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13 January 2015

Web Finds - 13 January 2015

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of blog posts and videos from around the internet.

So here are the latest Filofax blog posts from around the Internet:

2015 - New year wobble! - She's Eclectic
2015 System and Thoughts - Well Planned Life
Filofax Kensington Personal in Burgundy - This Bugs Life
2015 Planner Inserts for the Franklin Covey Classic or Filofax A5 - My Great Challenge
{Filofax Coffee Break} New Binders - Strange & Charmed
Filofaxvirus - Filofaxie
5 Ways To Teach Your Kids To Use A Planner - Giftie Etcetera
Time management Monday: Where is your planner? - Quo Vadis Blog
A Filofax used as a journal. - La Fin Du Globe
Getting Organised for 2015 - A Journey of Footsteps
I Feel Famous! - Adventures in Trying to Organize my Life
Free To Do Flags Print & Cut File for Planners - Ms Wenduhh
2015 Goals - Organized Jen
Free Monthly Goals Planner for 2015 - Five Sixteenths blog
Character sheets in a Filofax! - Susan has a stationery problem
Favorite Week on 2 Pages Yet [printable] - Planner Fun
Theme Crazy - Adventures in Trying to Organize my Life
Is Planning a Hobby? - Planner Bug
2015 Conundrum Week One: Mulberry Agenda - The Zeitgeist of Zoe
The Secret Source of Planners - Giftie Etcetera

We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips. Do not forget to give your posts a title...
For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post

And here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.

Update on my system in the Filofax Winchester - Joshua LePorte
January 2015 Daily Planning System- Part 1 (Filofax) - Rachel Dunaway
Franklin Covey Macaroon Binder Gives Filofax a Run for their Money - Alexis
Filofax Setup - Daily Filo
2015 Planner Setup - Palestblue
2015 Planner Inserts for Franklin Covey and Filofax - My Great Challenge
Original Filofax Pennybridge Compact Tour - Pie Adventures
What's In My Planner: Filofax Personal Setup 2015 - My Life as a Tea Cup
Fate, my Gillio Gold/Green Pocket Mia Cara Set Up - alancynvideo

For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post. Also this video too Webfinds
Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.

We are on the look out for more people to take part in Reader Under the Spotlight. If you would like to appear in this feature then please contact Steve : philofaxy at gmail dot com Thank you.

My Week Posts

Week Planner 84# e 85# - Lucy Wonderland
My week #1 - She's Eclectic
my week #143 - Paper Lovestory
My Week #2 (2015) - Joanny White
Week Three - Stationery Starlet
Week planner 86# e 97# - Lucy Wonderland
Planner Pages – Week 3 - Planner Bug
December 2014 : Month At A Glance. - La Fin Du Globe
365 Journal 2014 – Day #9 - My organized mayhem

Enjoy

Free For All Tuesday No. 206

12 January 2015

Filofax Catalogue UK 2005-6

This week we are going back to the UK 2005 catalogue.

For the sharp eyed people reading this yes it is similar, but not identical to one we have featured before. This one is the UK catalogue were as the previous one is the Global English Catalogue. For completeness I've scanned them both in full.

The content of this post is the intellectual property of Filofax Group Ltd. The scans are reproduced here with the full permission of Filofax Group Ltd.

And there are higher resolution versions of all the pages here.

As always the pictorial content of this post is the intellectual property of Filofax Group Ltd. The scans are reproduced here with the full permission of Filofax Group Ltd. for educational and non-commercial usage.
For a full catalogue of our scanned catalogues please see this 'Catalogue Page'

11 January 2015

Reader Under The Spotlight - Nicola

This week I would like to introduce you to Nicola.

Hi I am Nicola and I am currently in my final year at university. I live in Yorkshire with my 3 young children, so life is pretty crazy right now.

As a child I loved notebooks, pencils and stickers so nothing has changed much- except I need more pocket money to fund this addiction! Planning is a part of my daily life and that includes the people within the planner community; I have met some of the nicest people and love all the creativity, fun and generosity that accompany it.

You can find me here in many of the planner groups or on Instagram (@plannerdreams)

1. When did you buy your first organiser and what was it?

I bought my first planner at 17 but all I remember is that it was black and smelt amazing. I traded notebooks and spiral bound diaries for planners around April 2012 and I bought a raspberry Finsbury in A5. Then a quick Google search led me to a whole new planning world.

2. What other brands have you used or considered using?

I have used Filofax, Gillio, Van der Spek, Midori and Hobonichi- so nearly all of them then!

3. Out of the organisers you own which is your current favourite (Style and Size)?

My favourite is my Gillio medium Compagna in purple; to me the Compagna is THE perfect planner, it feels luxurious and the pocket configuration is just right. It also looks and feels better with use.

4. How many Filofax or other brands of organisers do you own?

I try not to have a huge collection, as I don’t like planners being unused but I am beginning to find I am becoming attached to some of them. Currently in my collection I have: 3 Filofax, 5 Gillio, 1 Van der Spek, 3 Midori Traveler’s Notebooks and 3 Hobonichi (wow more than I thought).

5. What is the oldest organiser in your collection?

It is probably my pocket blue Ascot as that is a model no longer available.

6. What do you use your organisers for?

I have a home binder for all the random information I feel obliged to keep, a few for on-going projects in the house, my everyday carry and then my Midori and Hobonichi planners are used just for journaling purposes. Ironically I think I am the only student without a study planner, I just cannot sync calendars ect and need all of my important information in one place.

7. What was the feature about Filofax you like most?

Initially I was attracted to the colours and styles, also as I can be a little OCD I got tired of buying a new diary everytime I made a mistake, it got quite costly. In hindsight however it was still a cheaper alternative!

8. If you could design your own Filofax what would it feature?

I never know the answer to this question as planner needs change but perhaps the style of the Gillio Compagna but with a more ‘young and fashionable’ finish you see on a Filofax. I like some of the bolder colours from the Finsbury and Original line….oh and it would definitely have 2 pen loops.

9. How do you carry your Filofax?

I have it with me most places; I carry it around the house protecting it from small children who like to ‘draw’ and when I am out it just goes into my bag. I don’t use a planner sleeve, but on the days my keys have been near it I think I should, but I try not to be too precious about it.

10. Which Filofax in the current range do you like the most? Are you going to buy it?

Right now I am very happy with what I have, but that could change by the time this is published!

11. What is the most you have ever spent on a Filofax or other brand of organiser? Which model?

Erm………can I avoid this question? I actually find constant buying and selling can be more costly than perhaps buying a more expensive planner and using it everyday. Have I got away with this question?

12. What's your favourite Filofax tip or hack?

This is not a hack, but I think my best advice is to figure out what works for you, what you like and what you need from a planner. I think it is all too easy to think someone else has a better idea and change your whole set up based on someone else’s needs. I find using others for inspiration is great and I LOVE drooling over other people’s set-ups, but it has been a long (and expensive) journey to get to this place.

13. Turning to Philofaxy, what do you like the most?

I love the information, the regular updates, the printables, the web finds oh and of course reader under the spotlight! Philofaxy is the go-to place ;)

14. And what do you not like about Philofaxy?

This question!

15. What was the last music track you downloaded or bought?

Taylor Swift- Blank Space

16. Have you ever attended a Philofaxy meet-up? if not do you intend to one day?

No, but I have been to a Gillio meet up which was great fun, I will definitely attend one soon.

17. What was the last movie you watched?

I really do not seem to find the time for films, but it was probably something like Shrek as it is shown every Christmas is it not?

18. What was the last book you read?

I am not too sure but I will have taken a quote from it for an essay. I can’t wait to read for personal interest once I graduate in the summer.

19. George Clooney or Brad Pitt? 

This is the hardest question….but perhaps Brad would like to pop to Yorkshire for a brew.

Thank you Nicola. As you know we are always looking for new people to appear in our 'Reader Under Spotlight feature, please contact Steve philofaxy at gmail dot com

10 January 2015

Web Finds - 10 January 2015

I hope the first full week of 2015 has gone well.

Time to enjoy a small collection of blog posts and videos from around the internet.

So here are the latest Filofax blog posts from around the Internet:

Filofax Classic Mashup – isn’t she gorgeous!!! - This Bug's Life
How to Stop Wasting Money on Planners - Homemakers Daily
How To Put Your Planner On A Diet (With Video Link) - Giftie Etcetera
The Bridge Planner – pocket size - Love All Planners
Planner Purchasing Priorities - Quo Vadis Blog
New Plans - Adventures in Trying to Organise my Life
When eBay sellers steal your photographs – expressogroupie this means you - This Bug's Life
Filofax Finchley Soft Jade A5 und mein Kalendarium Month on 2 Pages {JanuarPost 8/31} - Nina Raffaela die Glückbastlerin
Inside My Filofax Original Planner (Personal Size) - The Well-Appointed Desk
A5 Malden - Purple Wedding Planner - Jagged Little Thoughts
2015 Plannerisms planners update - Plannerisms
Back from Traveling… More Room to Plan! - Adventures in Trying to Organise my Life
Filofax Planning - Foodie Laura
Dashboard - Stationery Starlet
The search is over for the Holborn in wine!!! (plus a mini filofax italy review) - Random Pastimes of a Restless Mind
Je Suis Charlie.... (What motivates you to write ? What motivates you to draw? What motivates you to keep a planner?) - The Paradox of An Organised Scientist
Three Ways I'm Managing my Finances in 2015 - Five Sixteenths
Overview of the Lacee Pocket Agenda - Planner Bug
Using two (or more) planners at once - Quo Vadis Blog
Filofaxers Dreamland - Adventures in Trying to Organise my Life
Filofax Pages 2015 and 2014 Filp thru Video - Ink'd paper by mae
Personal Size Perpetual Calendar for Important Dates - Planner Fun
2015 Is Now In Full Swing! - My Filofax Fixation
Friday Feature: An Interview with Papered Love - Planner Bug
First Look: Franklin Covey Classic Mia Binder - Yay, for Fridays!
FREE Filo Friday! Homemaker’s Daily Done list. - Embellish Everything

We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips. Do not forget to give your posts a title...
For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post

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