Waiting for the new year

 I shall stop here and put my planner to the side. We still have three months until 2025 and I will continue using my Hobonichi. Until then I can come up with some ideas on what would fit best into the tabs after my diary. For now I am happy with the progress. 

There is only one other question. Should I use my Siena as the every day planner or should that stay on my desk?

There is enough time to try it out. I shall concentrate on my knitting projects for now. More socks?

2025 Filofax Set-Up (Part 3)

I am so excited to continue my set-up.

Beginning with the first tab 'Month-on-two-pages'. All Birthdays and Anniversaries are entered here, as are holidays which are not printed on the refills and other events, like Daylight Savings Time, etc.

Tab Two will be 'Week-on-two-pages. Here I will be keeping a diary and enter appointments.

It would be great if Filofax would acknowledge that not everyone will be using their App and that some (maybe even many) customers would prefer inserts without the QR-code. They could offer both options. What a waste of space and it looks ugly too.

2025 Filofax Set-Up (Part 2)

 Why am I fiddling around with the planner set-up and why can't I make up my mind? It is because I have been using the Hobonichi Techo for 6 years and that is already set-up for me. However, every year I contemplate using the Filofax again. 

I am attached to it, maybe it is of a nostalgic nature, because I started using the Filofax in the 80s and I loved it. I wish I still had the leather planner from that time, but multiple moves over continents have brought changes and it got lost. I still have a few refills from that time though.

I love these maps that I have kept for a long time. Such good references in a small package. They are so useful, especially as we live in California and the kids are going to US public schools. Unfortunately, most of the schools do not teach much geography and kids have no clue whatsoever where countries are located.

For me it starts with the map of Germany, of course. 

All of them are two-sided, split by North and South.

Here is Europe (south section), followed by the world. I love these maps.

Are these still available? I have not seen any on the US Filofax website. And I have to repeat myself, I just love these maps. 

I am happy to say that these inserts will be under the last tab. Here you go, I already have set  up one tab at least. Starting from the end going to the beginning. 😊

Now to watch the VP debate.

2025 Filofax Set-Up (Part 1)

 It's overwhelming.

..... I have a few days where I am not busy babysitting and I actually have time to myself. After baking a banana bread (what better way to use up brown bananas), and taking Gino to the vet for his annual senior check-up (there goes the money for a new Malden), I have occupied the dining table and spread out my planner accessories.

The idea of my set-up is already shaped well in my head, but looking at all the options on the table, I am overwhelmed. What dividers to use? Do I really need Contact Info? Or Meal Planning? (I don't usually plan, just cook whatever comes to mind or is available in the fridge). There are refills for Expense Tracker and Finances. Need to figure out which one of these two layouts would work better.

Maybe the Travel Planner will get to be helpful, if we ever get the time to travel. And I thought being retired would give me a whole lot of time, "Pustekuchen!" as the Germans say.

Last year I ordered Day Planner refills, these are undated pages which could be useful, but that did not work out at all, so now I have 4 packs of them going into the storage box, Maybe I should offer them on the Facebook group.

Ruled, graph and bullet paper, lots of those refills too.

So, it is just about going ahead with creating the kind of planner as I have imagined it in my head. May take a few days and I have the time. 

The Malden

I used to have a purple Filofax Malden many years ago. Was so proud of owning one. But it was only the hype that made me buy it. In the end I did not enjoy using it that much and sold it on eBay. 
Now Filofax came out with the burgundy Malden which made me look at this planner and its layout again. The burgundy personal must have sold out quickly, it's not available. And if I were to consider acquiring one again, it may be the navy color. 

Here is a link to my post from 2014 (ten years!!) bragging about the purple Malden. I actually wrote a review and I still agree with the pros and cons.

I would love to find a Filofax Belmont for sale, but not much luck yet. 

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