tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post556732239923609176..comments2024-03-29T04:00:59.839-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Free for All Friday No. 19Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-310782844929587762008-11-17T15:10:00.000-05:002008-11-17T15:10:00.000-05:00Today my 2009 A5 horizontal week on 2 pages arrive...Today my 2009 A5 horizontal week on 2 pages arrived, and it was perfect timing since it coincided so well with my new commitment to my Filofax. I gleefully wrote in all the holidays and birthdays this afternoon. I am suffering from over-tweakage, and am fatigued of writing and re-writing things from book to book. I am hoping that I will be able to stay with this format for all of 2009! A big Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-73908319740939205972008-11-16T15:05:00.000-05:002008-11-16T15:05:00.000-05:00I know what you mean, Laurie and GG. I keep being ...I know what you mean, Laurie and GG. I keep being tempted by Moleskines and Plannerpad! https://plannerpads.com/index.asp<BR/><BR/>I've purchased an undated Plannerpad, but never made it beyond the first page spread. <BR/><BR/>I've explored the uncalendar Web site, too. It seems like a cool company. <BR/><BR/>You can read about my recent adventures in my new postNanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579641591987288245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-69096170963456432302008-11-16T12:00:00.000-05:002008-11-16T12:00:00.000-05:00That's very true, GG, now at least I know that I g...That's very true, GG, now at least I know that I gave the other system a try and my Filofax works better for me. At least that aspect of my curiosity has been satisfied!<BR/><BR/>And I have to agree, I wish the A5 diary layouts came in more varieties. With the larger page sizes than the Personal, it seems they could get even more creative with the layout options. Filofax, are you listening??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66229089019180961322008-11-16T10:09:00.000-05:002008-11-16T10:09:00.000-05:00Laurie, that problem with bound pages has bedevile...Laurie, that problem with bound pages has bedeviled me,too. I've been through the same thing--I used to get my calendar pages spiral bound and then at the end of the year had the same annoyance. But at least we experimented and tried variations--otherwise we'd still wonder from time to time if that other solution wouldn't be better. <BR/><BR/>On the other hand, someone somewhere is sure to come gghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326070581375103181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55363139425568034182008-11-16T03:11:00.000-05:002008-11-16T03:11:00.000-05:00Hi GG, thanks for the advice. I am realizing that...Hi GG, thanks for the advice. I am realizing that no matter how enticing a separate calendar system is, I need to keep my calendar in my Filofax with everything else. I do a lot of long-term planning, which I just can't do with a bound book. I like to have a perpetual calendar, where I keep a couple of months past for reference and at least 6 months future for planning. Also the monthly Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-4081284044157636722008-11-14T16:42:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:42:00.000-05:00Anonymous of 14th Nov...So glad you enjoyed the ph...Anonymous of 14th Nov...<BR/>So glad you enjoyed the photo.<BR/>In fact I think the purpleness in that shot must be more of an optical illusion, but I agree it is quite a soothing image.<BR/>I'm sure you're right that finding beauty in everyday things is something we should embrace.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-85170608333882232402008-11-14T16:19:00.000-05:002008-11-14T16:19:00.000-05:00Hi, Laurie--My experience has been that I was ment...Hi, Laurie--<BR/><BR/>My experience has been that I was mentally tortured and spent too much money going back and forth between formats. The only thing that helped was to firmly decide that I would use a particular one for my business things and other ones for other purposes. And they're all either Classic/A5 or personal size, and I firmly intend not to change my basic plan.<BR/><BR/>If you can gghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326070581375103181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-6488785845636097722008-11-14T14:36:00.000-05:002008-11-14T14:36:00.000-05:00So I'm a week late on this post, but I need some a...So I'm a week late on this post, but I need some advice. For about 3 months now I have been going back and forth between my A5 Filo (which is in that fabulous purple color, and I love it, but have issues with the weekly calendar formats), and my full-size Uncalendar (which you can check out at www.uncalendar.com for those of you who are unfamiliar). I upgraded to the A5 earlier this year for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-43631272076466044062008-11-14T07:49:00.000-05:002008-11-14T07:49:00.000-05:00GMAX--I must say that the picture of your purple F...GMAX--I must say that the picture of your purple Filo is the most beautiful, luscious, purple goodness I've ever seen. The purple pen and the purple background--the purpleness is so inspirational. I must get a purple Filo. That is my favorite Filofax photo. I keep going back to it and it always soothes my nerves. <BR/><BR/>The pink Filofax is also nice. <BR/><BR/>Must post anonymously becauseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-82192987371864245042008-11-12T20:47:00.000-05:002008-11-12T20:47:00.000-05:00Shoe repair for Filofax??? I just noticed that the...Shoe repair for Filofax??? <BR/><BR/>I just noticed that the gently used Filo's closure strap seems a bit loose, as if it would come off the back of the book. Has anyone had a Filofax repaired at a shoe repair shop? <BR/><BR/>The next time I bid on an Ebay Filo I will take the warnings more seriously, though I do like the binder--it lies flat when open and doesn't have the padding inside the gghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326070581375103181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-62376946717596930172008-11-12T10:02:00.000-05:002008-11-12T10:02:00.000-05:00My gently used A5 Portobello from Ebay arrived. I ...My gently used A5 Portobello from Ebay arrived. I decided to give it to my daughter, who's starting her career next month. I printed off some weekly view pages for the balance of 2008, gave her the monthly tabs from a DayRunner set of pages for 2009, printed off some yearly planning pages for 2009, 2010, and 2011, and some notes pages. And some personal size pages for notes to supplement the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-2379669124583295502008-11-11T15:40:00.000-05:002008-11-11T15:40:00.000-05:00My 2009 week per page diary is all ready. You can ...My 2009 week per page diary is all ready. You can see it <A HREF="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30775101@N04/3014233808/in/pool-40748476@N00" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>I do make certain pages. Actually the transparent flyleaf is one of the easiest to make yourself, if you have some thin plastic, like a sheet of viewfoil material, a guillotine and a hole punch. I always put one at the frontAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-26452665863843204432008-11-10T20:52:00.000-05:002008-11-10T20:52:00.000-05:00I went shopping yesterday and bought the 2009 cale...I went shopping yesterday and bought the 2009 calendar for my little Lizell wallet/agenda. My dear friend Marcia was visiting from out of state and she also bought her calendar for her Pocket Filofax. We had a nice long discussion of our various organizational systems and how they work.Vidyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03711911366735478870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-21736884439955178802008-11-09T13:12:00.000-05:002008-11-09T13:12:00.000-05:00GG - I have thought about using a separate page fo...GG - I have thought about using a separate page for tasks or notes. I did try using the week + notes style, but I wasn't fond of it - not enough room then for the weekly appointments. I'm going to NYC next month (no place here on Long Island to buy Filo supplies) and am (hopefully) going to buy some jot pads, so that may help, using the paper for extra notes that I can move from week to week, WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-65200812259368827482008-11-09T12:07:00.000-05:002008-11-09T12:07:00.000-05:00Silver--I made my own pages for the past three or ...Silver--<BR/>I made my own pages for the past three or four years, but had them spiral bound. For this year I have them in a 3-ring binder (the Filos are so heavy and I have a slim 3-ring 1-inch). <BR/><BR/>I don't bother with printing for any size other than A5/Classic--just don't want to go to the trouble of cutting down the paper and getting more hole punches. And can get a ream of letter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-81727135409134461762008-11-09T11:32:00.000-05:002008-11-09T11:32:00.000-05:00Hi, Kanalt--Can you separate your uses? Like putti...Hi, Kanalt--Can you separate your uses? Like putting the tasks on another page that could move forward each week? <BR/><BR/>Maybe cut an A5 page in half so you could move it from top to bottom rings? Maybe in a different color? I've snipped the paper from the ring holes to the edge of the page so I could easily move the pages around, like a circa. It worked well. The paper is thinner than Circa gghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326070581375103181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-8178866570629043042008-11-09T01:10:00.000-05:002008-11-09T01:10:00.000-05:00I have been busy making pages for my Filo and sort...I have been busy making pages for my Filo and sorting it out by rewriting info and updating other stuff. I don't know if anyones else ever has the problem of needing to 'align' all your pages when you close your Filo. I find it happens more with my personal than with my A5, but I need to hold all the pages and kind of pull them all into line or the ones at the tend to get bent around the rings. ISilver_Elixirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13168603897130780850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-88296682779093036362008-11-08T12:25:00.000-05:002008-11-08T12:25:00.000-05:00I'm having issues with deciding what format would ...I'm having issues with deciding what format would be best for me. I use the monthly view for a quick overview of appointments. Then I use the weekly for most everything else, but I also like the daily pages and use those sometimes. Usually for the daily, I rewrite what's in a specific day on the weekly format when I get to that day, allowing for more note-taking as the day goes on. But is WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-25572920059525779772008-11-08T10:47:00.000-05:002008-11-08T10:47:00.000-05:00The week to a page (or two pages)view is so effici...The week to a page (or two pages)view is so efficient for quickly leafing through and finding something and for getting an overview of the week at a glance. But I do see your point about the space. It bedevils me, like the choice between personal/classic/letter size. All have their pros and cons. <BR/><BR/>I feel more at peace since I decided to plop for the weekly view and to ignore the sirengghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326070581375103181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-53671273994624317982008-11-08T08:52:00.000-05:002008-11-08T08:52:00.000-05:00After thinking that I would switch to a week on tw...After thinking that I would switch to a week on two pages, I am thinking it would be difficult to give up the day on a page format. It's just too useful to have extra space, both to let me map out the day and to have a longer to-do list when needed. Can't believe how much time I have spent going back and forth; I am usually a decisive person. Guess it shows how important my planner is to my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-86739881873807274942008-11-08T06:35:00.000-05:002008-11-08T06:35:00.000-05:00I ordered a red Portobello A5 gently used Filo off...I ordered a red Portobello A5 gently used Filo off EBay. ($20) Now I'll have every size except the Mini, which I doubt I'll want, but who knows? <BR/><BR/>I'll use it for my personal notes like diet and health and my happiness journal (recording all the things I'm happy about as a counter to depression). <BR/><BR/>Will use it for my daily things but am assuming it's too heavy to take with me. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-15960645581389294892008-11-08T06:05:00.000-05:002008-11-08T06:05:00.000-05:00Well I've put my 2009 diaries in to my two Filofax...Well I've put my 2009 diaries in to my two Filofax's a pocket and A5 sizes. 2009 is only a few weeks away and my schedule is working towards then so 'be prepared!'<BR/><BR/>SteveSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.com