Filofax Weekly 41 Setup

hey everyone - it has been a very long time since I have posted... things have been busy, busy, busy...  with the kids getting back to school, fall sports and all the other fun stuff that comes along with 3 kiddos...   I have been using my Filofaxes and thank goodness for them!!!  I would be lost without them... since we finally seem to be into our new routines, I was finally able to schedule sometime to sit down and blog...  I will be posting at least 2 times a week...  this is a goal that I have set for myself... it is good to have some goals...  for my 1st post back I have an update of my Filofax...  it is for week 41...  Yikes!!!  that is only 11 weeks left in 2013...  where did the time go???  I am back to using my week on 2 pages layout in my personal Filofax... I am using the A5 family organizer, but I do not decorate that planner...  here is a look at the week...

I went with a black & white theme this week... I also added some bats to the pages... I want to keep an ongoing theme of Halloween this month...  here are some of the supplies that I used...

the washi tape, bat stickers and memento dew drop ink pad, I purchased at michael's.   the muji stamp I ordered fro the muji usa website.   that is the biggest bargain...  it only cost $3.75...  for those of you that are stampers know that that is a good price for a stamp...

I have also started using the Spiraldex system in addition to my weekly pages...  here is how I set that up...

this photo is actually of two days from the previous week... look for an upcoming post on how I am using the spiraldex...

you can check out or weekly decoration video on our YouTube channel - teamfilofax719..

Have a great week!!!  
Leslie :-)

filofax - week 34 completed

hey everyone...  it has been crazy around here... the kids go back to school in 2 weeks and we are trying to cram in as much summer fun as possible...  I finally had some time to sit down and decorate for the upcoming week...  I found this really cute tape for Scotch brand when we were shopping for school supplies at Staples... I just HAD to use it right away...  here is my decoration for my week in my A5 Original...

I added some of the Martha Stewart dew drops that I also picked up at Staples...I got the idea from Mary Drab to use the dew drops for reoccurring appointments or activities...  this seems to be working well for me... here is how the layout looks for my personal Finsbury...

you may have noticed that I changed the inserts in my personal Filofax from a week on 2 pages to a week on 1 page with notes...  this is part of the answer to my Filofax dilemma...  I will be doing another post about my new Filofax setups...  stay tuned for that post...  I also wanted to show you the items that I used to decorate my Filofaxes for the week...

 

I used the Muji stamp and Pear Tart Memento ink dewdrop to stamp on my A5 diary...  the Martha stewart dew dops and the wavy, blue and green washi tape are both from staples...  the thin blue washi came in a set from Michael's...  

in case you were wondering,  here is what my completed pages for week 34 in my A5 looked like...

have a great week and keep your eyes out for the answer to my dilemma!!!

Fondly,
Leslie :-)

what is a girl to do?? a filofax dilemma

I have a bit of a dilemma... I say this is all seriousness...  since the end of may, I have been obsessed with buying Filofaxes...I started with a pocket and quickly upgraded to a personal size...  my obsession did not stop there with one pocket and one personal... I had to buy multiples of each...  then I branched out and purchased a mini that I was going to use as my wallet...  I also fell in love with the original style Filofaxes...  the only draw back to the original in personal was a very short strap to close the Filofax and I need the longest strap possible  (I love to STUFF my Filofaxes)... then I had my light bulb moment!!  Why not get the original in A5 size??  that was the answer to my "original" dilemma... which brings me back to the whole point of this blog post....

 my current Filofaxes

 

I am currently using 3 Filofaxes... they are my personal purple malden, my A5 patent purple original, and last but not least, my pocket black malden...  I want to just say that I LOVE all THREE of these Filofaxes, which brings me to my dilemma... can I actually USE all 3 of them on a daily basis?... 

 

I use my pocket as a wallet...  I keep the diary updated with all my appointments and basic information, but I do need to sync up every night with the others...  now let's discuss the personal and A5 situation...  I am using them in the same way...  they both have the same information...  I like the size of the A5, but it is not portable...  the personal is portable, but I already have my pocket with me, which means I am now carrying 2 filos with me...  I would remove the pocket from the situation, but I think the personal is too big to use as a wallet...   Can you see my problem???  I am searching high and low for an answer...  if you have a suggestion that would help me out, I would love to hear it...please tell me what it is!!!  I am begging!!!  Hopefully, by the next time I post, I will have some sort of solution to this dilemma. 

 

 

filofax - week 32 completed

hey everyone - i'm trying to get into a groove and set up some sort of blogging schedule... I would like to have some sort of rhyme and reason for my posting...  I thought I would start this week... I am looking to have a look at the week once they are completed... a look at how I am setting up and decorating for the next week...  then I would like to do a post about my current set up or some other Filofax - related post...  I might be adding a project life post in there as well...  i'm still thinking that over...

so let's get on with my completed week...right now, I am using 3, yes 3, Filofaxes...  I am trying to see which ones are going to work better for me...  I have my original A5 in patent purple, my personal sized malden in purple and a pocket malden in black...  for now I switched from using my mini chameleon as a wallet to my pocket malden...  it has only been for a week, so i'm not sure if I will continue to use it as a wallet or not...  now that I covered all that ;-),  here are my weeks:

First up is my A5 original in patent purple:

I like how much information I can store on the A5 week-on-2-pages.   Next is my personal malden in purple...

I can still have a good amount of information on this layout...  finally, I will show my completed pocket-sized black malden...

so there you have it... all 3 of my nice and full weeks...  I am going to be back tomorrow with my weekly decoration for the upcoming week...  have a great day!!!

thanks,
leslie :-)

Pocket Pink Finsbury Filofax

hey everyone... sorry it has been so long since our last blog post... things have been crazy on the home front, since summer camp has ended...  we have been doing some Filofax shopping...  I got a pink Pocket Finsbury for Lizzy...  it finally arrived...  she also posted her first video on youtube today...  it was an unboxing video of her new Filofax...  she did a great job!!  check out her video here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kt7LqGpByaA

i hope you enjoy her first video.  she has been getting some very nice comments and it is really great!!!  thanks so much!! 

in case you don't check out the video, here is a picture of her new Filofax:

i hope that everyone has a great night!!

thanks,
leslie :-)

Week 31 Filofax Setup

hey everyone...  it has been a while since I posted here... summer is finally in full swing at my house...  if it wasn't for my Filofax, I wouldn't know if I was coming or going...  I always think I have time to relax in the summer, but who am I kidding...  the kids are always running somewhere and the sports are never ending...  it seems like every sport goes all year round...  what happened to seasons...  football in the fall, basketball in the winter and lacrosse in the spring...  not anymore...  football starts the Friday before my little guys' last lacrosse tournament...  well enough of my ranting... now onto my Filofax goodness...

before I get to my current week's setup,  I just have to say that I am soooo in love with my personal sized malden!!!  it has to be my favorite Filofax yet...  I carry everything in my Filofax and I am still able to close it easily with one hand...  to me that is the test of a good Filofax... now I also want to just throw out there that I just ordered my first A5- sized Filofax...  it just shipped today... I have been going back and forth on getting an A5, so I just went for it...  as soon as it comes I will do a review for you...  FINALLY onto this week's setup...

I went with a GREEN theme...  I purchased a 2-pack of washi tape from Michael's... it was cute that I just had to use it immediately...  I ordered that cute little sticker from ebay...  it was in a 6 pack on Korean diary stickers... here is a look at how busy last week was...

 

 

and a look at my week 30 from my pocket chameleon...

 

I hope you enjoyed catching up with me...  i'm am trying to make an effort to be more timely with my blog posts... until next time...

Leslie :-)



Comparing Finsbury to Chameleon Pocket-sized Filofaxes

hey everyone... it has been a few days since I have moved into my pocket chameleon from my pocket Finsbury Filofax...  there are a few things that stood out to me about how different they are... each have their good points and then their o.k. points...  neither has an issue that would stop me for using or buying the filos, but I just want to throw it out there...  I posted a video on YouTube going through both the Finsbury and the chameleon... You should check out our channel... it is Teamfilofax719...  now onto the comparison...

here they are side by side...the Finsbury is the black binder and the raspberry on the right is the chameleon... both styles in this size are flexible...  I happen to love the raspberry color of the chameleon, but I am sooo on a raspberry kick right now...  Now onto the inside...

the inside of the filos have a few differences... The Finsbury has 2 pockets and a 3rd which is mesh... he chameleon has 5 pockets... The entire inside of the chameleon is leather and themfinsbury has some fabric behind the pockets... Both have a deep pockets running vertically behind the card slot pockets... now onto the back...

both filos also have a zippered pocket the entire back cover... there is a tiny difference between. both  the models... The chameleon has a covered zipper, while the finsbury's zipper is out in the open...  Both pockets are flexible and easy to get into... now all of the differences that I have listed so far would not make me decide not to get either of the binders... My next difference might not be so tough to overlook...

now that brings me to the ring  size... I was very surprised at how small the rings were in the chameleon Filofax than in the Finsbury... the chameleon rings were the same size that the mini chameleon has... I had to remove some sections out of the chameleon in order for me to be able to turn pages with out ripping them...  I'm still using it for now... I'm waiting to see how long it takes me before I move back into the Finsbury...

well, I hope you liked this overview of both pocket sized Filofaxes... This is just my opinions on each of these Filofaxes and what seemstomwork well for me... I hope you find it useful...  I off to bed now... We are heading into new York City tomorrow to visit the Flofax section of Sam Flax... hopefully we do not do too much damaged to my pocketbook, but who am I kidding... Of course we will...  Have a great night...  See you soon...

Leslie :-)