Readers Guest Posts

I am sure we all enjoy seeing how other readers used their organisers.

On Philofaxy we have had several different series of posts to help readers share their own experiences of how they use their organisers and which is their favourite one.

We constantly need new people to come along to be able to continue with these series of posts.

So how can you help contribute? We have three different 'reader' series which are very easy to fill in and respond to they are:

• Reader Under The Spotlight - This is based on 10 simple questions (it used to be 19 questions) as well as the questions we ask you to supply a photo of yourself or your organiser. Previous posts in this series can be found here.
• Readers Favourite Organiser - This is 5 questions plus a few photographs of your favourite organiser. Previous posts in this series can be found here.
• Experienced User - This is based on 7 questions, mainly aimed at people who have been an organiser used for more than a year or two, but the questions are fairly generalised. Previous posts in this series can be found here.
• We also welcome Guest Posts and Reader Reviews of organisers and related products. We also have Readers Tips too. There is no fixed format for these. It is best to contact Steve before you commence writing any of these.  
  
  Guest posts/reviews must be organiser related, Philofaxy will not publish non-organiser related posts... we often receive offers of very non-specific posts, one for example about body weight loss, when I published a post on weight loss in relation to removing pages from your organiser!  Clearly they hadn't read our post at all or our guidelines! 

In all posts we are happy to include a link or links to your own blog or your You Tube Channel or Instagram feed.

So if you would like to contribute with any of the posts above please contact Steve by email philofaxy at gmail dot com  Please indicate which post you are interested in taking part in and he will send you the questions/instructions.

Thank you.

Readers Favourite Organiser - Michele

Thank you to Michele for sharing with us her favourite organiser. 

1. What is your favourite organiser (Make/model/size)?

My favorite organizer is my Van der Spek Black Janet Leather Mini.

2. How long have you owned it?

I received this last September 2015. This was a pure impulse buy. I wasn't even thinking about a Mini but I couldn't decide on colors for a Standard so I ordered a second less expensive binder.

3. What is it that you like about it so much?
Although my main VDS is a 30mm ring Standard, this Mini has really proven to be a workhorse as the size makes it such a convenience to carry around. At the gym it fits right in the cup holder so I can record my workout on the treadmill. On road trips it sits on my lap so I can write down the license plates of different states. On the weekends it turns into my wallet so i just grab it when we're going out for a meal. For walks on the beach, I attach it to my belt loop, stick my iphone inside it and I'm ready for a good walk hands free. I may not use it every day, but when I do, it's been such a great little sidekick.

4. Do you use it all the time?
Almost every day for the gym. For the weekends it's my constant companion. During the week It pretty much is within eye sight as it lives on the edge of the kitchen table.

5. Do you think the design could be improved in any way? How?
The design works for me with 3-credit card horizontal pockets and a full height slip pocket on each side. I just put my license, ATM card, and a credit card in the front with stamps and some post-its in the back. I stick cash in the slip pocket.

Like all VDS binders, It has Krause rings, but the spacing between rings are not compatible with Filofax inserts. The inserts I have are the ones Van der Spek sells, and I have to stress to all VDS lovers their inserts are of the highest quality! However, it would be nice to fit some lavender or pink Filofax paper for a shot of color.
And here are some photographs of my favourite organiser

Thank you Michele

If you would like to share with us the details of your favourite organiser, please contact steve @ philofaxy dot com 

Web Finds - 7 May 2016

So I hope you have had a good week.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of blog posts from around the internet, so grab a drink and make yourself for our weekly round-up.

Here are some Philofaxy posts you might have missed this week:

1. Web Finds - 30 April 2016
2. Readers Favourite Organiser - Jackie
3. Highlights of April 2016
4. Free For All Tuesday No. 274
5. Web Finds - 3 May 2016
6. Long Term Tasks/Goals
7. Diary inserts 2017
8. Free For All Friday No. 390

So here are the latest Filofax and other brand blog posts from around the Internet. Don't forget to leave a comment on the posts you enjoyed reading, all bloggers enjoy getting comments.

1. Filofax Holborn - Dreams, Adventures and Planners
2. Beautiful numbered vintage ostrich Filofax in black - This Bug's Life
3. Discagenda Diva - Dokibook - Filofax is my world
4. 3 New Ways to Write a Schedule in a Planner - Giftie Etcetera
5. Z is for… Zzzzz - Planning with Printed Portal
6. The ultimate compilation of films featuring Filofaxes  - This Bug's Life
7. How the “Cookie” Compagna handled… - Random Pastimes of a Restless Mind
8. May releases: Tuesday, May 3rd - Gillio
9. The One Thing You Must Do BEFORE Buying Any Planner - Lil Divette
10. How I use premade checklists in my planner to keep me on track with habits, chores and life! - Polkadotparadiso
11. Creating a planner dashboard - Mrs Brimbles
12. A to Z Challenge [Round up] - Planning with Printed Portal
13. The Context Task List Planner Hack - Giftie Etcetera
14. Reasons to get a Van der Spek - Random Pastimes of a Restless Mind
15. Goals Of The Month: May 2016 - So This is What
16. Kikki-K Wellness Planner Review - The Stationery Geekette
17. Slow Down… - Getting Things Done
18. Video richiesta: tutorial divisori senza laminatore in italiano - My Last Eureka
19. Milyen naptár való Neked? - Filofax Ni
20. Some Tasks Are Better Deleted Than Completed - Time Management Ninja
21. Think! At least once a week… - Getting Things Done
22. 5 Simple Planner Tips that Helped me Gain Control of My Schedule - Strange & Charmed
23. Flip Flops Notepaper [printable] - Planner Fun

• 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... 
• Your Filofax/Organiser posts 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.

The videos and 'My week' posts will appear in their own post on Tuesday.

Enjoy.

Free For All Friday No. 390

How often do you change your Filofax setup? Do you frequently do little tweaks, or one big housecleaning per year?

Of course, since it's Friday, we can talk about anything Filofax.

Diary inserts 2017

We are about to embark on the creation of the 2017 diary inserts, which will appear on Philofaxy and My Life All in One Place.

I have already started creating the Yearly and Monthly inserts, but we want to ensure we have created them all before we make them all available, it is easier to do it that way.

I counted up the number of different types, formats and layouts... it is about 85 different ones. In case we have missed something are there any others that you would like in terms of a layout that we don't do, or a variation on one we do now. Adapting our existing ones is fairly easy.

However, if enough people ask for a particular one that isn't available now then we will add it to the collection.

Please let us know in the comments, thank you.