May I take this moment to introduce you to Lady Luxe, she’s
my lovely Filofax A5 Luxe in Ebony. Without my Cherry overhearing Luxe is
probably my favourite.
Firstly because I paid the most for her and she’s absolute
new, secondly because I can’t get enough of the leather smell and the lizard
print touch. I’ve realised I’m subconsciously giving “her” more of a
personality too. Oh I love!
As an A5 it stays at home because I already have Little Miss
Finsbury in personal accompanying me everywhere. Lady Luxe is more for my
indulgence and comfort at home.
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| Dashboard |
- Overview – I have a fold out year planner that came with the filofax which I use to record important dates and upcoming blog posts/projects.
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| Overview |
- Goals – Unlike the tab in my Finsbury this one is for a dedicated, detailed breakdown of just how I will achieve all the things I’ve set my eyes on, monthy goals, weekly tasks that sort of thing.
- Career – This again will be my go to for deadlines and applications that need attention. It will act as a duplicate when my computer database is unavailable.
- Writing – A tab of plain writing sheets where I hope to begin to jot down ideas for various short stories and the sort. I have also added a sub-tab that acts for all things blog.
- Dreams – Lots of pretty coloured paper to record crazy dreams and the sort. I’m pretty good at remembering dreams so have never bothered recording them but I’m currently experimenting with the benefits of writing them down and maybe learning something.
- Blank – The last tab is blank I have in mind exactly what is going to go in here.. but I can’t bring myself to reveal it just yet until I need to use it..
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| Home made dividers for each section |
It’s a pretty simple set up with nothing fancy at the
moment. But it works well for me right now which makes me happy!
I choose to add the A5 to my collection because I
didn’t like the personal’s slim paper space and needed something more
substantial. I also like the idea that I can pretty much make all the inserts
from home and scrap papers lying around.
There are two pen loops, one at the top and the other on the
bottom. As Lady Luxe is new she’s a real pain trying to stretch out the loops
to fit my Parkers or Waterman’s because if I’m writing writing I need my
fountain pens and nothing more. But it’s nice to know that she’ll loosen up
with a bit of use.
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| Pen loops top and bottom plus a notepad at the back |
She stays next to my bedside table and is always open in front
of me if I’m working at my desk I even slip her into the weekend bag when I go
away.
I hope she has endeared you as much as she has me. What do
you think?
I have recently purchased a rasberry A5 Finsbury and I am just sorting it out. I want to also make my own dividers which I did manage to do with a cheap personal filofax from Paperchase. This time I was looking for something nicer and better quality. Setting it up is a bit of a mystery as my reasons for buying it will not come into affect until September but I thught I could have some fun using it over the summer term too. I shall pop back. I might blog about my new purchase later this week.
ReplyDeleteOh yes please do a post on the Finsbury!
DeleteI'll be doing a post on dividers too, but for my Luxe ones I just used the filofax blank A5 cream coloured dividers for now. They are a bit flimsy though but sturdy up one I stuck pictures printed on card on them.
Look forward to your post!