tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post469932253958824646..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Free For All Friday No. 247Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-69963534537298441972013-08-13T02:09:20.115-04:002013-08-13T02:09:20.115-04:00Hi Gail - Laurie at Plannerisms has reviewed these...Hi Gail - Laurie at Plannerisms has reviewed these pages :o) http://www.plannerisms.com/search/label/UncalendarLJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-57014479541605986382013-08-12T18:39:13.654-04:002013-08-12T18:39:13.654-04:00On a slightly different note, has anyone tried the...On a slightly different note, has anyone tried the Uncalendar pages (uncalendar.com)? I just realised you can buy loose unpunched sheets to put in your own binder and they're very close to A5 size. I Really Want but of course it's a lot of money to spend if I don't know FOR SURE that I'll like it! Gail Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09979861857882049776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-60475673886448305672013-08-10T20:38:47.645-04:002013-08-10T20:38:47.645-04:00I am pre-Filofax also, still doing research and sa...I am pre-Filofax also, still doing research and saving my pennies. I start a new job on Monday and my celebration will be to buy a personal size for my finance planner and an A5 Flex to hold my Moleskine calendar planner and my Moleskine notebook I scribble in all day. Your comments are convincing me not to settle and go for the wild colors I drool over, and to set up the planners the way I want Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-31691789001039522782013-08-10T14:55:46.923-04:002013-08-10T14:55:46.923-04:00Haha! Hear, hear!Haha! Hear, hear!Yuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887628335822860684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-10506754700540565072013-08-10T11:04:04.310-04:002013-08-10T11:04:04.310-04:00Agree, agree, agree!Agree, agree, agree!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025683768817313855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-19394688922509515722013-08-10T09:57:18.414-04:002013-08-10T09:57:18.414-04:00OMG that is so true. I'm pre Filofax also and...OMG that is so true. I'm pre Filofax also and holding out for my A5 original patent purple. Love it but must save my pennies first to get it... Dear Santa.... lmaoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05637210521137685547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-4002357739962196402013-08-10T08:53:05.619-04:002013-08-10T08:53:05.619-04:00Dear earlier me,
1. Buy that A5 Spring Green cha...Dear earlier me,<br /><br />1. Buy that A5 Spring Green chameleon ... it will haunt you forever that you didn't and no-one wants to part with theirs now, let me tell you! <br /><br />2. Think before you buy page flags ... you have enough already and you don't really use them!<br /><br />3. A5 and Personal both work for you for different things, so don't fret.<br /><br />4. You Sarah PingsAndNeedleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08736713704807666926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-41951510961900252322013-08-09T16:47:00.209-04:002013-08-09T16:47:00.209-04:00These are such great, funny, and insightful commen...These are such great, funny, and insightful comments! Mine also are stop looking at everyone else's planners on You Tube and just make your own. Stop switching planners through out the year, or at least stick with it for 3 months at a time. That's long enough to know if it works for you or not. And what Tim (or Josh) said,,,,,USE WHAT YOU'VE GOT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-70923223856069418712013-08-09T15:27:52.807-04:002013-08-09T15:27:52.807-04:00Notes to self:( I should probably hole punch this)...Notes to self:( I should probably hole punch this)<br /><br />1) you will never, never, never be quizzed on the 2013 EU member countries. And if by chance you are- "they" won't let you look it up in your FF.--just take them out already<br /><br />2) Cotton cream.<br /><br />3) Don't be ashamed of loving the zipper. <br /><br />4) Don't get distracted by someone else'sUnderfundedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704922081150171449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34793968454396394332013-08-09T14:56:23.262-04:002013-08-09T14:56:23.262-04:00I am "new" to the filofaxing world since...I am "new" to the filofaxing world since June but have always been an organizing/planners/stationary junkie since grade school...and I have realized very quickly that trying to have JUST ONE to do everything just won't do and that have a few (LOL) that are geared and used for specified reasons (ie, work, fitness, personal, finance etc) actually can work very well provided that you Elise The Inb3tweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13059633760375871591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-91794413346546400362013-08-09T14:23:54.203-04:002013-08-09T14:23:54.203-04:00Tim,
My issue is that for about half of the year e...Tim,<br />My issue is that for about half of the year everything fits easily into the Winchester, and the other half of the year I'm at capacity or slightly over. I'm happy to slip back into the Winchester which has an ideal portable size, robust construction, and superb style when I can fit everything inside, but eventually I find myself knocking against the outer limits of what it can Josh LaPortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772883862662679235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-73340895256862713162013-08-09T12:31:34.865-04:002013-08-09T12:31:34.865-04:00Josh - watching your videos always makes me feel t...Josh - watching your videos always makes me feel that we share many of the same organiser issues on both sides of the puddle! But then, I thought you had found your solution in a Winchester! <br /><br />I agree about Evernote, especially as you can't access your vital data on the free version when not connected to wi-fi. There are other apps that I've found useful though, such as Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52348749889144534002013-08-09T11:36:43.067-04:002013-08-09T11:36:43.067-04:00I am Pre-filofax, but already know not to patchwor...I am Pre-filofax, but already know not to patchwork together a planner. I've bought used, then mixed different company products... Lesson learned: Just go with the one you really WANT, and if you don't have money for it yet, then WAIT till you DO! ~tinaBeansieleighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17209407131229443724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66976514564315734642013-08-09T11:35:09.185-04:002013-08-09T11:35:09.185-04:00Ha ha ha at number 2 :-) Number 3 - slimline A5, t...Ha ha ha at number 2 :-) Number 3 - slimline A5, that´s what we need. Number 7 - hell yeah!!! :o)LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-63385949058802564382013-08-09T11:31:06.864-04:002013-08-09T11:31:06.864-04:00I would say to myself...
1. Buy the A5 with 30mm r...I would say to myself...<br />1. Buy the A5 with 30mm rings, you know it works for you.<br />2. Well done for pruning, pruning, pruning your set up until you know it is Just right for you!!! Yay!! It takes a year or so of actually USING your planner to work out which systems work for you in terms of inserts and planner itself.It can be a frustrating journey, but oh so worth it in the end.<br />3.Butanbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467585464165082007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-6357010095034537142013-08-09T10:53:01.409-04:002013-08-09T10:53:01.409-04:00Slimlines are brilliant but sadly I'm not able...Slimlines are brilliant but sadly I'm not able to manage with so few pages. I spent a while experimenting with Evernote for all the various reference information I tote in my planner so I could use the planner just for scheduling and precise task management, but I found it complicated. Josh LaPortehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16772883862662679235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-2834926940921732922013-08-09T10:36:36.507-04:002013-08-09T10:36:36.507-04:001. Before you sell a filofax make yourself wait at...1. Before you sell a filofax make yourself wait at least a week to see if it still seems like a good idea. <br />2. Don't by washi tape if you don't like decorating your pages<br />3. Take out half of those spare pages -- they will weigh you down -- put them in when you need more.<br />4. Putting a task on your to-do list is not enough -- you still need to do it.<br />5. It's ok not Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02025683768817313855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-35217975430485940452013-08-09T07:29:00.237-04:002013-08-09T07:29:00.237-04:00Hope're right gdigesu! I've just ordered a...Hope're right gdigesu! I've just ordered a Slimline Holborn - in brown!Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-11890288068629046602013-08-09T07:15:15.118-04:002013-08-09T07:15:15.118-04:00What I would tell my pre-Filofax self:
1. Stick w...What I would tell my pre-Filofax self:<br /><br />1. Stick with the Malden - it's the perfect Filofax for you and the one you will always go back to no matter how often you stray from it. <br />2. Don't try to cram your whole life into one personal or one A5. Keep A5 for work and a personal for everything else. <br />3. You cannot squeeze everything required for teaching onto 25mm rings Lady_Tamlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13675622936328070034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-74713895508370337642013-08-09T07:13:03.355-04:002013-08-09T07:13:03.355-04:00Slimlines are made for male jackets. Compacts are ...Slimlines are made for male jackets. Compacts are too big, but will fit your raincoat or overcoat pocket. Personals will not fit the Jacket or overcoat ever. Unless you are Mr. Briefcase, go for Slimlines. Black or dark brown.gdigesuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651977530203015614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-45013481911060580172013-08-09T06:33:42.594-04:002013-08-09T06:33:42.594-04:00@Tim
Sounds like you and I should just swap our un...@Tim<br />Sounds like you and I should just swap our unused ones! I'll have any of your non-brown with rings bigger than 15mm and you can have all my small ringed ones! <br />:-)Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-91300464430306367922013-08-09T06:23:30.431-04:002013-08-09T06:23:30.431-04:00Haha I love this!! xHaha I love this!! xangela { paperlovestory.com }https://www.blogger.com/profile/10490931234357513107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-31217624884682619572013-08-09T06:23:01.253-04:002013-08-09T06:23:01.253-04:00So with you on the rings - I wish I had more A5s w...So with you on the rings - I wish I had more A5s with smaller rings :-)(...and yes, I need to spend less time playing with my systems and admiring everyone else´s on Facebook, and more time actually doing stuff)LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-29118766657599903812013-08-09T06:13:23.196-04:002013-08-09T06:13:23.196-04:00I won't be popular, but...
1. Resist any ring...I won't be popular, but...<br />1. Resist any rings bigger than 15mm (maybe 20mm in A5 because that's the smallest). You'll just end up carrying around extra weight and loads of pages that you never refer to, but carry "just in case"<br />2. Go brown. It may seem dull, but it won't date. Grey and purple are already so "yesterday" and teal will be the same Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-45808812907901970342013-08-09T06:11:28.385-04:002013-08-09T06:11:28.385-04:00You will never find your ideal size, get over it a...You will never find your ideal size, get over it and just buy them all - lol :o)LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.com