier-out, every year, like Nan in a st...I'm a copier-out, every year, like Nan in a stand-out colour. My Grandma (who by virtue of age had many birthdays to remember) had a date book, into which she wrote every new addition to her exponentially-growing family. I still remember it, although I think I only saw it once. She never missed a birthday, ever, and I assume (although I was seven at the time so I didn't ask) that she Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-31080256072517489862014-04-04T02:46:39.614-04:002014-04-04T02:46:39.614-04:00I have worried for too long about how to remember ...I have worried for too long about how to remember birthdays and anniversaries. I had a separate list but then kept forgetting to look at it so I now do the following things:<br /><br />1. Birthdays/anniversaries in my diary on appropriate date.<br />2. A reminder a week before on my daily page to buy a card/present.<br />3. A fold-out list of birthdays attached to my daily dashboard/today fishwifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826521846541791477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55224101240765515952014-04-04T02:46:22.885-04:002014-04-04T02:46:22.885-04:00You are welcome :-)You are welcome :-)Feld Effekthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144581927283404575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-60698358599440359542014-04-04T02:35:13.502-04:002014-04-04T02:35:13.502-04:00Thank you Sylke :-)Thank you Sylke :-)Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161724366696139219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-49509335556263541152014-04-04T02:34:05.468-04:002014-04-04T02:34:05.468-04:00Hi Gerard, i heard from a lady of one stationary s...Hi Gerard, i heard from a lady of one stationary shop here in Berlin, that Succes was in financial difficulties and therefore had been aquired by the German company time system last year or so. That would explain why they stopped up dating the web content. Though, i have no clue what time system has planned to do with it..Feld Effekthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144581927283404575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-73651770979416679112014-04-04T02:24:37.190-04:002014-04-04T02:24:37.190-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Feld Effekthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144581927283404575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-82419674802853341432014-04-04T01:44:13.506-04:002014-04-04T01:44:13.506-04:00A FFAF question: the Success website has not been ...A FFAF question: the Success website has not been updated, and their webshop seems to be out of action. Has anyone else experienced this ? The web address is www.succes.com<br /><br />I'd appreciate any information.Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161724366696139219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54772126273064591132014-04-04T01:22:03.827-04:002014-04-04T01:22:03.827-04:00I use the Filofax birthday and anniversary sheets,...I use the Filofax birthday and anniversary sheets, but since I make all my own cards I always make sure to put "make so-and-so's card" on my to do list a week or two before it needs to be sent!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04346260444417012917noreply@blogger.com