First Page/Dashboard?

What is the first page you see when you open your Filofax organiser? 

For a long time I'm sure most people saw the first page of their diary insert. 

However these days and with the flexibility of all ring bound organisers your 'first page' can be anything from a family photograph to a to-do list or anything really. 

A reader gave me this page a few years ago and I adopted it as my 'dashboard' Sadly I can't remember their name, which is very bad of me. 

My fellow 'genius' Ray Blake has produced a series of files that you can download and print to create some excellent dashboards, take a look here: http://www.mylifeallinoneplace.com/search/label/Dividers

What is your first page? Let us know in the comments below. 

Wall Calendars

January, the start of the year. The month we put away the Christmas decorations. We reorganise our Filofax organisers and take down last years wall calendar....

Do you just recycle it, or repurpose it? Or both...

If your wall calendar has images of a place you have fond memories of, then keep those pages and reuse the images on your section dividers or as your dashboard at the front of your organiser.

I salvaged a local map from our own wall calendar that is published by the Sapeurs-Pompiers de Thouars (Fire Service) 

The map was printed on one side of A3 size paper. With some careful folding and punching some holes in the edge it fits A5, see this earlier post on how to do this: Using A3 paper in A5 size Filofax. 

In simple terms with the A3 page in landscape, measure 87mm up from the bottom edge, and then fold the page up along that line, that gets the page to A5 height. Fold the page over at 148mm from the left hand edge, and then back again to the right hand edge. On the bottom section, fold the corner of the flap over at 45 degrees. Punch to fit A5 Filofax.

The map is printed on quite thick glossy paper, so it should last a few years. I also salvaged the 2023 calendar from the back cover!