tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post8972319772710919787..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Reader Question - Filofax/Stationery 'Obsession'Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-87413870538380489892012-05-03T11:17:20.441-04:002012-05-03T11:17:20.441-04:00My husband's also into WoW... with one level 8...My husband's also into WoW... with one level 85 character, I think :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657083184744111032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66028619634290852352012-04-21T11:55:01.717-04:002012-04-21T11:55:01.717-04:00Who needs tablets and smartphones when you have Fi...Who needs tablets and smartphones when you have Filofax!! :) Thanks for linking to my blog. Thanks to you I gained more hits :) Thanks! I will write another Filo blog post again soon :)Leanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04374491540894378656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-48995658739467664282012-04-20T15:55:24.521-04:002012-04-20T15:55:24.521-04:00My hubby has always approached my obsession with a...My hubby has always approached my obsession with a sense of humor. It was he, in fact, who gave me the nickname "Inky," since I always seemed to be cleaning and re-inking fountain pens when he came home from work. He also teases me about FLYlady...every time one of us does something around the house, he cries, "Who's FLY??"Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579641591987288245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-76179393022483136462012-04-20T13:44:15.034-04:002012-04-20T13:44:15.034-04:00You're blog is lovely, you should share. I und...You're blog is lovely, you should share. I understand how you feel though. I didn't want anyone I knew to see my blog, but now I just stick a link on my Facebook status when I have posted and they can all read it or choose not to. :o)LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83507442438283991152012-04-20T13:38:47.382-04:002012-04-20T13:38:47.382-04:00I don't tell my boyfriend.. he knows I have a ...I don't tell my boyfriend.. he knows I have a filofax and appreciates me being able to schedule both our lives but I don't tell him that I go on here... I'm actually quite embarrassed by it... I don't want to become one of those people that spends more time messing with their filo than actually doing the things they write in it!Dollfacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01918494397211677881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52577818519551472212012-04-20T11:11:01.213-04:002012-04-20T11:11:01.213-04:00Think of the fun you could have over two days here...Think of the fun you could have over two days here:<br /><br />http://stationeryshow.co.uk/<br /><br />Filofax don't have a stand though... but Lord Dodo will be there....Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-80719309924836778702012-04-20T10:35:22.223-04:002012-04-20T10:35:22.223-04:00My wife openly tells me (and others) that I'm ...My wife openly tells me (and others) that I'm 'a stationery geek' - but then she is a level 60+ World of Warcraft gamer......:) we get along just fine.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-30866430158121785242012-04-20T06:35:38.143-04:002012-04-20T06:35:38.143-04:00You should be proud !!You should be proud !!Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-19954090362886699662012-04-20T06:17:29.582-04:002012-04-20T06:17:29.582-04:00Fabulous pic!!! That is quite a collection :o)Fabulous pic!!! That is quite a collection :o)LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-41623515608956796262012-04-20T06:15:08.272-04:002012-04-20T06:15:08.272-04:00My partner doesn't undertsand why I need so ma...My partner doesn't undertsand why I need so many Filofaxes, but my argument is that when my collection comes to the value of his cheapest bass guitar (I think he has 4 pr 5), then he can maybe bring up the issue. By which point I'll be saying that when the value of my collection is as much as his most expensive one he can ask questions :o)<br /><br />To be fair, he pays little or no LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-2445036895599422222012-04-20T05:55:44.712-04:002012-04-20T05:55:44.712-04:00I love this idea!I love this idea!WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-27135272558446905932012-04-20T05:43:14.157-04:002012-04-20T05:43:14.157-04:00When I first joined the community my husband thoug...When I first joined the community my husband thought we were all nuts. But I pointed out that if I didn't have you all, he'd be the one I'd discuss my obsession with. From that point on he was grateful that I had found all of you and he leaves me alone about it now. ;)WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-3684792969981520392012-04-20T05:41:31.126-04:002012-04-20T05:41:31.126-04:00As with many others, friends and family don't ...As with many others, friends and family don't understand the obsession. They think it's very odd and don't get it. I am usually the one who has to point out that it's not harmful and no different from any other passion/hobby out there.<br /><br />As for my husband, while he doesn't "get it," he's supportive in that he tries to offer suggestions and solutions WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-79188949692133169782012-04-20T00:38:30.888-04:002012-04-20T00:38:30.888-04:00Ah, Steve,,,,,,did you have to dig that photo out ...Ah, Steve,,,,,,did you have to dig that photo out of the archives?! Right now they are stored mostly on my shelves in my office and some wonderful gray tubs that my dear hubby gets for me,,,,my hubby is a trooper in that he puts up with this obsession, but no more purchasing for me for a LONG while. <br /><br />Maybe he will weigh in with his own comments,,,,,,Filofreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350715052149014733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-64617427382900901252012-04-19T21:58:25.326-04:002012-04-19T21:58:25.326-04:00My stationary obsession was reignited by my first ...My stationary obsession was reignited by my first Filofax purchase last year. Then I got 10 within a year! Not to mention all kinds of accessories and "exploring" new notebooks... DH was mostly amused by this, and sometimes slightly alarmed. But he himself got TWO filofaxes out of it, so he can't complain too much. An elegant portable black Italian leather personal-sized Filo Sweetspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14318441172308089812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-8388505070603228902012-04-19T20:52:24.480-04:002012-04-19T20:52:24.480-04:00No-one's ever had a problem with me liking Fil...No-one's ever had a problem with me liking Filofaxes, stationery, etc: the bit where I'll stay up until 4am finding the perfect image or making the perfect template for a divider, printing it, covering it meticulously in clear film, cutting it out S-L-O-W-L-Y and carefully - then re-doing the whole thing tinted 2 points more towards Red in Photoshop... not always so popular!<br /><br />Shanti (aka Shanananana)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00508677731331187954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-77793689074910832462012-04-19T20:07:41.606-04:002012-04-19T20:07:41.606-04:00I take more criticism about pen shopping than I do...I take more criticism about pen shopping than I do about planner shopping. Planners are pretty, but to my friends, "a pen is a pen".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160886394432635723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55214127278033196432012-04-19T19:53:02.694-04:002012-04-19T19:53:02.694-04:00My husband honestly thinks they are a bit of a was...My husband honestly thinks they are a bit of a waste of money, since more than half of the ones I have ever had, have had ring issues. Other than that, he seems fine with it. My kids are all too young to care lol.Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07555651858274965736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-57644230528780553362012-04-19T19:26:39.122-04:002012-04-19T19:26:39.122-04:00My daughter gets me. We actually 'pimped'...My daughter gets me. We actually 'pimped' her filofax last weekend and she raided my stash. She said she loved that it now functions better because it's more organized and customized for her.<br /><br />My husband just says 'write this in your filofax'. He has an unpaid secretary in me. (Fine with me as long as he doesn't bother me about them, ha ha.)Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183214368614012977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-45548709353891448352012-04-19T19:16:28.251-04:002012-04-19T19:16:28.251-04:00My husband thought I was crazy for lusting after t...My husband thought I was crazy for lusting after the Personal Finchley. I found one on eBay for only $50 -- which he still thought was a silly amount to spend on a planner. BUT - he was using a Pocket Graphic that I did not use and he's been begging me to make him more inserts since he ran out.. so maybe I'm getting him addicted too!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160886394432635723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-84290104423055535442012-04-19T18:45:58.872-04:002012-04-19T18:45:58.872-04:00He He - who would have thought - a patchwork cover...He He - who would have thought - a patchwork cover!<br /><br />I love perusing the library books, then I just buy anything that I don't think I can live without - saves a fortune. With most of these books (and recipe books as well) there are often over a few pages of particular interest and these can easily be copied out as notes into a relevant binder or notebook.Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-85447994368616996282012-04-19T18:18:01.556-04:002012-04-19T18:18:01.556-04:00When I'm talking hyper-enthusiastically about ...When I'm talking hyper-enthusiastically about Filofax, the ones I own, how I use them, or how I could change my setup, or whatever, I really love the look my boyfriend gives me and the little smile he has : I interpret this as "he's finding it adorable that I am happy about such simple things, some binders, and some seriously obsessed people who organize their live in so many Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-33028000479383994842012-04-19T17:36:29.064-04:002012-04-19T17:36:29.064-04:00J, I am a bit of a sticker lover at heart. I'd...J, I am a bit of a sticker lover at heart. I'd be really interested to know how you make your own and what types you have made. That sounds like a fabulous idea.<br />I am not in a relationship at the moment, so I can indulge my love of Filofaxes as a hobby and their computer insert designs to my heart's content. Bliss!Butanbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467585464165082007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-60733466814581130792012-04-19T17:18:39.711-04:002012-04-19T17:18:39.711-04:00Thanks for the tip :)Thanks for the tip :)Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01824128130243850231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-8766329011077702702012-04-19T15:49:43.795-04:002012-04-19T15:49:43.795-04:00You joke, I was afraid of damaging my first leathe...You joke, I was afraid of damaging my first leather Filofax so within hours of buying it I'd made it an absolutely gorgeous organic cotton patchwork slip cover that matches so it looks pretty!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430636367182992054noreply@blogger.com