04 March 2017

Web Finds - 4 March 2017

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 - 25 February 2017
  2. Film Photography Recording Insert
  3. A Date For Your Diary - 5th March 2017
  4. PlannerCon Europe Website is now live
  5. Free For All Tuesday - No. 317
  6. Web Finds - 28 February 2017
  7. Highlights of February 2017
  8. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 52
  9. Free For All Friday No. 433 by Steve
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. I Painted My Malden!! - MissVickybee
  2. Get help installing GTD - Getting Things Done®
  3. Functional Planning with Multiple Planners - Lil Divette
  4. Can’t Live Without… - Life with my Planners
  5. End of month catch up (Feb) - Karens Obsessions
  6. How to Assemble Your FranklinPlanner - FranklinPlannerTalk
  7. How to choose what to do next? Without real answer... - Blog - PlanCademy
  8. 5 Tips to Change Your Day from Chaotic to Constructive - Time Management Ninja
  9. Design your dream organiser at PlannerCon! - Blog | Gillio
  10. Week On A Page - Life with my Planners
  11. Out with the Malden, in with a Traveler’s Notebook - Jordan Marie Powers
  12. Choosing a GTD system - Getting Things Done®
  13. How to Use Your Planner to Prioritize - FranklinPlannerTalk
  14. Planner Girls collective: i cant live without.. - a ska loving geek
  15. free march calendar download - I Love It All
  16. Gillio at PlannerCon 2017: schedule - Blog | Gillio
  17. 6 Questions to Ask Yourself When Writing a Personal Mission Statement - FranklinPlannerTalk
  18. With me, all the time, everywhere. The Van Der Spek Standard... - Olga plans!
  19. Time management Monday: How to avoid overcommitment overwhelm - Quo Vadis Blog
  20. Menu planning in the main planner - Blog - PlanCademy
  21. 5 Things You’re Doing Right Now That Waste Time - Time Management Ninja
  22. Making pages for my Filofax - My Filofax Blog
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03 March 2017

Free For All Friday No. 433 by Steve

What is the origin of when the week should start? I know that Sunday and Monday are two common conventions, but I was recently asked to find out what the problems were in a diary insert someone had created from one of ours that was Saturday start....

However it is Friday so please feel free to discuss anything organiser related

02 March 2017

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 52


The Magic of Contextualising Your Life

Using contexts in projects and in planning. With plenty of examples from doing household tasks to building aircraft!

If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions
01:00 - Defining your plans
02:00 - Breaking down projects
04:00 - Plan on paper
06:00 - Serial or parallel tasks
09:00 - Split your projects up in to different contexts
12:00 - Colour coding
14:00 - Making the most of spare time
16:00 - A holiday as a project
21:00 - Planned vs Real and the impact of a slipping or missing a target
25:00 - Reviewing a project after it has completed
27:00 - Using contexts to help us achieve peace in your life

Episode 52 - The Magic of Contextualising Your Life 


A direct download is also available here: Episode52.mp3

Show notes: A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

NB: A5 is in A4 format so it can be scaled to suit A5 or A6 size. Personal is for printing direct on Personal size paper.



Presenters - Karine Tovmassian and Steve Morton
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Karine: Plannerology, Karine Tovmassian (IG)
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, Mr Philofaxy (IG)

Naturally we would love to hear your feedback on the podcast. If you use iTunes please gives us your rating or reviews of the podcast.

If you want a quick link to all the podcasts remember: http://philofaxy.com/podcast/

Previous Episodes:

51 - Guest Interview - Rose Orchard - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
50 - Organising your significant other - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
49 - Creating the ultimate planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
48 - Getting past New Years resolutions - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
47 - How to understand being a planner newbie - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
46 - Buying and Selling 101 - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
45 - A5 or A6 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
44 - End of Year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
43 - Digital Planning vs Analogue Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
42 - Planning vs Organising - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
41 - Short and Long Term Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
40 - Good and Bad Planner Habits - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
39 - Tackling Planner Size Change - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
38 - Self-Improvement or Personal Development - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
37 - What is productivity anyway - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
36 - The Planner Community - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
35 - Wellness Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
34 - Listeners Question - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
33 - Pens and other writing instruments - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
32 - Proper storage, care and shipping of planners, rings etc - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
31 - Guest Interview - Louise Umeki - Plannercon 2017 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
30 - Form Following Function -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
29 - Seasonal To Do Lists - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
28 - Making and keeping annual goals - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
27 - Organising the family - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
26 - Guest interview - Theresa Hall - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
25 - Guest interview - Ray Blake - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
24 - Defining the important things from the urgent things - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
23 - Guest interview with Rita Sedani - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
22 - Printing your own inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
21 - How to derail your planning system by over thinking - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
20 - Digital devices/services and your analogue planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
19 - What To Keep In Your 'Others' Tab - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
18 - Zombie Apocalypse Preparation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
17 - Managing Finances In Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
16 - Planning for those of us who actually can't live without planning, with guest co-host Carie Harling - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
15 - Automation Nirvana - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
14 - Work Life Balance and Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
13 - GTD Productivity And Using Your Paper Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
12 - Job Seeking and Keeping - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
11 - Planner Fail -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
10 - Planner Hacks - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
9 - Planner Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
8 - Choosing Inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
7 - How do you carry your planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
6 - Planners on the go - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
5 - Why would you pay more than the price of a Filofax? - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
4 - Using Your Planner To Create Permanent Habit Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
3 - Getting on with two or more planners - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
2 - Where to start your planning journey and why - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
1 - What size and why....  - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

01 March 2017

Highlights of February 2017

So here are the highlights of the month of February.

We published the following posts.
We also released the following episodes of the podcast:
  • 51 - Guest interview - Rose Orchard
  • 50 - Organising your significant other
  • 49 - Creating the ultimate planner
  • 48 - Getting past New Years resolutions


We continued our series user focused posts: Readers Favourite Organisers and Readers Under The Spot Light
We still need more volunteers for Readers Favourite Organisers, or Reader Under The Spotlight, please contact steve at philofaxy dot com 

Of course the Webfinds and Free For All Tuesdays, Fridays posts are always there each week, please join in the comments, everyone is welcome.

If you have a guest post idea, please contact steve at philofaxy dot com  or if there is a topic you would like to see us cover or revisit also please contact Steve.

I hope you find this post useful, please let us know in the comments and we will do our best to do a highlights post each month.

28 February 2017

Web Finds - 28 February 2017

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.

We start with a massive plug for Karine at Plannerology and the event she is hosting at PlannerCon USA in March.
Additionally there are still places available for the Van der Spek meet up in June details are here: 

Meanwhile here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.
  1. Van der Spek TouchMe Tabac Unboxing *deutsch* - Mando Line
  2. Franklin Covey Girl switch to Micheals Recollections planner! - BROOKLYN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT GROUP
  3. Plan With Me Franklin Covey Budget Planner Feb 27 thru Mar 5th - The Clumsy Crafter
  4. setup in my gillio(mia cara) - p3koza valerio
  5. Gillio Compagna - Red: Current Setup - Teach_and_ Plan
  6. NEW! Gillio Compagna || Updated Planner Setup (feb 2017) - iheart2plan
  7. ♥ Planner Setup: Louis Vuitton PM Agenda Multicolor - My Wonderful Bookland
  8. [Unboxing] Filofax Saffiano Personal - Poppy - YasminLowe
  9. {Mon organisation - Partie 2} : Planner filofax a5 - Lea Scrapouchou
  10. Filofax Domino Soft in Fawn Unboxing - Zoë Alyce
  11. Mi agenda Filofax - Crea y Comparte Conmigo
  12. Bullet Journal In Filofax - Planner Update // MaryPlethora - maryplethora
  13. FILOFAX SETUP||FILOFAX SAFFIANO ROSÉ GOLD||😍😍 - PlanningGirl
  14. 【毛团】Filofax Domino 快速开箱 - Maotuan Gundan
  15. Comparing original filofax a5 and personal size - Zozo Xo
  16. Filofax Malden Zip Review - Elaine Canha
  17. Filofax Setup | Filofax Butterfly Personal 2017 | Filo Jou - Filo Jou
  18. [Review] Macaron vs. Filofax Saffiano - YasminLowe
  19. Nude Filofax Review and 2017 A5 Planner Set-Up Using Jane Davenport Papers - Micklebird and Mooch (Amanda Mischell Plans)
  20. Bullet Journal / Filofax Vorlage A5 - März 2017 printable - Tinas Welt
  21. Filofax Pocket Set Up February 23,2017 - Frugal_Me
  22. Pwm: Monthly Stup in my DIY Filofax - Krystal's Couture
  23. Soft Pink Filofax Domino Planner Review - PlanWithMe ChristaMarie
  24. My Filofax FILOFAX saffiano gold decoration and setup original filofax - Lisenok Li
  25. Moving back into my Filofax Malden Orche in the Personal Size - Frugal_Me
  26. Блокнот на кольцах Аventura. Обзор. Бюджетный filofax - Olena Shalena
  27. A5 Filofax Original Set Up February 2017 - PlansMeetPaper
  28. Personal Filofax Original in Nude & Lockwood iPad Case | Sam Plans - Sam Plans
  29. Filofax Butterfly Personal Set up 2017 - KasperHomeLife
  30. First setup of my personal Malden filofax as a notebook - Jenuine Life
  31. Planersystem FiloFax-BulletJournal {Erklärung, System, Funktion etc.} || FiloSophie - FiloSophie
  32. Filofax sedup auf deutsch 2017 - let's play Girl
  33. MINIMALISME - Filofax (agenda, organiseur, carnet, planer...) : 1 an d'utilisation ?! - Sirène Bio
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My Week Posts
  1. My week #254 - Paper Lovestory
  2. Plan with me || Peacock - Karens Obsessions
  3. My Week #9 (Feb 27th – Mar 5th) - The Stationery Geekette
  4. Week 8 (Pink and Princessy) - Stationery Starlet
  5. This Weeks Spread (for week 27th Feb – 5th Mar) - Life with my Planners
Enjoy.