27 December 2024

Free For All Friday - No. 842 by Anita

Whilst finalising work before my Christmas break, I decided that it was time to start thinking about what I want to do or choose not to do when I'm off. I always give my Filofax a clean and a clear out, but wanted to try out something new this festive season to help me relax and recharge. 

Some years ago, I used to keep a TLC list in my A to Z section, but I stopped using it as I just forgot to add things. So here we have my new version... I jotted down the first 20 activities that came to mind that either I enjoy doing and/or will make me feel better. My husband (A) has lots of dice from when he used to roleplay (we met when I joined his roleplaying group), so I have borrowed a D20 to help me pick something from my list. I also like that this particular die has lots of history, as it was one of the ones from when he first started playing Dungeons & Dragons as a child. This list isn't one that I am looking to complete, but instead a reminder to ensure that I'm taking the time to do things that I enjoy, and the focus is on simple things that I already own and can easily do.

 

Do you do something similar in yours?

And as always on Fridays, please feel free to discuss anything organiser related. I hope that you have a great weekend and wishing you a happy New Year. 

26 December 2024

The HitchHiker’s Guide To The Plannerverse - Episode 134 - The Return

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

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:30 - Introductions.
02:00 - Future plans.
03:00 - What happened to us. 
06:00 - What we are planning in these days. 
14:00 - Notebooks.
16:00 - Experience the joy of handcrafted planning (video, link below).
19:00 - Styles of planning.
24:00 - Medication reminders. 
30:00 - Resorting to simple solutions, paper solutions.
34:00 - What to do in the week between Christmas and New Year. 
40:00 - Address pages. 
45:00 - Lessons learned in the last 2 years. 

Links
A direct download of this episode is available here: Episode134.mp3








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

Our Websites:
Karine: Plannerology, TheAyurvedic , IG: Karine Tovmassian TheAyurvedicInc
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times,  IG: Mr Philofaxy, Steve Morton Book: File of Facts

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Previous Episodes:

2023
133 - Comfort Zones

2022
132 - Priorities
131 - Wearables
130 - Tasks.
129 - Self-Care, Meditation and Morning Routines
128 - Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - Procrastination Part 2
127 - Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - Procrastination Part 1
126 - Planner Fail?
125 - Vintage
124 - The Duelling Debate of Paper vs. Digital
123 - Choosing a planner
122 - How to Get Motivated When There is No Motivation

2021
121 - Tips To Feel Healthier At Home
120 - Analogue Tools in our Digital World
119 - Real Life vs Planner Life?
118 - Guest Interview - Jena Peebles - The Pixel Artist and Her Planner
117 - Habits
116 - How To Turn Any Planner Into A Franklin Covey System Planner
115 - Developing Values for Advance Planning
114 - Habit Tracking
113 - Update and Tasks (short episode)
112 - Turning any planner in to a productivity planner
111 - The Pocket Planner - The most underrated size?
110 - Your Life All in One Place
109 - Project Planning: From Start to Finish
108 - How to Plan for 2021 despite 2020

2020
107 - Questions and Answers Session for Steve and Karine.
106 - Practical ways to get yourself out of a funk while using your planner.
105 - Time Management for those that are being managed by time.
104 - Planning for a medical emergency.
103 - Trust the process.
102 - The Return.
101 - The Mighty Little Checklist: The Unsung Hero of Success
100 - What do we use every day?
99 - Some Day May Be
98 - Transform Your Productivity
97 - Getting out of Stuck

2019

96 - Minimalist Planning.
95 - How to take your planning to the next level.
94 - Mission and Vision Statements
93 - How to plan your year in advance
92 - Workflows
91 - How to plan in a week that is already a busy one.
90 - Avoiding mistakes in planning
89 - Refocus
88 - When Your Plans or Goals Don't Work Out
87 - Decluttering Your Life - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
86 - Accessories for your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
85 - Journaling -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
84 - Workflows - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2018

83 - Routines - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
82 - Productivity 201 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
81 - Planner Sizes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
80 - Do you have too many planners? - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
79 - Improving Your Planning Productivity - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
78 - Ten reasons why you have stopped planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
77 - Letting Your Planner Take The Strain - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
76 - The Franken Flex - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
75 - Decluttering - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
74 - Engagement - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
73 - Reflection and Review - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
72 - Organisation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
71 - Clarification - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
70 - Capture - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
69 - How to do nothing - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
68 - Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
67 - Tones versus Pulses - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2017

66 - Planning and Execution - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
65 - The Power of Habit - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
64 - Planning for the end of the year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
63 - Planning For Unexpected Life Events - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
62 - Staying in two sizes of planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
61 - Staying in one size of planner. - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
60 - Functional Planning - Macro and Micro Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
59 - PlannerCon Europe - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
58 - Speeding up by slowing down - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
57 - To Do Lists and Diary Pages -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
56 - Hints and Tips on making planner videos - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
55 - Keeping up to date - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
54 - Interview with Jennifer Powell at PlannerCon - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
53 - Conferences and Meet Ups - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
52 - The Magic of Contextualising Your Life - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
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

2016 

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

 

25 December 2024

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 25 December 2024

Happy Christmas 

Now it is time to enjoy a great collection of videos from around the internet, batteries not included..... no returns accepted without proof of purchase. 

Here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.
  1. The biggest stationery event in Japan - JetPens
  2. Plotter Mini | my everyday carry planner for 2025 - rledzn
  3. Why a Solid Morning Routine is a Must. - Carl Pullein
  4. Plan With Me || Franklin Classic || Dec. 23-29, 2024 || MERRY CHRISTMAS!! - Sandra Dahl
  5. How I Cut My Printable Inserts For My Planner - Buy Sell Plan Inc.
  6. The Surprising Reason Your Weekly Planning Is Taking Forever - Carl Pullein
  7. This week's releases & restocks (week of December 23, 2024) - Gillio Firenze
  8. On the Go Planning | LV Unboxing | Surprise Flash Giveaway - dr_alvaplans
  9. Archiving Filofax inserts - 4 reasons to use cheap plastic binders - Flatability
  10. Franklin Planner 2025 || Roles, Values & Mission Statement || | Thoughts & Ideas - Sandra Dahl
  11. 2025 Planner Lineup/ Techo Kaigi- Hobonichi Weeks, a6 HON, VDS Personal Rings Planner - Hannah NF Videos
  12. Minimal setup while traveling with my Filofax Holborn - My Nomad Planner
  13. Archive binder and other items I purchased for my Filofax life / bungu-mas ep.18 - minimalish.journal
  14. A5 Filofax Vertical Weekly Ideas - Monique Writes
  15. @JustScribble planner in rings?! - tara.nickole
  16. A5 Filofax Paper Options - some I have tried - Jon Byrne
  17. Meine Planersammlung Teil 1 : Ringbücher // Filofax, Gillio, Plotter, Succes - Ginny Blume
  18. Filofax Original Pocket Flip Through - mrs Planahead
  19. Filofax Finsbury vs Meeplus Slimpad - MeePlus
  20. 2025 Planner Plans and Chat | Filofax, Common Planner - My Nomad Planner
  21. New rings pocket planner | Da Vinci Roroma mini 6 | filofax alternative - Holey Pages
  22. The start of my Filofax journey - One More Chapter
  23. 2024 Planner & Journal Recap | My 2025 Setup with Filofax, Hobonichi & Midori - Heartsfailing
  24. Schreibtischvlog | Viertes Adventstütchen | Setup Filofax A5 - plannerandotherthings _
  25. Do I still use my Louis Vuitton planner? - Christina Dawidowicz
  26. A5 2025 Planner Setup | Cloth & Paper and NotedCo Inserts | Moterm A5 6-Ring Agenda - The Fancy Dollar
  27. 2025 Erin Condren A5 Ring Agenda Setup - Coquette Natalie
  28. Your YouTube video could appear here. If you have a YT channel that features Filofax organisers or similar, please let us know. (steve at philofaxy dot com) Alternatively ensure your video contains 'Filofax' or 'Rings' in the title or description. 
  • Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy. 
  • For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post.  Also this video too Webfinds 
  • Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list. 
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Enjoy



24 December 2024

Free For All Tuesday - No. 725

What questions or discussion points have you got for us today?

It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a more experienced user of organisers, we want to hear your thoughts, questions, opinions etc.

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Make today the one day you post a comment or post a question. If you are commenting as 'Anonymous', please include your name in the text of your comment. 

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23 December 2024

Gifts for a Filofax user?

Yes it is that time of year again. What would you get as a gift for a Filofax user?

My own ideas:
  • Paper, blank punched
  • Pen, may be a fountain pen e.g. Parker IM
  • Labelling machine - very useful around the house as well as for dividers. 
What would you like to receive?