Hiya sistahs! hope your week was great and that yesterday’s post made you giggle..I am still giggling.
Since the end of the year is approaching, I feel like the timing is appropriate to discuss another one of my “obsessions”… JOURNALS.. AGENDAS.. PLANNERS.. DIARIES.. PENS.. STATIONERY LOL. Yes, one of my “secret obsessions” is watching my PVR’d Judge shows.. but this is another one.
It always interests me how people organize themselves time wise since I am unable to (lol) but the irony of it all is that I just love all things FILOFAX or any other make like it. One of my resolutions for 2011 is my schedule. My time. Time to make for ME. Time to spend with my children who REALLY are craving it. Who REALLY need me. This year I am going to take that time. I promised myself that and I promised THEM that. And they are very excited I might add ,as am I. I will discuss some further resolutions later on next week but wanted to get this one started and see what you sistahs use to organize your time. I do have an Iphone but I cannot use the calendar in there .. I need to write things down in order to remember them SOMETIMES..lol
Ok so this is a little portion of my Planner collection
the colours, the sizes, the possibilities.. the memories I have of each one!
this little green one has a lot of meaning to me. I love this companie called (AGENDA MONDIALE) and when Ryan and I were in Paris, I dragged him to their little shop. They were all hand made in the back of this little shop and saw all the workers hand working the leather.. it was really an experience. One of the owners came to help me and she was DIVINE.. she built me one to my liking and had it ready for me before I left (I had ordered one locally but it never came in so I thought it was safe to assume that this would be the one.).. I just love this one from the memory it has for me but it is just a little too small 🙁
Remember I mentioned that I had ordered one from one of my favorite stores in Toronto (www.laywines.com) and it never came in? Well about a month ago, I received a call that it had come in.. hmph. So of course I went to visit it..LOL and fell in love. It was again from the same company in Paris and was custom made where there is no snap closure (which I LOVE)..beautiful pebbled leather, large rings.. just perfect. and the side view shows you how much I love this book. It is always with me. I use a week on two pages refill and a month at a glance.. I still am figuring out my divider titles 🙂 but that's the fun part.. along with stamping in it and decorating it..
month view.. with japanese stickers to decorate and colored ink to stand out 🙂 you can also use WASHI/HAPPY tape in here.. it's a great place for it! Since this is your "best friend" for the year.. you tailor it to you! to what makes your eyes and heart happy 🙂
pink and green and cute.. could we get better notepaper? lol. I use these sections for my muses, ideas,journaling...
Had to use my BELIEVE tree stamp as daily inspiration 🙂 That's important ya know!
BE WHOOO you are.. another Bella INSPIRATIONAL stamp!
one of the first pages.. I LOVE this BELLA stamp FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS and the follow your dreams sentiment nestled in her hair. MORE INSPIRATION!
little post it notes...
A filofax hole punch.. to put stuff in the binder 🙂
Here's another sample of Journaling. This is only one of the BEAUTIFUL pages that Dena has created in her MOLESKINE sketch journal. So colourful, so reflective... so her. I didn't have mine handy so I had to show you hers.. its gorgeous. And to just sit and drink a coffee and journal for YOU.. quotes you love, things you have seen, heard.. ideas on your mind.. So catharctic sistahs!
Ok I am not gonna bore you with ALL the pictures..LOL. But I would LOVE to know what your “system” is? What do you use to schedule your time? If you love this as much as I do, I would recommend visiting 2 great blogs PHILOFAXY and PLANNERISMS.. they are amazing! and from there, you will find a whole new world. Now don’t get me started on office supplies..LOL
Stamping is a very important part of my life (it better be! LOL).. I use my stamps in different areas.. my painted art work, my moleskine journal, my daily agenda… these things are MINE.. my inspiration.. my safe place and the stamps that inspire me are going to be in my happy place too!
So there you have it. One of my favorite things that thankfully can incorporate MORE of my favorite things! LOL
Mwah to da sistahs who DON”T think I am cuh-RAZY
Em
I understand you rpassion as I have the same one. I also used to work for franklin covey… loved it!
Thanks for the link!
I will feature your post in our next ‘around the web’ post.
Regards
Steve
I am not time organized, my life planner might say…work, home, nap, eat, color and sleep. monday-friday. sat and sunday would be eat, nap, color, lay around, eat and sleep. I am a very simple person. HAHA
It’s nice to know there are OTHERS out there who LOVE love LOVE office supplies, journals, etc! I absolutely LOVE the idea of stamping, doodling and journaling in your daily planner – these are truly works of art! Get me in an Office Max or Staples or stationary store and I go NUTS. LOL!! We are true “PlannaBellas”! 🙂
I bounce between my black Filofax Classic (personal size) and a fuschia & coral Coach planner I bought two or three seasons ago. I don’t tend to use both at the same time- I mostly just switch back and forth, probably for no real reason!
I have been using the week on two pages format in my Filo, although this year I plan to upgrade (a new Filo is all I’m dreaming of lately!) to a Filo of a lighter or brighter color and will switch to the two days per page at that time.
I have found I need more jotting space than the week on two pages provides.
I am busily contemplating what my tabs will be and how I can organize it all so I stay productive and still feel good about peeking inside!
My Coach planner is also personal sized, with a wire-bound address book and a wire-bound 2011 planning diary. They have FINALLY included monthly calendars (one month on two pages) in addition to the week on two pages format. This is a lifesaver!! I am a freak about forward planning and am just terrible at it without being able to see my whole month in an instant. The week on two pages format in my Coach are fairly small, which is another reason I’m eager to get a new, gorgeous Filo 🙂
What are your tabs and how is your system working out for you thus far?
I think that is super cool – love the journals and I definitely have many of my own saved up. 🙂