A New Bag - #SydneyLoveBotanical Tote

I recently purchased this new tote from ebags.com at a very decent price.  It's by Sydney Love in the Botanical print. As soon as I saw this print I had to have it.  I've been using them now for a week or so and really like it.  I decided to purchase the wristlet and the wallet at the same time as the bag.  I don't like to carry a purse into a store, so I just grab my wristlet and run in.  When I get back in my car I throw the wristlet back in my purse.  I love, love, love the zipper pulls on these bags, they're dragonflys.  The tote has a beautiful butterfly charm that hangs decoratively on one side. I am happy with the quality of these bags, they seem to be very well made.  I've actually gotten complements on the tote too.  The pics below are from the ebags website. 

UPDATE: My Food Journal Filo - Vintage Rose Malden

The FF I'm using for my daily food journal is working out really well.  The personal size is easy to throw in my bag when I'm on the run.   I love the color, the feel and the smell of this leather organizer too. 

I like changing ink color between entries.  Makes it easier to decipher my day.

I love this color.  It's not pink and it's not purple, it's "Pinkle"!  LOL

In my "notes" section I record different things, like these food documentaries that I've watched.

Recipes section is good for jotting down memorable recipes that I get.

In the front of the binder I have some inspirational quotes, business cards and some informational brochures that I've picked up here and there.

A5 Holborn Zip - As My Church Going Companion

This is it - my Holborn Zip...I'm using it as my Bible case for church...I just recently started using it...

I purchased the world map from FF,  nice to have on hand...

I purchased this journal for note taking from Amazon here:  <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0811879666/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i01> (copy & paste link)

I sliced the spine of the journal and punched the appropriate holes in it...

Then after taking some measurements I purchased this Thinline Bible from Amazon here:  <http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1581344104/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00> (copy & paste link)

The Bible tucks in nicely in the back of the binder..I take it out when I want to use it... 

Side view of how it all fits together...

I love using this because there are places for everything, pens, highlighters, lots of room to make notes, and it's easy to carry.

My Food Journal - Personal Vintage Pink Malden

 I got the Day Per Page for this Filo so that I could have alot of room to journal my food intake everyday.  It's still in the development phase.   I am trying to get more and more detail in as I go.

I am not happy about Saturday and Sunday being together on the same page though.  I have been making it work though, if I write really small and in two columns. 

I'm devoting the whole month of February to eating "Raw".  These are some tips that I want to keep handy.

 

 Some more food notes from a website by Dr. Fuhrman.

 Collecting inspiring quotes and information flyers in the front of my Filo.

I carry this Filo around with me so that I can be sure to keep it up to date.  Things that I want to record everyday are:

  What time I wake up naturally (I don't need to use an alarm clock).
  How I'm feeling (emotionally & physically) when I wake.
  If I'm hungry.
  If I'm taking my vitamins.
  What time I eat and how I feel.
  What I eat.
  Any changes in my health
  Any notes I wish to remember in the future (like, "Drink more water!".), etc...

I also like to change the color of ink every time I make an entry in my day so that I could see at a glance each separate entry.

My Organizer flickr home

organizer love, a set on Flickr.

Just FYI: If you're interested in seeing some pics of my organizers. Check them out here.  These are the result of Car's challenge.  Originally posted here.

How I'm Using 7 Filo's and 1 Planner Pad

Pocket Raspberry Chameleon - as my wallet

Personal Red Cuban - as my Prayer/Quiet time journal

A5 Aqua Chameleon - home organizer, diary, keeping track of personal interests, cleaning schedule, books I'm reading or have read, menu planner, creative to-do's, holidays, New Year's Resolutions and yearly goals

Fuschia Planner Pad - appointments, schedules, daily and weekly goals, info on community activities, and grocery lists (on sticky notes)

Personal Vintage Pink Malden - Food Journal, Exercise log and Health Record

Mini Ultra Violet Domino - to keep near me while watching TV or surfing the web to jot down notes and quotes and things I want to remember.

A5 Burgundy Holborn Zip - I have a thin Bible that fits in it and pretty note paper for taking notes at church.

Pocket Orchid Aston - as a capture device for the others, this one I keep in my purse


*Most of the pens are from Vera Bradley.  I love their pens!  And I can always find one to match.

A PERFECT CALENDAR FOR ME *warning: heavy photo load

Before I happened upon the Filofax Organizer, I had used many other types of organizers.  One that I kept going back to was the Planner Pads.   Using the FF calendars for about 6 months or so, I began to really miss the Planner Pad calender layout.  I realized it had everything I wanted in it. Plus the paper is really, really nice.  The format is week on two pages.

I had to purchase a binder because the papers (unfortunately) are about 1-1/2 inches wider than my A5 can handle.  Too bad!  As you go through the calendar, the first page that you see is a 3 year "at-a-glance" calendar, 2013, 2014, and 2015.  I made a plastic cover leaf for this, it didn't come with one.  I really like having the plastic leaf in the front.

Then the next few pages offers you a year-at-a-glance for three years, 2013, 2014 and 2015.  I love that!

The page after these is a 3 year holidays list.  Pretty cool!

Then  comes the first index page (purchased seperately).  The indexes are Jan - Dec, and each side is set apart for "notes", I like that too! Alot!

The best part is that each WOTP begins with a month-at-a-glance page.  I totally love that!  I miss it, when I don't have it.  Super cool!

The Martha Stewart sticky note fits in the binder.

Then comes the WOTP.  Planner Pads has a whole science on how to use this calendar.  Click here to see how it is supposed to work.  I've tried it and I never really devoted myself to it.  I use it in my own way.  I love having three different sections for each day.  One section includes the time slots, from 7AM until 8PM.

PP sells a calendar bookmark, I made one instead.

Uninterrupted view.

The last page of every month is a "notes" page, except for December's which  they give you the following January's month-at-a-glance page.

"Notes" at the end of each month and on the index card.

Last page of December and 14 pages of extras in a gold color.

14 pages (fronts & backs) of goals, projects or whatever you want to record there.

I went with the inexpensive binder.  It's vinyl, but feels soft and supple like leather.  I love that I could get it in fuschia.  Delivery was pretty quick, about a week & a half.  It was over New Year's weekend when I ordered it. They carry looseleaf (which is what this is) and bound calendars.

Currently,  the PP is a "before the day begins" calendar and my FF Chameleon A5 is an "after the day ends" journal calendar.  I've been using both since the year started and I'm feeling really comfortable with them both.

I guess I've always kind of been an organizer junkie for years!

*If you noticed all the holes punched funky, it's because I originally planned to put this calendar in my A5 Aston, and then decided I didn't want the pages sticking out after all.

Coming Soon  "My A5 Chameleon 2013 Set-up"