Philofaxy for the love of Filofax organisers and all other ring bound personal organisers

Printed on 350gsm cardstock, this makes a glamorous addition to the front of your planner. This dashboard comes punched for a 6 ring planner. If you would like it unpunched please leave a note when you add to cart.  Personal size measures 172mm x 95mm B6 size measures 177mm x 126mm Also fits the relevant comparitive sized planners from other brands like Filofax and Kikki.K

Thank you to Jane and George for this wonderful guest post. Hello, fellow Filofaxers! My name is Jane and I'm here today to introduce to you "the Filofax that started it all" for me. George Redgrave has been using ring-bound organizers for over 25 years. I'd never seen a Filofax until I stumbled across this picture in the fall of 2009.... George's notebook. I'm charmed and awed by the used look. I'm sure many UK and European readers find it hard to believe that folks in the United States don't have ready access to a Filofax retailer, but it is exceptionally hard to find them Stateside (although it's getting easier). Since then, George has patiently answered all my questions regarding his system, which are simple and effective. And now, take it away George! How long have you been using your ring-bound system? My children gave me a pocket size six ring binder (not Filofax) for Fathers' Day in 1988. According to Wikipedia that was Sunday 19 June but my diary entries do not start until Monday 27 June 1988 What attracted you to using a ring-bound planner as opposed to a book planner? I had been using bound notebooks for some time but the children gave me a ring binder as a present. I don't remember asking for one or saying that it would be more useful. What is your current Filofax model? I have a black Pocket Finsbury. What other Filofaxes do you use? What are their purposes? I use a black standard six ring binder - possibly Filofax but un-named - for sermon notes (I only preach occasionally so it doesn't get a lot of use). I have a slim burgundy standard Filofax which I use as an address book - this was bought by me for my wife. I also have another standard size red leather ring binder made by a local craftsman which I bought at a craft fair for my wife but which I don't use. (I've got a spare pocket Filofax which I bought cheaply on a stall and which is waiting for my current pocket Filofax to become too worn.) Describe how you use your Pocket Finsbury. This is the part we LOVE: the sections, specific pages you have in there, how you use your calendar with a to-do list, etc. The more details the better. I put papers in the large back pocket - minutes of meetings, agenda etc but take them out and file/discard them soon after. I haven't got anything in the front semi-transparent pocket at present. I have four plastic membership cards in the slip in pockets: Cyclists' Touring Club, Historic Houses etc I have a shopping list and a repeat medical prescription form in the large pocket. The first "page" is a clear plastic wallet with a photograph of my late wife on one side and a photograph of my younger son, his wife and their three daughters on the other side. In between the photos I keep a spare blank cheque which I can write out if need be. Inside front of George's Filofax. Then comes a thick page (not the official page) with my name and address, land line and mobile 'phone numbers and my e-mail address (I lost my Filofax at a large Christian camp last summer and was 'phoned telling me that it had been found :) On that page I also have a check list of the things I take with me when I go out on trips e.g. camera, sandwiches, mini umbrella etc. After that comes a 2014 calendar, this is clipped to the previous page with two spare paper clips - which I might need. Then the 2013 and 2015 calendars on one page facing the 2014 calendar. Next comes the diary section, this is the "week to one page" style. I used to have "month to a view", making it myself for many years, but it was a little too cramped. A paper clip holds the pages with the current week and earlier weeks to the 2013/15 calendar page so that I can easily open the Filofax at the current week and look at the 2014 calendar page. At present I have inserted the diary pages only up to August to save space, then a plain page with the months of 2014 set out so that I can note things after August. On the other side of that is a similar set up for 2015 but I probably won't use it as I recently bought the Filofax 2015 Vertical year planner which I've put in already. On then to a plain page which I've divided into two columns of six boxes headed "Anniversaries" and with the months written in them. Principally this is to record birthdays, wedding anniversaries, dates of baptism and of deaths. Some are in blue, more important ones are in green but very important ones are in red. On the other side of this page are notes of the times of last postal collections from my nearest post box, the local shops and from the main sorting office. There are a few other things too, some conversion tables of English/metric measures, bus times and train times. As this page stays in the Filofax for succeeding years I have strengthened three of the holes with adhesive tape which has fibreglass running through it. I have done this with many pages. I used to run the tape down all six holes but as this causes the pages to bulge I now put the tape over three alternate holes and then the other three alternate holes on the next page. You can see the Anniversary page on the right hand side of his notebook here. I love how he color codes depending on occasion. The next page is lined and has a long list of all the things I take with me when I go away, including when I go camping. It starts with "slippers" and ends with "tea towel". Shirts, extension lead, and soap appear in no particular order and other things have been squeezed in at the side of the two columns of writing. The other side of this page is blank! The next two pages list the Folio Society (www.foliosociety.com) books I have bought with the date and the price I paid in secondhand bookshops. I love these books, they are beautifully produced with their cloth covers, slip cases and illustrations. These pages are not Filofax pages but from another loose leaf notebook and have yellow edges to the paper. This method of colouring not the whole page but just the edge is quite useful. The next two pages are Bible texts that I particularly wanted to note. These are all to do with reading the Bible e.g. Deuteronomy 11:18 "Let these words of mine remain in your heart and your soul" Jerusalem Bible. I have noted the version they are taken from as sometimes the same verse seems to speak more tellingly to me in one version than another. The next page lists favourite hymns and worship songs and is written on violet paper. There could be lots but I've only written down about forty or so. Next comes section of white lined pages which I use to take notes in sermons. I usually only jot down a few points but sometimes far more. There are four sheets of paper here, two have been written on and two are blank. As the section fills up I transfer the pages to the storage drawer. These notes, on Filofax pages and in bound notebooks, go back about forty years. The next dozen pages are in various colours but I am currently using pink paper. These are thoughts - possibly even poems, though they mostly neither rhyme nor scan. On 25 May 2004, on holiday with my elder son in New York, I wrote: It's E to A at the corner of Fifth and West 42nd Street, Yellow cabs stream past, I stand in the bright sunlight, Alone in New York. The E to A refers to an unusual clock there, I took this photo soon after. I was alone when I wrote this as my son had gone off to do some shopping but we met up for lunch a bit later on. Then comes a lot of white lined paper and is the standard notebook. I jot down things I want to remember, jokes, calculations … anything that you'd do with pen and paper. Where George jots notes. As these notes become no longer current I transfer the pages to the storage drawer, they go back to the first loose-leaf notebook. George's archival system. I love how he doesn't use binders to archive, just humble rubber bands. I have a plastic Filofax ruler, marked TODAY, clipped into the rings at the point I am up to in this section. Fairly recently, and I wish I'd been doing it for many years, I have written the date at the top of a new page. There are several blank sheets here of course. Then comes a section of unlined white paper, some currently have alphabets written by my grand daughters. I give them this section to write on when they ask me for somewhere to write or draw. I have a six hole Pocket Filofax punch (the nice metal one not the cheap plastic one - which I used to use) and put my own paper in here. I used to do the same with the lined paper but I bought a pack of 100 Pocket Filofax sheets quite cheaply about a year ago so I use that, also it's not easy to get sufficiently narrow lined paper – I used to buy cheap diaries and cut them up. Then come a few sheets of half centimetre squared paper - I make odd notes … and my grand daughters have written here too :) After that there are a couple of blank green pages and a couple of blue ones with nothing on. Now we come to the beginning of the chief section of my Pocket Filofax. A photograph of which has received the second highest number of views of my photos on Flickr. I wish I could write this small! This is the table of contents of my commonplace book. You will see from the photograph that it is written in three columns of very small writing. It is not an index as I wouldn't be able to insert references but it just lists the quotations in order. The colours refer to the type of entry: Orange for religion, green for photography, red for art, blue for travel (mostly cycling) other things are left uncoloured. There are at present 559 entries. Some go back to before I had the loose-leaf notebook in 1988 but only a few, it really starts just over twenty years ago. Then come the pages of quotations, they are dog-eared from much use, the corners have been worn away by the zip at the back of the Filofax (I've since taken the fastener off as it was a nuisance.) The holes have reinforcing tape on them, some early pages all six holes but latterly only three to a page. This photograph of has had over 21,000 views! I love the classical style found in this: the elegant handwriting, the dog eared pages, and the timelessness captured in George's pocket Finsbury Filofax. I have photographed all the pages in case I lose it. This is what I'm well known for by my acquaintances, I whip the notebook out and quote from something at the least opportunity. I also read these pieces culled from over twenty years of reading when I've got a few idle moments – standing at the supermarket checkout for example. At this point we must stop. Not because the notebook finishes here but because all the rest of the pages are written upside down so… we turn the Pocket Filofax over and start again at the back. I do this as it's easier to find the end sections this way. The first thing you would notice is that the leather clip to hold the notebook shut is missing. The front of George's Pocket Finsbury. I cut it off some while ago as I keep the Filofax in my hip pocket and the clip jams when I put it in or take it out. I have to alternate which pocket, left or right, to keep it in as my trousers were wearing out on the right and even my car seat was showing signs of distress. I have also removed the pen holder loop for the same reason. Actually I think that the Pocket Filofax is a little too large, a previous leather loose-leaf notebook I had took the same size pages but the covers were a little smaller. The zip fastener has gone as well. I keep three cards with prayers on in the pocket together with some mini post-it notes to use as book markers – mostly in books other than my notebook. The "first" page is another clear pocket with a photograph of my three children, two daughters in law and three grandchildren … one had not been born when the photo was taken. On the other side are two photos, one of my grandson, now twenty, when he was about ten, and one of my grand daughter now ten when she was about two. Next come some pages with addresses and telephone numbers that I want to have to hand, these pages have purple edges. Then there's the accounts section. Are you as up to date on your money as George? Me either. I write down all my expenditure. The five columns are: a & b spending on two credit cards c what it was for (centre column) d cash in (forth column) e cash spent I reckon it up each Saturday and carry it forward. I've been doing this for nearly forty years and have all the records in the drawer - though I've organised it more systematically over the years. I total up on Saturday and start again on Sunday. Sometimes I can't account for things which I've probably forgotten – or lost – hence the question marks. The next section on yellow edged paper is a list of books that I see or read about and would like to buy. It's got a bit out of hand as I'm up to book 1,364 and I don't often get them but … there it is. George's list of book titles he finds interesting. A check means he's read that title. Then there are four pages of ideas for photographs, some taken from books a good many years ago others are fairly new which I've thought of. Next is a list of people who've borrowed books from the Camera Club I belong to – not very many books are borrowed, I started doing it in 2000 and I've only just gone onto the second sheet of paper. The next two sheets are really only there for sentimental reasons, I rarely look at them. They list the Anglican churches within about a ten mile radius of my former house, the distance from that house, the time it took to cycle there, the date I went and the type of service. I used to set off early on Sunday morning and go to 8.00am communion services, being back in time to go to church with my family. The paper is the original paper from the notebook my children gave me in 1988. The dates range from then and become fewer until the last one is in 2002 … and I live about three miles away from that house so the distances are wrong and I'd be much slower riding them now :) Next is a printed Filofax list of weights and measures with metric and Imperial equivalents, over the page are some facts about time and the calendar. And now we've reached the quotations in the commonplace section coming the other way :) What is your favorite feature of your current binder? It's got fairly big rings to keep quite a lot of pages, previous non-Filofax binders tended to be smaller. The binder is pretty tough - I've been using it for about seven years and it's still more or less OK. If you could design your perfect Filofax, what would it include? How would these adjustments help you (others)? No zip pocket, no pen loop, and a slightly smaller cover – but with the same size rings. I now keep a slim stainless steel Papermate ballpoint pen in the rings of the binder. It fits well but would fall out so I have a piece of string with two loops, one at each end, to slip the pen through and clip it onto. I think I love the simplicity of his notebook. Its small, portable, and does the job. Plus, I'm really envious of his small script. If we compared handwriting to shoe size, he's got a petite 5 (EU 35/ UK 2.5) and I'm the awkward size 10 (EU 42/UK 7.5). A huge thanks to George for being such a great sport and answering all my questions! I'm so lucky he's so gracious and I'm grateful he's willing to share his Filofax with us. Jane

♥ This Planner inserts are made from High Quality papers and fits the Filofax and Kikki and other brand planners. -Four options for choose :Week;Monthly,Daily and To-do list, or you can choose Set of 4 -50 sheets for weekly/Daily grid/To do list planner -25 sheets for Monthly planner ♥ Size A5 : 14 x 21cm(8.5x5.5 inches) Fits Filofax A5, Kikki K Large, and Louis Vuitton GM Personal size : 9.7cm x 17cm ♥Please Note ,Color in the photos may a bit different form real items because of the different monitors Please Feel free to contact me if you need any help or have any problem , i am happy to help you ♥Process Time If Items are in stock, it can ship once receive your order and clear payment Otherwise it take 1-3 days to process your order Please Note that all orders can not be canceled once placed ♥ Shipping Time : Approximate Delivery Time 1 United States ,U.K, Germany ,France, Australia ,Japan ,10 ~ 18 days 2 Europe :2-3 weeks 3 Rest of the world 2-4 weeks *Delivery time might be longer if the item(s) be inspected by customs* Have a Nice day :) Olivia

The Filofax Limited Edition 2024 Centennial Pocket Size Original Genuine Leather Organizer is hand crafted in Great Britain. In celebration of their 100-year anniversary and inspired by the first ring organizer created by Filofax in 1921.

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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The oldest filofax in my collection, this was my first ever leather filofax, purchased aged 16 in 1987! Similar to the Winchester Model, but with a full length inside zipped pocket, I've never seen another quite like it

Mouse ears are about 1.25" tall These cute paper clips are great to use as book markers in your planner, bible, cookbook, textbook, or any book you are currently reading or want to refer back to at any time. They work great in Kikki K planners, Filofax personal planners, Erin Condren Life Planners, Happy Planners, Kate Spade Wellesley Planners on the inside pockets, and any other planner brand you can find. Adorable planner clips are a fun and inexpensive way to show your personality wherever you take your planner...which, for me, is everywhere! They are also useful for planning your wedding or even as part of bridesmaids gifts or favors.

In the past couple weeks, I fell down the rabbit hole that is the ring-binder planner. You might know them as a Filofax, Franklin Covey or a Dayrunner. There are other brands on the market as well…

Printed on 350gsm cardstock, this makes a pretty spring addition to the front of your planner. This dashboard comes punched for a 6 ring planner. If you would like it unpunched please leave a note when you add to cart.  Personal size measures 172mm x 95mm B6 size measures 177mm x 126mm Also fits the relevant comparitive sized planners from other brands like Filofax and Kikki.K

The Lockwood is a recent addition to the Filofax range. It is available in Personal size and A5 size. Today I am reviewing both sizes, comparing them to current and recent models that you might be familiar with. Personal Lockwood Zip The personal size Lockwood Zip organiser is currently available in 'Cognac' a medium brown colour, it is similar to the Ochre Malden in terms of colour and the texture and feel of the leather. In terms of construction there is some stiffener in between the outer and inner layers of leather and lining, but it is confined to the covers and it does not interfere with the opening of the organiser. The measurements of the Lockwood when zipped closed are 20.3 x 13.5 x 4.0 cm, comparing this to non-zip Filofax organisers, it is very close in size, for example a Holborn measures 19 x 13 x 3.8 cm, ignoring the protrusion of the clasp. The Lockwood Zip empty weighs 240 grams, a Holborn clasp 205 grams The front outside cover has a simple full height slip pocket. The inside front cover has four card slots and a full height slip pocket. The inside back cover has a half width full height slip pocket and a single fully elasticated pen loop. The rear outside cover has a zip pocket it is not gusseted so it is only really suitable for sheets of paper, a passport or tickets. So some comparisons, here from left to right is the Holborn Zip, the Lockwood Zip and a non-zip Malden all of them in personal size. Putting the Holborn Zip next to the Lockwood you can see a difference in the way the zip doesn't 'bulge' out quite like it does on the Holborn. I think this is due to the way the zip is attached to a band of leather on the Holborn where as on the Lockwood it has been attached direct to the front and back covers. So when zipped up it sits inside of the covers when looked at from above. The Holborn Zip only has the one slip pocket on the front with nothing on the back. One of the pleasant surprises with the personal size Lockwood Zip is how flat it lays after unzipping it. The picture below is it just after being unzipped and as you can see all the pages are to one side of the rings. Do the same with the personal size Holborn Zip and this is the result. Yet the Holborn zip doesn't appear to have any stiffener between the layers where as the Lockwood does. Looking at the Holborn in detail it appears to have an extra layer of leather around the spine which stops it from laying as flat as the Lockwood. Here we are comparing the Malden and the Lockwood with approximately the same number of pages either side of the ring mechanism, the Malden is closest to the the camera. The Lockwood again gives a reasonable showing for itself in this comparison. I also have a Cuban Zip, this is well known for not wanting to stay open, in fact I couldn't conduct the same test as these it just kept shutting on it's own! But the main difference between these two is that the Cuban does come fitted with 30 mm rings compared to the standard 23mm rings fitted to nearly all personal size Filofax organisers these days. The Cuban is factionally bigger all round on dimensions. Certainly quite brick like in comparison to the Lockwood. So instead of a laying down test I tried just opening the organiser and then letting it settle naturally whilst holding it by the rings and then placing it down on the flat surface. This is the Cuban top and Lockwood at the bottom. In use: I've been using the Lockwood for the last couple of weeks and compared to other personal size zipped organisers I've tried to use and not got on well with, the Lockwood has been much better. As shown above it opens and stays open a lot flatter than my other zipped organisers. The pocket layout suits my own set up just fine. Like my Ochre Malden, the leather on the Lockwood does show finger scratches, but they are easy to remove, with a slightly wet finger tip. A quick rub and the marks disappear. The Zip fitted to the Lockwood seems to be of good quality and not strained with my full personal set up which easily fits on one side of the rings when opened. In addition I normally carry my UK passport and other documents in side my personal size organiser, plus a pen of course. The rings have been fine, I've been opening and closing them more often than I would normally do to test them. No ring gaps or mis-alignments. A5 Lockwood Zip The A5 Lockwood is very similar in design to the personal size, it differs slightly in the internal design. In terms of construction like the personal there is some stiffener in between the outer and inner layers of leather and lining, but it is confined to the covers and does not interfere with the opening of the organiser. The measurements of the A5 Lockwood when zipped closed are 25 x 20 x 4.0 cm, comparing this to non-zip Filofax organisers, it is very close in size, for example a A5 Holborn measures 23.5 x 19 x 3.8 cm, ignoring the protrusion of the clasp. The Lockwood Zip empty weighs 400 grams, a Holborn clasp 320 grams. There is a deep slip pocket on the front cover. And a zip pocket on the back, like the personal the pockets are fine for papers and thin booklets. The front inside cover has 5 vertical card slots, with a 2/3rds height slip pocket below that, and a full height slip pocket behind both of these. There is a fully elasticated pen loop on the inside front cover as well. The A5 Lockwood is fitted with standard Filofax A5 25mm rings, this makes the overall organiser quite slim and compact for a Zip model. The inside back cover has a horizontal opening slip pocket and a full height slip pocket behind that. There is a 2nd fully elasticated pen loop on the inside back cover. As on the personal, the pen loops can take quite a variety of sizes of pens, which is very useful. The A5 Lockwood comes with a vertical 2015 diary insert, along with the usual selection of inserts for an A5 organiser. To show the comparison in size here is the A5 Lockwood in the centre with my Van der Spek Manager on the left which has 35mm rings and the A5 Holborn Zip with 30 mm rings. The colour compares very closely to the Ochre Malden. And the Lockwood lay open perfectly flat with no difficulty. In use. I was due to sort through the pages I had been keeping in my A5 organiser anyway, so the move in to the Lockwood to use it before I wrote this review was a good opportunity to reduce the number of pages slightly. Nothing too drastic, mainly spare pages that I was carrying too many of really. My complete A5 set up fits the 25mm rings ok and I've been using it in my usual way for nearly two weeks now. My A5 generally sits open on my desk and occasionally I will use it in other parts of the house. I did try it for size in my 'man bags' and there was no problem with it slotting in to my small messenger bag. Like the personal, the A5 model does show finger nail scratches fairly easily, this is the same as the Ochre Malden model too. But a slightly damp finger tip rubbed over the scratch makes them disappear. This might bother some people but it's perfectly normal. The rings have been fine, I've been opening and closing them more often than I would normally do to test them. No ring gaps or mis-alignments. Availability: Both Personal and A5 sizes are available on the Filofax UK website and in the usual stockists. Overall I've grown to quite like this particular Filofax model and I will continue to use it from now on to continue the user test of it in case there are any long term issues I've not managed to spot so far. Thank you to Filofax UK for providing these samples for review.

A peek inside my A5 Filofax. I use the Aqua Saffiano & here's my filofax organization.

I am so thrilled with this find, which happened yesterday. I am a teacher, so my term bookings go from August one year to July the following year. I was looking for inserts for the 2019/2020 academ…

♥ This Planner inserts are made from High Quality papers and fits the Filofax and Kikki and other brand planners. -40 sheets for blank/grid/To do list/lined planner ♥ Size A5 : 14 x 21cm(8.5x5.5 inches) Fits Filofax A5, Kikki K Large, and Louis Vuitton GM Personal size : 9.7cm x 17cm ♥Please Note ,Color in the photos may a bit different form real items because of the different monitors Please Feel free to contact me if you need any help or have any problem , i am happy to help you ♥Process Time If Items are in stock, it can ship once receive your order and clear payment Otherwise it take 1-3 days to process your order Please Note that all orders can not be canceled once placed ♥ Shipping Time : Approximate Delivery Time 1 United States ,U.K, Germany ,France, Australia ,Japan ,10 ~ 18 days 2 Europe :2-3 weeks 3 Rest of the world 2-4 weeks *Delivery time might be longer if the item(s) be inspected by customs* Have a Nice day :) Olivia

Crafted from thick leather, The Original Organizer features an iconic design styled using the original Filofax Look. Made in the UK.Beautiful in its simplicity, this organizer includes a week on two pages diary. Special Features Made in the UK

A few days ago I ordered my first Filofax from Amazon, a Personal Finsbury! I'm going to set it up to be my finance planner and wallet.

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So taking up from where we left off last week.... I am using dodo pad inserts in my filofax. This is a photo of how the week is set out. It is a grid format like a school timetable. The sections along the top of the grid are blank so you can label them yourself. Mine are Notes, Am, Pm, Hubby and Kids. The clear layout for the week means I can see where all of us are supposed to be easily. I use the Notes column for birthdays, holidays and anniversaries etc. Am and Pm are for my day and any appointments to do with our home and Hubby and Kids help me keep track of their week too. Another thing I love about Dodo Pads is that each week has a different theme and there are funny little drawings and quotes to entertain you on the page opposite the weekly diary while giving you plenty of space to make notes or to doodle. The stickers I have used in this photo are also from JapanCorner, they say Birthday, Travel, Happy, Eat and Shopping and some are blank so you can write your own underneath the cute girl characters. As I said last week I am also using the diary that came with my filofax. The Dodo Pad tells me our family's week at a glance and then I use this diary to go into more detail. There is enough room to do this in the Dodo Pad but I thought I may as well use this diary too as it is a bit of a waste not to. It is a simple week over two pages set up but I am enjoying using it as I have been decorating it with stamps and washi tape. This is a close up of my favourite stamp, it is a Russian doll and I am a bit obsessed with them. My friend brought me an umbrella with them all over it for Christmas and now when it rains I'm happy because I get to use it. I also got some hand warmers made with Russian doll fabric from my sister inlaw so I guess people know my secret! At the back of my filofax I have a large pocket that is full of stickers and the care instructions for my dividers. Lastly this is my pen, I got it from ebay as I thought it went well with everything else in my organiser. It says on it "If we do a green thing, the earth can be better!" and while I can argue with the grammar I can't with the logic!

I finally purchased a Malden! After working on it for a few weeks I'm now ready to share my Filofax Malden Personal Set Up.

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I have been very, VERY, indecisive about my Filofaxes set-up. 😑 First, I had decided that the personal size would be best for me so I bought my first Filofax in a personal size. Than I felt it wasn’t big enough to carry all the notes, thoughts, personal paperwork, family planning and school stuff that […]