New Filofax set up!

Hi guys.
So in an order to get more organised in 2013. I decided to set myself back up with a new Filofax. I've had this one for ages. Brought on eBay for pennies. She arrived in a sorry state but after a very extensive Nivea facial or 2 she's gorgeous!! I love how loved she feels, I never thought I would but I like the fact that she is worn in already.

In the front cover I have paper clips, pretty things to look at. The obligatory stickers, post it's etc. My cover page will be created as I go along with things I like, currently only has an envelop I cut up as my address was too gorgeous not to keep!! (sorry I've covered it with a project life card)

After this you can see my week to view diary. This came from Philofaxy but I've personalised it slightly. Afraid lots of my documents in here originate from Philofaxy then I've made them much more personalised (if you see any you like for their colourfulness contact me, il ask the Philofax king if he's happy for me to share these with you)

In between each of these months I've got my month to view. Think I'm going to get on better seeing these at the beginning of the month rather than in a separate section!

Simplicity next is my notes section. A combination between these plain pages (as you can see I was planning how to set up my filo) and lined paper.

My meal planner is really useful in allowing me to save some money! It's actually rare that I plan weekends but its there incase I want to use it.

I've recently become very addicted to the gym so this month to view has been adapted to keep track of my activity in the gym (including these stick figures of various gym poses) I've been using this set up for the gym for 3 weeks now, I'm finding its working really well so far!

Next up is to keep track of my slimming world journey. I've been following slimming world for 4 months now and am really enjoying it but I'm finding I have enter weight loss the weeks I track my syns and healthy extras so I've built a diary for this. Aiming to loose most of the weight before my next birthday (end of June)

As most of you I like to keep track of finances, to keep costs down I've created this myself purely because I only have a few original Filofax ones left.

Last but not least are my planning pages for project life. Carrying these around with me will allow me to keep up with them a little better.

I also keep this pen in my Filofax where I can highlight things once they are complete. I love that it also has post-it flags on the other end.

As everyone with Filofaxes I'm sure this will be changed as my life style changes. 2013 is the year I'm getting organised and loosing weight so hopefully this Filofax ell stay with me for a long time (although I may update the binder itself)
TTFN. Xxx

Update

Happy 2013 guys!!
You will be pleased to know one of my resolutions is to blog at least twice a month!
Just wanted to drop by and say hi! I will be back very soon with some photos of some projects.

Much love.

Project Life

I've shared with you before, since the day I turned 25 I've been recording every day of my life.

I'm excited that one day I will be able to look at this with my kids and tell them my story about 2012 and the days I was 25!

I'm really enjoying this process and have become totally addicted to recording every week.

This is my current week. I hope you like it and the little stories that Im sharing!

I'm also joining in december daily this year but am unable to show you anything until my page protectors arrive!!! (Hopefully that will be tomorrow)

Let me know what you think. If you are also a project lifer please say hi!!

Project life -week 1

Hey guys,
Something a little different from me this week.
I've been looking for a while for a way to document my life. I think I've found it.

Project life!!! Becky Higgins has come up with this awesome idea of scrap booking but using photo sized slots.
I've done a few specific pages before week 1.

Then week 1:


Let me know what you think. Can't wait for my actual kit to arrive!!!! For now I'm making my own journaling cards.

Wish me luck

Ok here's a new project for me. And a little bit of a challenge.

I'm turning an old dress of my mums made of gorgeous fabric into a new dress for me.

I'm using this dress..





Close up of the fabric

Into this.....


Needed for the 27th of June

Wish me luck!!!

My SmashFax

I'm pretty sure that most of you feel really guilty when you have a Filofax sitting at home doing nothing. This could be a cure...

A few weeks ago I feel in love with this American idea of a smash book. A scrapbook idea with inspiration in. I've been mulling this idea over for a few weeks but with money really tight this wasn't an option for me.

I have a love of scrapbooking but don't always have the time/resources to do it often. So....

Out comes this Filofax that I brought off eBay as a storage Filofax but have never filled.


A collection of random scrapbook papers and my hole punch and I created my own version that I have no rules and boundaries of.

Here is how it's looking so far after a weeks worth of setting up. Some pages are private but I would like to share with out what I've done so far...




















This is my absolute favourite double page spread at the minute. I didn't purchase a single thing here. Just things I picked up at the Birmingham clothes show last year, all cut up and put in a pleasing way.
The ministry of craft on the left is actually a pocket with a collection of business cards in (yes there are 3 ray stitch cards there. I'm contemplating working on some with stitching and sketching)









A real use for washi tape other than looking pretty on a page! Actually stick things down!! YAY!!





Right at the back I have some spare pages ready to go if the need calls me.

I hope I have inspired you to think about developing an unused filofax for another purpose (and if you do a similar sort of thing I'd love to see it)

What do you do with your Filofax other than the standard things? I'd love to hear what uses you have.

My new Filofaxes

OK a combination of two things this week lead me to find two new babies.

Number 1. Steves review of the Olympic Filofaxes on Philofaxy

Number 2. My visit to the Olympic Park with my school on Wednesday.

I wanted to do a combination thing between both of these and had a little look on the Internet for the diaries, they were in sale in Staples.

They arrived today: Pink personal and a black pocket



I love them from the minute I found them. I especially loved comparing the inserts against each other.

Lots of photos to come:






(excuse my feet, couldn't keep this one open on its own and take photos)
I love the two pockets at the front -credit card slot and a full length pocket




Week to view page spread across two pages. This lay out is awesome, I Really like this lay out



Steve mentioned that this day to page was for the Olympics, but looking this is the entire summer holidays!!! I'm thinking of using this as a journal for the holiday and using the 8 boxes at the bottom as my water intake. I aim to loose weight during the summer so might use the coloured boxes for recording activities done during the day.




Event stickers and stickers of some London land marks.


Pocket in back (the pink section - is open top and bottom) I rally was drawn to this filo for the rulers, they are really cute, and I see most of these buildings from my flat.

The pocket is very similar as seen below.


















This Filofax appears to be for the paralympic games as seen inside the back (why was this not at the front?)


The fastener on the black one is fully rotational and I quite like you can hide the "London 2012" label on it by sliding it around to the back!

I hope you liked my new filofax's. Coming up next my new pocket Filofax and it's set up (which I'm torn about now as I want to use the olympic inserts in it!)
Help will be needed!!!!!

Stationery Goodies

Well it's been an exciting week with lots of stationery enabling in my close group of friends.

Yesterday saw me with a free afternoon so i decided to meet up with Cat to go to Tottenham court road Paperchase and MUJI.
I don't have photographs of everything but here's a quick view of a lot of the stuff I brought


I saw this card and fell in love, it's the perfect size (minus 2mm down one edge) for my pocket Filofax so it's become my front cover!


I've added to my washi tape collection finally decided I had a need for a dedicated tin for them (hate the decoration on the tin but that can be solved with a bit of tape ;)


A art box divider folder that I brought to hack up to put in my a5 Filofax but it's just too pretty to hack! Plus each sheet (divider) is a separate decoration (one is clouds one is stars and so on)


Art box note book, perfect size to keep scribble in the back of my Filofax


Another one, this one already has been put to use


Some Japanese note pads also from art box, the perfect size for adding little notes, the next two photos are also views of the paper inside. Soooo damn cute!!!!