Tuesday, March 25, 2014

My Filofax.

Hi friends! Long time no talk! ;) There's less than 3 weeks until my wedding so as you can imagine, I have been super busy. However, I have kind of got a new obsession in the last month or so and I really wanted to squeeze in a post for you! :)

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter, you will have seen that my hobbies/obsessions have taken a different turn lately! I have been in love with planners and stationery for about the past month. I found the Filofax community (Filofax is a brand of mainly leather personal planners, for more information watch this YouTube video by My Purpley Life) on Instagram and there was no turning back! ;)
I've always loved stationery, as far back as I can remember. I loved buying new pens and switching out my pencil cases for school. I had a pretty large collection of pencil cases haha.
I wasn't a huge planner fan as a kid, but in year 12 at high school I found my diary/planner to be crucial for me to get things done. I didn't start using a planner again until last year when I got a bit more serious about blogging and decided it would be a good idea to have a planner to track my blog posts and big events in my personal life, so I could keep organised. I also really need a planner at the moment to keep up with all the wedding related things I need to do!
Now, since my little planner love started a month ago, I have acquired more than one planner. (You might be thinking, umm why does she need more than one planner?! - I'll explain later.) I'll just be showing you the one that I am currently using as my everyday planner, and I'll talk about the other(s) in another post soon. :)
I'll also answer some FAQs that I've been asked on Instagram about Filofax/planners at the end of the post if you're interested in learning more!
I purchased my first real Filofax secondhand on eBay. It is a Personal size (refer to this page for the different Filofax sizes) Finsbury in the Raspberry colour. Since it was pre-owned, it does have some scratches on the outside but is fine on the inside. The colour is just gorgeous and I love it. 
I really wanted to own a real Filofax but since they are made of real leather, they can be quite pricey brand new. That's why I bought my first Filofax secondhand. Having said that, they are fantastic quality and if you take care of it, a Filofax could last you a very long time so in the future I would probably fork out the money for a brand new one (it would have to be for a birthday or special occasion though haha). Filofax is very popular for the reason that their planners are ring bound, which means that they are like a binder! You can put in pretty much anything you want, and you could use it every year for the rest of your life! All you have to do is purchase (or print your own) new inserts.
At the moment I am using my Personal size Filofax as my everyday planner. It is small enough that it fits in my handbag but it's big enough that it gives me enough room to write and holds everything I need it to on the go.
*colour is a bit darker and less purple in person!
Here is what you see when you open up my Filofax.
The first thing you see when you open up my planner is my 'dashboard' as people call it. I printed off a picture I found on Pinterest on photo paper at Kmart, and then cut & hole punched it to fit in my Filofax. I keep a clear flyleaf in front of it to protect it from getting damaged. I love having this as my first page in my Filofax. It makes me smile every day. :)
The Finsbury Filofax has 6 card slots on the left side, and one large pocket. (Different Filofax models have different setups inside.)
In the card slots I am keeping these two magnetic page markers from Kikki K. They're so cute! I just like having them there to look cute at the moment. I also have an old Peter Alexander gift card that is holding some grey washi tape that I pulled off a package to use again (stingy haha!). I also have some heart Post-It notes.
In the large pocket I'm just holding an important note that I need to remember.
Here are my dividers/tabs inside my Filofax. I have monthly and weekly tabs, as well as a tab for lists (I ♥ lists), my blog, God (at the moment I've just written Bible verses that I like, as well as some song lyrics etc.), addresses and extras (where I keep extra note paper etc).

One thing I have been especially loving is decorating my planner pages! ♥ I am so in love with washi tape! It's so much fun to decorate my pages with cute tapes, stickers and sticky notes because it makes me actually want to open up my planner and get things done. These were my weekly pages from last week. I did a green and purple St Patrick's Day theme. (Yes, I did blur out some things such as to-do's and places I went as I don't feel comfortable sharing them.)
The page inserts I am using are from my Kikki K planner.
And lastly, in the back of my Filofax I have a Filofax zip lock pocket that I bought at Officeworks which holds some extra sticky notes and paperclips which were kindly included by the person I bought this Filofax from. :) 
In the back of the Finsbury there is also a zipper pocket but I don't have anything in there at the moment.
There's also a leather pen loop where I'm holding my purple Pilot Frixion pen at the moment. I love these pens because they're erasable!
So that's a basic overview of my planner. I plan on filming a YouTube video giving a more in-depth look at my Filofax soon. :)
I have also made some of my own printable inserts for my Filofax (and other sizes)! I will hopefully have these up for download on my blog very soon! :) Including a nail polish wish list!

Now here are some FAQs that people have asked me.
FAQs

1. What is a Filofax?
A Filofax is a brand of personal organizers/planners. They make mostly leather planners. What drew me to them is that they are ring bound, like a binder. So they are super customizable unlike most planners.
2. Why do you have more than one planner?
At first I didn't think I would be one of the girls with a whole collection of planners. But let's face it, I like to collect things. I collected pencil cases, iPhone cases, nail polish of course. And I think this is the same thing. Filofaxes are kind of like an accessory! Haha. People change them out like they'd change their handbag, wallet, or nail polish! Once I started seeing all the different models, sizes and colours that Filofaxes come in, I couldn't stop at just one. ;) Filofax also comes in a range of different sizes that can be used for a range of different purposes.
3. What do you use for decorating your pages?
I love using washi tape (bought from shops like Ned's, Kmart, Big W and online from Etsy and eBay), sticky notes (also from the previously mentioned places), as well as cute stickers. I'm very inspired by My Purpley Life's decorated pages!
4. What pens do you like to use in your planner?
I really like Pilot's Frixion pens, which are erasable. I also like my Pilot 5 colour Coleto pen (bought from JetPens) and Stabilo Point 88 felt tip pens.
5. Do you use a colour coding system/another system for planning?
At the moment I don't really have a need to use a colour coding system in my planner. In fact, I don't really have any type of 'system' at the moment, to be honest. However, next month once I am married I may find that I need a system of some sort for organizing and planning, so if I do end up creating a colour coding system or something similar, I'll be sure to update you.
Now, for those of you who are wondering. Yes, I do plan on posting some more planner/organization related posts on my blog. I'm sorry to those who don't care for this sort of thing but this is my blog, where I plan to post whatever interests me. And right now, planners are what is interesting me most. :) Like I said, I don't have much time for blogging at the moment - in fact, I shouldn't even be blogging right now but I felt very inspired to write! :D
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