David Mackay at OrganisedLife.com has some tips to using an A5 Filofax for his GTD system. It's a continuing project - one that he's been using happily

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My Filofax Organization... How I organize each section of my Filofax planner.

La "Filofax Flex" e il "Midori travelers notebook" sono due sistemi flessibili di blocchi molto diversi tra loro, ma che hanno una caratteristica comune, ovvero l'opportunità di inserire al proprio

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My Filofax Organization... How I organize each section of my Filofax planner.

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If you are happy with the way you are currently using your Filofax, stop reading. The worst thing you can do is tinker unnecessarily with a system that works well. Still reading? OK then. This post will seek to briefly answer the question of how to use a Filofax. It will not address the issue of why to use a Filofax, nor whether to use a Filofax. I'm assuming you have worked through these questions yourself. So, how should you use it? the real - but potentially unhelpful - answer is, 'However you like.' What follows is just one possible answer. It is based on my experience of what works (for me) and what doesn't (again, for me), filtered through the sieve of my own likes and annoyances. I'll try to keep it snappy; we're all busy people. The rules 1. Put all other notebooks, planners and pads out of reach. While you are getting your Filofax up and running (say, the first couple of weeks you spend using it) you don't want the distraction of handling multiple systems. 2. Write in your diary every appointment you need to remember, including other people's insofar as they affect you. For instance, is your partner going out for the evening one day next week? That needs to be in your diary too if it means you will have to be at home providing childcare. 3. Every day, read today's diary and scan about a week ahead. Look for events that have been cancelled or are no longer relevant. Delete them. Think about any events you might need to add. Add them. 4. Maintain a separate (i.e. separate from the diary) list if you want to use your Filofax to manage tasks. The only time a task should be in your diary is if it needs to be done on a particular day. If it is just a matter of having to be done by a particular day, it belongs not in the diary but in the task list, where you should also note the deadline date. You can do this with standard Filofax task pages, but it's easier with Turbo Task pages. 5. Scan your task list at least daily for items you can or must do and mark complete. 6. Carry your Filofax with you everywhere. This is really important. 7. Whenever you set or accept an appointment or identify a task, write it down in the appropriate section straight away. Don't try to remember it to write in later. Don't write it on a scrap of paper to transfer later. Write it in the correct place in your Filofax right now. No excuses. 8. Have a notes section with plenty of blank paper. Write down anything you need to remember that isn't a diary or task entry. You can use plain paper or lined, grid, dot grid or a selection. The paper can be different colours if you like. If you must, you can decorate it. 9. Before you agree to an appointment, check your diary. You need to be able to trust what you see written there, hence the earlier warnings about writing things in right away. 10. As soon as you complete a task, mark it as complete in your tasks section and if you have time choose another to get started on. 11. These three sections - diary, tasks and notes - are the heart of your Filofax. If you want you can have other sections too, say for addresses, to track your finances or to hold long term reference information. 12. Do not stuff your Filofax with pages or accessories you will not use every day. Your system has rings. You can add things and remove them whenever you like. Have a photo or two in there if you like, by all means, but it is a personal organiser, not a scrapbook. Anything that doesn't help organise you should not be in it. 13. Use dividers to help you get to different sections quickly. Use sticky tabs to categorise sub-sections. This might be useful if you decide to keep multiple lask lists (e.g. home and office.) Have some sort of 'today' marker in your diary. 14. Keep a pen or pencil in the pen loop. Choose one that fits the loop and that will not fall out. Don't feel that you need to use that particular instrument every time you write in your Filofax. If you carry a pen or two in your pocket or bag, use those. But keeping one pen/pencil in the loop means you will never be caught without something to write with. It's a fallback. 15. Keep doing all the above. Don't lapse. Keep forcing yourself until it becomes habitual. Again, no excuses. Now what? You can, of course, download and print most of the pages you'll need from this site. Diary inserts are here. Other inserts are here. They are free to download and free for your personal use. So there it is. That is how to use a Filofax. Unless you want to use it differently. It's up to you. You can do what you want; I'm not your mother.

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Another Trend Discovered via Instagram To view more pretty & creative posts - just click here. Last week I shared my penpal finds and this week I want to kick off by sharing another one of these random, but cool discoveries. I love organising and I love stationery and the huge Filofax trend encompasses both those things. This is serious business, there are YouTube channels dedicated to Filofax love, Pinterest boards and many, many blogs too. I discovered this trend via Instagram, but once I started exploring and looking into it further, I found that it really is a huge industry! Creatives share their special pages, weekly plans and detailed layouts online. I love it! What amazes me is the amount of stationery that these lucky girls have, as well as a range of different Filofaxes! To view more pretty & creative posts - just click here. On Instagram you can look at these hash tags to see more: #filofaxlove #filofax #filofaxaddict Here's to an organised week! The pictured Filofaxes belong to these bloggers: My Purpley Life Inside the Crafters Studio Cafe et Papier and her Instagram

Well, it’s that time of year. The time of year where I am constantly scratching out 2011 every document that requires a date, replacing it with 2012. I can’t believe another year has re…

Here she is..... My beautiful Malden Ok, ok I know I have gone on and on about the aqua Malden for months and then I go and buy an ochre one instead. "What's going on?" I hear you ask, well the truth is I had been leaning toward the ochre for a little while. When I found the Maldens on sale on the Colemans website the ochre was already sold out while there was still one aqua left in stock. I thought that Fate had stepped in and made my decision for me. When someone brought the last aqua one before my birthday I was again left with having decide which I really wanted. I had started to want the ochre colour after seeing photos @handmadebycharlottevictoria had posted on Instagram of her Malden. The colour I had always dismissed as boring now looked classic and sophisticated, more grown up. I already had a brightly coloured Filofax (my yellow Original) so did I really need another one? Also the aqua didn't feel right for this time of year, the ochre is such an autumnal colour it just felt right. With my yellow Original Filofax Both colours had been out of stock on the Filofax UK website for a while and were now both out of stock with Colemans. I couldn't find either colour in personal size on eBay either. It was starting to look like I wouldn't get a Malden for my birthday at all. I asked in a Facebook group if anyone knew where I could find one and was directed to a swapping and selling group. I joined straight away and as soon as I was added I scrolled through all the listings to see if anyone was selling a personal Malden in either colour. They were not. I kept checking the group daily to see if one would appear and a few days later it did. A lady was selling her ochre Malden and she was in the UK. I emailed the seller and she sent me some photos, we agreed on a price and a couple of days later the ochre was mine! All moved in I moved in straight away and am totally in love with her. I have put my Original away for now. I will probably move back in in the spring when I'm ready for a splash of colour again but for now I am very happy in the Malden. I love all of the pockets and the softness of the leather, it feels completely different to my Original which is made with one thick piece of leather. I am using the zipped compartment for my Coleto pen which is too big for the pen loop and I have put some sticky notes, paperclips, sticky dots, transparent arrows and washi samples in the front pockets. You can just fit so much inside. The strap is also a lot longer on the Malden so I wont have to be as strict with myself on how much I can keep in there. I made sure I regularly emptied the Original because when it got too full I worried the strap would rub against the leather on the front cover and damage it. It will be nice not to have that concern with this Filofax. In the pockets Am I fickle for changing my mind? Maybe, now I have the ochre I can't see me ever buying the aqua because I don't think I'm an owning-a-Filofax-in-more-than-one-colour kind of gal.... of course that could change! Thanks for reading and have a great week!

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Today I’d like to give you guys a tour of my main planner, my Personal Filofax Malden. As I mentioned in my previous post, this was my own little Christmas gift to myself – and so far, I’m lo…

Taking the time to set up a new ring binder organizer, such as a Filofax, is key for keeping track of appointments, accomplishing daily tasks, setting goals, making monthly budgets, and more.

FULL set ➜ March 2024 to February 2025 (DIGITAL files only) ➤ POCKET size = 3.23 x 4.92” = 82 x 125 mm (This insert is a bit longer than Filofax pocket insert (82mm x 120mm) but Pocket size Filofax won’t have any problem to use it. ) • v3c MONTHLY calendar = horizontal mthly calendar + vertical mthly chart • Weekly pages are perfect for RING BINDERS & BOOKLETS (with tipped-in Monthly pages). can be used in PASSPORT size TN although the size is a bit different. • Monday Start • Print on LETTER or A4. HOW TO PRINT? ❶ Print and Cut Instruction http://www.diyfishblogs.com/diyfish/print-cut-instruction/ WHAT I NEED TO KNOW or HAVE? ❶ Adobe Acrobat Reader to utilize PDF. (You can download Acrobat Reader FREE from http://get.adobe.com/reader/ ); ❷ If you do not have unzip application, you can unZip the files: http://b1.org/online; ❸ A printer or visit local print-shop like Staples or chat with DIYfish Life Mapping Community Members for printing issues. ❹ Tipped-in: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipped-in_page ❺ DIYfish Life Mapping Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lifemapping ❻ DIYfish BLog: http://www.diyfishblogs.com/diyfish ❼ Computer monitors may vary. ❽ Printer/color output will vary depending on device. TERMS OF USE • All sales are final. Digital files sold are not refundable and physically are not exchangeable. • Printables are for personal use only. • Printables are not for commercial use. • Transfer to third party is prohibited. © DIYfish Life Mapping® System all rights reserved.

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My Filofax Holborn that I use for work. Week of Feb 10, 2014.

I have been a long-time fan of Filofaxes. I think I got my first one when I was in my early twenties. Lately, I have been going back and forth between having a Google Calendar to using a Filofax. Since becoming pregnant, I've been experiencing pregnancy brain (a slight decrease...

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Seven of the nine vintage Winchester model filofaxes in my collection, three of them in the large 1'1/4 inch ring size. Made from English calf leather, these have always been my favourite model in the collection. For me, the Winchester is the quintessential classic filofax.

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Dear Diane, I cannot believe it has been so long since I posted here. You know there has been illness and a holiday, but really - how can those two events,both of which gave me time away from the day job be an excuse? We were talking about rituals to get us started in creativity and so I have applied one to blogging and am at the very table at which this blog was conceived in Cafe Boc Boc with tea and doughnut, trying to do better! There has just been a little girl at the ice cream counter whose attitude to life sums up creativity ( and female guile) well. Her father ordered her a single scoop of icecream and told her to choose her flavour. "Pink Mint" "The pink is strawberry and the mint is green. Which do you want." "Pink Mint" "The mint is green." "But I do pink." In this she was telling the truth, judging by her pink trainers and pink trousers and pink backpack. " Don't be silly. Which do you want." "Pink Mint!" The father rolled his eyes at the waitress. "Give her a scoop of strawberry." The girl put her hands on her hips. "With one of green too. I'll mix it up in the pot. Pink Mint." One thing you mentioned last time was that we should post about our creativity notebooks. Ho, ho! I think when you suggested that, it was before we both rediscovered Filofaxes. (Should I explain to readers how our Inner Eighties- Professional discovered the Philofaxy blog and asscoaited links, burst forth into the shops and how we now both own multiple new beautiful leather binders and spend time on SKYPE discussing leather flexibility, paper inserts and top tabs? Whats that? It makes us look obsessive? Ok. I won't mention that in public then.) Except to say that part of my illness recovery has been to set up my Cherry Classic A5 Filofax ( bought for a song from Amazon warehouse because the box - but not the product - was damaged) as my studio Filofax. Using it has quickly become just the starting ritual I was looking for. My eagerness and excitement about creative possibilities can at times turn into a stumbling block. Where to start? Where to focus my energies? How to absorb all the information? How to be realistic about what I can achieve in the time available? Applying the business like organised side of my personality to my creative life has turned out to be both fun (in the stationery- nerd sense of the word) and practical. Want to see where I am so far? First of all I blinged the cream dividers that came with the Filofax. As my primary source of inspiration is Africa, I stuck in some eyecandy on the front and back of each divider. I am using Ivy stickers which are just the right size for the tabs to label them, rather than the recommended permenent marker, all the better for being able to easily swap their order in the future. The extra tabs are Post It Index tabs (why do they cost so much?!). Tucked in the front pocket are some L shaped pieces for card for use as 'viewfinders' to isolate parts of a picture for design purposes. Right at the front is my activity section. I find it useful to track how much time I spend on various activities. This is both motivating, given I set a varying weekly target for studio hours and also educational as it help me better estimate how long a task takes and so to plan better for the future in terms of what I can commit to. None of the Filofax diary inserts were perfect for this so I Printed out these monthly sheets and simply use plain paper to record my activities, summing up at the end of the week and transferring total to the diary. I guess once you have worked in a law firm where time recording is king, the habit never goes away! This sheet is more detailed than usual as I am at home for a full day. My first tab is Finances. Here I manage my ( generous) monthly budget for quilting supplies and it is also useful for tax purposes to have a detailed record of how much things cost so I can calculate the profit element of a quilt. I use the preprinted Filofax expense sheets but I am not going to show you the incriminating evidence thereon!! Next the Learning tab. There are so many techniques in which I am interested but not yet proficient that I can get quite excited-dizzy with the options. So I have set out clearly my ' personal learning plans' i.e a list of goals with realistic target dates. I have top tabs for each section, currently, Photoshop Express, Working in a Series classes, Surface Design and Portrait making. each section has a yellow sheet setting out my goals, the resources, I have or need to acquire and the aimed for completion dates and how I define completion. I also list the steps I need to take to achieve each goal. Blue pages in each section contain notes. I have a tab for Calls for entries.I do save full details and entry forms electronically on Evernote, but it is very useful to have a summary here for planning purposes. However, I find it helpful to have a visual overview of the year so I can see entry dates and when quilts are to be delivered ( and therefore finished!). Filofax do make a year planner but there is very little room to write on it so I made these templates myself using Word. I have the same template with the self imposed target dates for my personal learning plan too. Behind the next tab 'Forms' I keep entry forms and labels for current shows. Need to buy a top opening envelope insert for this section. The 'Pattern' Tab is for when I write kit patterns for The African Fabric Shop or for magazines and is a space for me to jot down the steps I took making a quilt ready to be turned into coherent instructions. 'Articles' is a tab with a list if ideas for magazine articles. The 'Quilts' tab is ironically empty as this is a new set up, but will contain a sheet for each quilt with a photo, and records of size, cost and time to make it, where it has been shown etc. 'Travel' is for quilt show related travel bookings and tickets. I have an ' Inspiration tab' but that is empty at the moment.Not because I am not currently inspired but because I am using Pinterest and my Cuban Filofax together with a traditional notebook for my current themes. I may use this tab. I may ditch it. Lets see. That's the wonderful thing about a Filofax system - the flexibility. Finally, the 'Website tab' has notes on my website settings and blog topic ideas. There is nothing behind the alphabetical tabs yet but I intend to use them as catch all area for notes and clippings : G for Galleries, E for El Anatsui and so on. So, thats the business end of my system. Then comes the Brown Cuban sketchbook Filofax and its companions Chocolate Classic and the traditional notebook. But I think I will save those for another day! Now its your turn to show me yours! love, Helen