Time to leave home

I've only used my Pennybridge as a wallet up to now as I didn't want to run the risk of losing one of my Maldens but I decided that this little lad is ready for the big world outside and as well as being my Bullet Journal Thought Capturing Brain Dump he's now my wallet come mobile holder. My Pennybridge and 'phone case are now resting. This is my Pocket Malden and the dingle dangle I chose for this is a trolley coin for use when I shop at the supermarket.

I'm on a roll with the Autumn theme and this is a plastic pocket with a cutting from a magazine inside.

Opposite my flyleaf I keep coins in the zip pocket and my card in the slip pocket. It doesn't seem as secure as in a dedicated card slot so I may transfer it into a plastic pocket.

My ICE information is in the next plastic holder,

followed by my year at a glance.

Inside is my Bullet Journal Thought Capturing Brain Dump plus some handy bits of note paper for shopping lists or notes.

The back pocket holds my mobile 'phone and in the other pocket is a bus timetable.

My bus pass fits in one of the front pockets and other relevant bus times are slotted in behind.

I really must crochet a suitably autumnal coloured ring protector. This purple one came out of my mini and is not quite the right size.

Happy Planning

What's not in my Filofax

Having viewed numerous videos on Filofaxes, planners and organisers I've come to the conclusion that there's an awful lot of stuff that goes into other people's Filofaxes which does not feature in mine.

Stickers - I've tried, yes I've tried (not very hard though) to have a few stickers here and there but as an eco warrior most of my diary pages will be composted at the end of the year and the addition of more paper goes against the grain. It's also a chore to me to decorate pages. The simpler my systems the better.

Washi tape - I've tried, yes I've tried and got the tape to prove it. I've edged and bordered, topped and tailed but again it's rather a chore unless I'm in the mood to be artistic.

Sticky notes - I use them very rarely and don't keep them with my Filofax as invariably they curl up or mess up. Other people can keep them in the pockets straight and pretty but mine just look crammed in so I don't like them there. When I do need a sticky note to jot down something I can never find them now.

There must be some videos out there that don't start off with a talk about stickers, paperclips and dingly dangly things (pretty as they are). The ones that are about using a Filofax showing systems in action seem few and far between.

I'm not knocking the 'let me show you the decorated pages of my planner' vids at all as there are some very creative and talented people out there - my feeble attempts at decoration leave a lot to be desired! I'd just like to see some creative ideas that are not just to do with the look of a page.

My planner journey has seen me trying to tailor a system of planning that works for me using multiple planners, (My name is mum and I'm a Filoholic!), and I'd love to find videos and blogs that show and share similar journeys.

Happy Planning

Decorative Tape

Bargain decorative tape (Washi tape trips off the tongue a bit better) bought today at Lidl. Each pack of 3 was just 99p so 3 packs were purchased. 

It seems that many people need to decorate their pages with this product. I've had a go in the past but because I want my pages to be biodegradable I've not decorated them too much. I've just looked up Washi tape on the Internet and apparently it is eco-friendly and I've also just looked at the back of one of these packets and it is. I shall have to get creative with it now.

I've still got a long way to go.

Happy Planning.