As many of you know, I
love Filofaxes, and so I thought that I would make Fridays my day for posting about...wait for it...Filofaxes, hence the name 'Filofax Friday'!
Because it's the start of a new year I thought today I would do a quick post on how I'm going to use my Filofaxes this year and which ones I will be using.
This year, I am going to be running three separate Filofaxes. I usually run two - one personal and one for work - but because I have a new business about to launch I will be using a third organiser to keep me on track with that. As I work from home anyway all I have to do is look at each one first thing every morning and I immediately know where I have to be and what needs to be done.
So, the first Filofax I will be using is my personal espresso Siena which I bought last year and I absolutely love. Despite having bought several (yes several) new personal sized Filofaxes last year, the Siena is still my favourite and so I will continue to use it this year for organising my personal life.
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| Personal Siena |
My business Filofax this year is a lovely new A5 purple Finchley. This replaces the A5 aqua Finsbury which I used in 2011. Some people who don't understand my Filofax
addiction obsession habit love have tried to explain to me that I don't have to have a new Filofax at the start of every year but I have now perfected a blank stare and they eventually give up.
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| A5 Finchley |
Finally, because of my new venture 'Handmade by Yvie' being launched this year (very shortly so watch this space) I needed one final organiser. At first I thought I would use the personal, tomato Bloomsbury that I bought in the Filofax Germany sale but, after thinking carefully about it, I eventually decided on my lovely pink A5 Flex. I also intend to use this as my blog organiser as well. The Flex really is very...well...flexible.
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| A5 Flex |
So there you have it. Those are the organisers which will (hopefully) be keeping me on track this year. I'll explain more about how I will use each one in future posts.
Until the next time,
Denise x
8 comments:
hello! I share your love of the personal Siena, I have the same color one for my personal life as well : )
look forward to reading about your new venture.
congrats on your new filo and happy new year!
Hi luminosity6 and a happy new year to you too!
It's great to find someone else who shares my love of the Siena. Not many people I know have one. I love the fact it has a lived in, used look but never looks scruffy.
Not long now 'til the new venture takes off. Excited and nervous at the same time.
Many thanks for your comments :-)
Ooo, I'm so excited for the Filofax Friday posts (though I love all of your posts). Yay for a new year and always for new Filos!
Thank you Kanalt. Just about to write today's post. I think I've found a way to incorporate a fourth Filofax into my life ;-)
They all look so beautiful! Do you have pics of the inside setup of each one? I'm still trying to figure mine out so am searching for ideas! :)
Hi Lime Tree and thanks.
I will be doing a post about the set up of them all very soon with some photos as well.
Tracy commented on another post about the Filofax setup being a work in progress and I think she's absolutely right. Just when you think you've got the perfect setup, you think of something new or hear of a great idea from someone else and then you start again...
Which Filofax do you have?
D.
This is so true! I am having a hard time letting go of the fact that I can't really use it unless I figure out its set-up first! I am being very hard on my Filofax and on myself! :)
I currently have a pocket finsbury that I LOVE! I got a good set up on the first try and have been using it ever since! It's a wallet/appointments/Weightwatchers tracker.
The other one is a belmont pocket for work. Works fine as it is mostly for notes because appointments I have to keep on outlook.
Last - the one I am struggling with - is a personal Domino.I will probably leave it for personal goals/ big picture planning as I just order a Personal Baroque. That may solve the problem because I would use the baroque just for my Happiness Project freeing up some space on my Domino.
**Very long response of mine, huh? I bet you didn't see that coming! hehe :D
Hi Lime Tree, not at all! I love hearing what Filofaxes other people have and how they use them.
I think that Filofaxes need to be used and it's great that you have found so many uses for yours. I honestly think it's easier to use several than to try and keep everything in one. The only thing that I find about the pocket size is that they are just too small for me.
Having a Filofax specifically for goals is a great idea. You could do a lot with that. As for the Baroque (which is lovely!), I think it's a great idea to use it for your Happiness Project as that's an important undertaking and needs a special Filofax.
Good luck with all your projects - it sounds as though you're on the right track although I think Filofax use is a project in itself. In fact - there's a thought! A Filofax for planning out how you are going to use your other Filofaxes!! Hmmm... ;-)
Keep in touch.
D.
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