Welcome to Filofax Friday, a new blog feature here at I Love It All!
My friend
Francine Clouden and I have teamed up, transatlantically, and will be sharing tips, tricks, tutorials and printables the first Friday of each month. I'm in Tennessee, Francine's in France {originally from the Carribbean} and we look forward to your visits each month.
I have recently found the joy of using a paper planner. Again. I've always used a paper planner in some form or another, from freebies to dollar store versions, to a Franklin Covey while Marketing Director and Assistant Vice President for a local bank, to something from the office supply store while I was just beginning to blog and developing products for
my online shop. This summer, though, I stumbled upon the Filofax website and found a darling little sunny yellow planner in a Pocket size at 60% off and immediately purchased it.
I've since moved into a larger Personal sized Finsbury Filofax only because I felt I needed more writing space to coordinate my family life, my business life and my blogging life. I adore the sunny color and it just makes me happy to sit down and plan my days, weeks and months ahead.
If you don't already follow me on
Instagram {monikawright_iloveitall} I share tons of photos of my Filofax there through several photo challenges I participate in. You'll also find photos of my darling daughters, cute cat, handsome husband, beloved Smoky Mountains, homey home and every now and then, a photo of me mixed in, but there are LOTS of Filofax photos.
To get us started this month, I wanted to share a few photos I've taken over the past several months that show some of my Filofax setup and system.
Pocket Finsbury
trim notepaper to size, punch holes and use for weekly reminders
the half page still allows me to see my week at a glance
corral all those coupons inside the open top plastic pouch...reduces the bulk in your wallet, too!
using a permanent fine tip Sharpie and your writing won't smudge on washi tape
make your list, draw a circle before the item to be done
when complete color it in completely, only half done than color in half the circle
just your simple, everyday yellow post-it serves as a reminder to make an appointment
think you can go another week before you need a haircut + color? move the sticky to next week!
make your lists and notes moveable without having to open the rings each time
after punching holes, just cut a slit into each hole
perfect for those tasks that remain the same from week to week or day to day
Personal Finsbury
because I don't have the need for all these business card slots, I add a small stash of post-it notes
keep track of deal site coupon codes
For Filofax Personal size, trim your paper to 6.75" tall and 7" wide. From the left edge, where you
would punch your holes, score and fold at 3.75". You now have a fold over to hide all the messy notes. permanent Sharpie marker will write, without smudging, on washi tape.
repurpose office supply store binder dividers
trim to size, hole punch and because they were pink and my planner is yellow, I added yellow washi to the tabs
Holiday Planning
use your scrapbook papers for themed divider tabs and office supply graph paper for to do lists
for our advent calendar plan, I wrote a list of activities and then wrote the date in the square
who says to do lists can't be fun and colorful?
trim copy paper to size, add some washi tape and use colorful markers
behind my lists divider tab, I jotted down a few ideas that I wanted to include in our December Daily album
using a free printable from paige pagen, I added some washi and am using it for my advent calendar plan
then I cut some vellum to size as an overlay and add our Elf on the Shelf plan here
both are filed behind my Christmas divider tab, not kept with my regular monthly planner pages
Downloads
a meal planner that fits inside your planner, between the week on 2 pages inserts
monday -wednesday on one side and thursday - sunday on the flip side
three sizes available | Filofax Pocket, Filofax Personal and 4x6
save this calendar countdown for next year!
available in letter size
Mark Your Calendar
January is the start of a new year and everyone has goals they'll set and dreams of keeping them. Mark your planner for January 4, 2014 when I'll be sharing a download for our next Filofax Friday.
Be sure to visit with Francine today over on her blog
Callalou Soup where she's sharing her lovely A5 Filofax with us. She's an uber-talented scrapbooker, too, so you'll want to check out her lovely design work as well.
Share Your Planner Love
Take a moment to share your own blog post or Instagram feed in the comments below, I'd love to drop by and see your planner setup!
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Thanks for stopping in!
