Part 2 - Filofax setup – my 'notebook' section


Wecom to part 2 of my Filofax planner setup. Read Part 1 to find out how I have paired my Flex with my Filofax, and also how I created a useful planner dashboard. Next we'll look in detail at my notebook section ...


Why have a notebook section in your planner?


I'm a writer, and I think every writer must have a 'notebook' section in their Filofax or other everyday planner. It's a convenient place to jot down notes and thoughts throughout the day.

For me, it's important to make it a beautiful personalised and inspiring space in the planner, instead of just chucking in a wad of loose blank paper inserts. When I open my notebook section I consider it to be 'me-time' and so I find it a very enjoyable space in my planner.

You may like to use your notebook section as a personal journal to jot down thoughts that come to you throughout the day. Alternatively it might be more of a general commonplace notebook, in which you jot quotes and snippets of info to keep safe. 

I've personalised my Notebook section divider with some quotes that inspire me as a writer. Many of us love to express our personalities and interests int a Filofax or planner so that we feel at home and comfortable and want to spend lots of time in them.  I think the more your planner reflects who you are, the more you are likely to use it to its full potential.  


Create secret pockets in your planner!


You can see in the picture below that behind this divider tab I have taped some secret paper pockets to hide loose notes in.  


I love anything that's a little bit mysterious, and having secret spots to hide things that are a little bit more personal, like passwords or private poems and letters can be useful. 

When I was younger I used to have a fascination with things like keys, and secret compartments in furniture, or loose floorboards where I could keep a secret stash of trinkets.  Perhaps that's why I'm so attracted to Filofaxes with all of the pockets and sections.

pockets are really useful. If your Filofax is fairly simple and you don't have many pockets in the actual cover, you can get creative like I have. 


Here are some ideas:

  • Hole-punch envelopes to use as pockets in your planner
  • Tape pages together and leave the side open to slip notes into 
  • Make your own secretary pocket inserts out of your divider tabs
  • Create fold-out inserts with extra pockets for stickers and sticky notes

Write notes to yourself, fold them up and slip them into the secret pockets in your planner and then forget about them. It's always such a delight to discover something months down the line that you had completely forgotten about. A bit like burying a little tin of treasures and then digging it up years later.


My main notebook section


After the secret pockets in my planner I have a wad of lined and plain notepaper for my notebook section.  I write down my ideas and thoughts, and scribble all sorts of nonsense.

It's a place I often have to return to to declutter and top up with more paper.

 At the end of my notebook section I have a few permanent sheets for jotting down useful websites, which I mark with a pretty pink bookmark that I got from Paperchase for easy access.


I also use random paperclips, bookmarks and sometimes even hair grips to find certain sections in my planner. It's a kind of secret system that only I know how to use, which is useful for privacy. 

I don't really like the idea of a stranger being able to open up my planner and see a tab that says 'personal info' or 'contacts'. Why make it easy for people to access private content?

Well, that's really all I have to show you about my notebook section. I hope you enjoyed taking a peek into my setup. Please leave your comments – I love to read and respond!


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Part 1 - Filofax Setup - How I use my Flex with my Filofax and a Dashboard


To celebrate the beginning of a new year I have decided to move into a different filofax for a fresh start ... 


Sometimes a change is nice and refreshing. Plus, I've been dying to break in my new Personal Aston for a while now. It's the yummy chocolate-coloured one – Read about how I discovered it here.

The first thing I did was de-clutter. It is amazing the amount of junk you can accumulate within the pages of your everyday Filofax. 

I decided to remove every sheet I haven't looked at in months, which meant removing half the tabs too – I was brutal, and I only kept what was absolutely necessary.


Tips on how to minimalise and declutter your planner


  • Take absolutely everything out first – this will give you a nice blank canvas
  • Then go through with a fine-toothed comb – only returning essential inserts and things that bring you joy.

These two steps will help to make the task of decluttering your planner feel more thorough. Plus, it will leave you with a clearer idea of everything that your planner contains, the order of things and you'll end up feeling that little bit more connected to it – which will hopefully help you to use your planner more effectively!




Looking at my new set-up, you wouldn't know that I spent hours de-cluttering - it still looks pleasingly packed! We all love a nice fat Filofax, don't we?


                   


How I pair my Filofax with a Flex


I like to use my original Filofaxes and my Flex Filofaxes together (read more about that here!)  

So, I am currently using my personal Aston Filofax with my magenta slim Flex slipped into the inside pocket, so that the Flex flaps open when I open up my Aston.  

Why? Well, firstly because the colours look so yummy together – the magenta matches my pink pencil, and colour coordination and accessories make me happy. Also, adding the Flex to my Filofax gives me more options.

For example, I find it very convenient to slip in a Flex jot-pad and use the pockets in the Flex to store random bits and pieces. 

As you can see below, I have personalised my jot-pad with a newspaper cutting that says "Why Women Can't Resist a List" -  It sums me up perfectly.



I tend to use the jot-pad for 'rip-out, screw-up and chuck-away lists' - Such as want lists, shopping lists, to-do lists...  Which reminds me, I need to buy more jot-pads, they run out so quickly.  

They are very useful though, especially when kept at the front of my Filofax. I find I use my jot pad a lot more when it is at the front, rather than when it is at the back. I don't know why Filofax always designs jot pads to go at the back of their planners.

If you want to make use of all the pockets in the Flex, including all those card slots on the left-hand side, rather than slip the left-hand side of the Flex cover into the inside pocket of your Filofax, you can just keep the Flex stored at the back on the right-hand side of your Filofax, behind all your usual inserts.  I don't find that it slips out because the pen-loop sort of keeps it in place when the planner is open.


Use your flex as a portable sticker station


At the moment I buy specific stickers for my personal Filofax which is my everyday organiser, and specific stickers for my A5 which is my business organiser, but it would be ideal if I had a portable sticker station that I could transfer to whichever Filofax I am taking out with me – I think the Flex slimline is the perfect solution!

Because of all the pockets, there are plenty of places to slip stickers into. If you're feeling particularly creative you could even design some sort of envelope book system in which to store stickers in the Flex.

Then just transfer your Flex over to whichever Filofax you're using, and you'll have all of your stickers with you.


More creative uses for using the Flex with your Filofax


  • Store extra things – like stamps, sticky notes and receipts
  • Hold extra notepads to keep notes separate – a journal, poems, transferable calendar
  • Extra pen loops – with the added bonus of them being elastic for fatter pens!
  • Shopping lists – it's easier to hold the Flex than a bigger Filofax in the supermarket

The idea of using a Flex to accessorise your Filofax might seem a bit weird, but as you can see from my photos, the Filofax closes perfectly well with the Flex inside, so why not?  


My new planner dashboard


Moving on from the Flex ...

I've posted previously about how to create your own planner dashboard using card-slot inserts - but here I use a slightly different system.

I have a 'front sheet', which is a pretty patterned insert sandwiched between two pieces of acetate and clipped together using metal page markers.

I slide in a sticky note pad which is kept in pace using the metal bookmarks.  I can then use this to jot reminders or notes and move them into the areas of my organiser that they relate to.


Behind the 'front sheet' I can also slip loose notes into the book marks, or stick sticky notes on the acetate sheet opposite ...
It may not be how you would incorporate a dashboard, but it's working for me right now. I think that's the most important thing – personalising your planner so that it works for you.

Most of the satisfaction is in getting creative and discovering how your planner can function in a bespoke way. We all have different needs and different ways of doing things, and a personal planner is a great way to express yourself.

So I highly recommend reading blogs like mine for inspiration, collect ideas and then adapt and apply them to your own planner system.
In Part 2 of my new Filofax setup I will be talking about my Notebook Section.


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Filofax review: my slim magenta Flex by Filofax



WARNING:  Lots of droolworthy pictures below...

I don't think you guys 'get' the Flex yet! I'm still surprised that Filofax addicts aren't raving more about the various perks of the Filofax Flex binders. So I thought I'd share my thoughts with this Filofax review of the slim Flex by Filofax. I have it in this pretty magenta colour.



This is an older post and sadly Filofax don't make the Flex anymore. But I hope you'll still enjoy the nostalgia of this post and others I've written about the Flex ...

How I use my slim Filofax Flex as a mobile phone cover 


I've already shown you how I use my A5 Black Flex as my Kindle cover. Now I'm going to show you how I use my slim magenta Flex with my smartphone.  

 (Note:  I do take pictures using my smartphone, so it's a tricky one as I can't take pictures of my smartphone being used with my Slim Flex, because I'm using the phone to take the pics... sorry.  There are some sexy pics of my Slim Flex further down though, so don't fret.)

I do a few casual shifts in a bar around the corner from where I live, and so I like to nip down the street with as little as possible holding me down – usually because I'm running late!  My slim Flex fits perfectly in my little handbag, and what's more, my smartphone fits perfectly in my Slim Flex!

When I get to work, my handbag goes into the office, but I like to keep my phone behind the bar, and it just feels safer slipped into the inside pocket of my Flex because it's not on display.

During a quiet moment I sometimes like to sit on a stool with my Flex open and my smartphone on one side of it, open on a cocktail app, with my notebook on the other side with my scribbled notes and diagrams of different cocktail recipes I am trying to learn.  It just makes sense!


Think outside of the box with your Flex Filofax 


You have to stop thinking about the Flex as a Filofax planner in the traditional sense, and start thinking outside of the box.

What else can a slim Flex hold?  Your passport, receipts, notes, cards...  the Flex isn't here to replace your Filofax, its here to compliment it!


Use your Flex alongside your Filofax


You can slip your slim Flex into pretty much any personal organiser. You can play around with colours too and accessorise your personal Filofax with a Flex.

For example:

  • Team an A5 Aqua Chameleon Filofax with a slim Flex in slate
  • A magenta slim Flex looks pretty cute slipped into my new chocolate personal Aston.  
  • I bet it would look even better slipped into an Orchid Aston with the pink stitching!  
  • Contrast a lighter shade of Filofax like the Mushroom Aston with a Black Flex.  (Sorry... I'm a little obsessed with Astons right now).

Here are some pics of what my Slim Magenta Flex looks like with some of my other Filofaxes ...





As you can see, the sizing of the Slim Flex is ideal for a personal Filofax.  This is my slim magenta Flex popped into my personal wine Holborn zipped Filofax.  

I love my new Holborn zipped because I can literally chuck anything I like in loose, and then zip it up to keep everything together.  That's why the Slim Flex works so well with it.  I don't have to fit it into any slots or pockets, it just sits there, like it is laying back on a sun-lounger!


How I use my slim Flex with my personal Holborn zipped Filofax

 
Wondering how I am using my Slim Flex with my Holborn?  Well, I just love the little bound Flex Notebooks!  You can get a lined one or a plain one and they're great for scribbling in.  I know you can use Filofax paper inserts for this, but there's just something about scribbling in a little bound notebook, making doodles, sketching, jotting things down...  

I am also experimenting with a new diary system whereby I want to start using a Flex bound diary insert as a way to permanently record important dates and things I have done and then use my Filofax more as a non-permanent planner, which is what it is really designed for.  

I have always found the non-permanent nature of Filofax inserts annoying as I never feel I can relax knowing all my info is there forever in proper chronological order.  

You can use your slim Flex to keep a small collection of mini-notebooks to compliment your own Filofax system.  You can fit 1 to 4 slim notebook inserts into these Flex binders after all!  

Or how about making it your sticker and post-it station?  Now that's a good one!

You might think the Slim flex will dominate in your Filofax, but it can quite neatly slip into the back and out of the way.  It doesn't even fall out when you open your Filofax up, because your Filofax inserts press the Flex against the back cover.





How I use my Filofax Flex with pocket, personal, and A5 Filofaxes 


With my pocket Guildford I used to slip an old stretchy hair-band over the back cover so that I could slip a thin notebook in the back and the hair-band would keep the notebook in place by its spine. 

Well, there's no reason why you can't do this with a personal-sized Filofax and a slim Flex binder!






It would provide extra card slots, notebooks, a jot-pad; not to mention those all-important slip in cardboard pen-loops.

Sometimes I use my slim Flex cardboard pen-loop on its own in my personal Aston - you can just slip it into the front or back pocket.






But don't stop at the personal size - swap your slim Flex over to your A5 Filofax!  If you are using your Flex as a sticker and post-it station, it's great because it can pop into your A5 Filofax even easier...






Don't you think the Aqua of my A5 Chameleon looks even more fun and girly when teamed with my slim magenta Flex?  Well I do!  Hee hee.






And last but not at all least...






Don't look so baffled!  Its fun, cute, and most importantly - it works...  

Besides, I like to mix up different sizes, it adds character to my super-system of organisation.

Don't be afraid to share your thoughts in the comments below, I love to read and respond!



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Filofax Vlog: my Holborn zipped Filofax is also my new clutch bag!



They both arrived this morning and I am absolutely smitten. Maybe I should think about joining a Filofax addicts anonymous group? I am developing quite a Filofax collection.

I hope you enjoy watching me in my madness. You might also enjoy reading the story of how I discovered these two beauties.

 Let me know what you thought of the vlog.

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Aston Filofax and Holborn zipped - love at first sight


ASTON FILOFAX (Personal)


I saw and held an Aston Filofax today. As a Filofax addict, I should have known better ...


What happens when you can't decide between two gorgeous Filofaxes?  Well, if you're anything like me, you basically end up with two stunning new organisers, and a rather alarming dent in your virtual wallet.  I couldn't help myself.

I didn't purchase them both on a whim though.  No no... When you are deciding on your next Filofax, it is, of course, essential that you check every single review, blog post, and Youtube video.

I exhausted them all, and a week later I came to the conclusion that if I didn't purchase both of these stunning planners, there would always be that - what if...?

It all started when I was browsing the Filofaxes in Paperchase on Tottenham Court Road - Not because I was looking for a new Filofax, but because I couldn't resist. I never can.


The Aston Filofax 


I picked up this ordinary looking Aston Filofax and was immediately taken aback. It felt... right. Suddenly the rich dark chocolate colour was just so... me.

The leather was soft against my fingertips, and ever so slightly cushioned. The graining was so subtle, and the stitching - talk about elegant.

It fitted into my palm so comfortably that I had to have a private moment with the Aston right then and there, whilst standing in the middle of Paperchase, with the security guard looking on suspiciously as my eyes rolled back and my fingers fondled the merchandise.

When I opened the snap and looked down, I knew exactly what to expect - I held my breath, almost hoping it wouldn't be so... but it was. The Aston leather cover was totally flexible.  It bent right back onto itself like the cover of an old paperback book - heart-wrenching perfection.

Now then, in the reviews, the Aston Filofax is often referred to as plain and lacking that certain je ne sais quoi; I assure you these people don't know what they are talking about!

I honestly don't know how anyone can hold this beauty in the palm of their hand and not experience the magic.  The Aston, in my opinion, is just so classy and sexy; but in an understated, elegant sort of way... a bit like me I suppose.  Dogs look like their owners, do Filofaxes?

The price tag brought me back down to earth though - Eighty quid?  Yikes.  Better think this through. Reluctantly, I returned my soul mate to the shelf and sheepishly walked away, past the freaked out security guard and out onto the sunny street.

My love encounter wasn't about to end there though.  It was when I pulled my stubby old 80's burgundy planner out on the bus to console myself (it has always worked in the past) that I knew it was over between us.  I craved the elegance and subtle beauty of the Aston like nothing you could possibly imagine.

So I spent a whole week scanning my laptop for reviews and pictures and deals. That's when I came across a Youtube video that compared my beautiful Aston, with a Holborn zipped. Suddenly I was very, very confused.


The Holborn zipped 


I have never been a fan of the idea of a zipped Filofax.  Perhaps they remind me of those bulky zipped school pencil cases from back in the day. I was always more of a slim leather or tin pencil case kinda schoolgirl.

My opinions were challenged though when I watched greedily as an American woman ran her hands all over this Holborn zipped Filofax in a Youtube video, whilst comparing it with my beloved Aston. I couldn't figure out the feeling I was experiencing at the time, but I know now - I was jealous.




Initially, it was the colour that attracted me. Not burgundy, but a beautiful classy wine colour.  Then it was the look of the buffalo leather.  Bear in mind that I had never handled buffalo leather before, but as soon as this American lady described it as "buttery", I knew I was intrigued.

The smooth leather caught the light in the video which totally enhanced the wine colour.  I think I watched this video five or six times in a row trying to imagine what it felt like to hold it in my hands.

When the woman started to reveal all the pockets and space there was inside, I realised I had a problem. This Filofax was like a little clutch bag!  I am a woman okay?  The idea of a Filofax/clutch was too much... I had to have it! A woman can never have too many bags.  It wouldn't be like I was purchasing two Filofaxes... because obviously, that would be nuts! No, I was going to purchase an Aston Filofax planner, and a Holborn Filofax clutch bag -  This is my story and I'm sticking to it!

So that's exactly what I did. Thoughts and comments anyone?



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How to create a unique dashboard for your Filofax - the Filofancy way!



How to create a unique Filofax planner dashboard


TRUST me... This is going to be the most useful thing you create for your Filofax.  Have you ever heard of such a thing as a Filofax dashboard?  



This is quite an old post, and planner dashboards are well-known now, although they have evolved a lot. But I still think this post has some unique ideas that you may enjoy ...


How to create a unique Filofax planner dashboard


If you are an active member of the online Filofax community then you probably have heard of planner dashboards because everybody is using them.

Most people tend to use the Filofax sticky-notes insert as their dashboard.  Well, as usual, I have an alternative and a rather clever way of creating a dashboard for your Filofax or other planner. 

Keep reading to find out more ...


What is a Filofax planner dashboard? 


If you still have no idea what I am talking about when I mention the term "Filofax dashboard", let me explain ...

Your planner dashboard your first port of call.  You open your Filofax - and there it is - with everything you need to immediately be reminded of. (Nowadays you may recognise it as an 'inbox')

Your dashboard can be decorative, it can be functional, or it can be both.

The most important thing about a planner dashboard is that you are able to truly make it your own so that it is appealing and useful.


How to use the Filofax sticky note insert as a dashboard 


Maybe you are wondering why so many people are using the Filofax sticky notes insert as a dashboard? (Or creating their own dashboard of sticky notes.)

Well, it is because sticky notes are the easiest way to write notes down, then tear them off and dispose of when you're done! It's a great pace to jot noted that you don't want permanently in your planner.

Because they are sticky notes, you can also tear them off and then stick them elsewhere in your Filofax to remind you of things later.


What makes the Filofancy planner dashboard different? 


I have come up with a fabulous idea for a Filofax planner dashboard. It's simple, affordable, reusable, and highly personalised. What more could you want from a dashboard?

Just purchase a Filofax business card holder insert - then use a credit card for sizing, and cut up a nice little pile of pretty coloured paper to slip into each pocket (as much as each pocket will hold). 

Now you have a great little note-taking system!

Dedicate each space to specific types of notes:

  • personal reminders
  • work-related mind-joggers
  • shopping lists
  • telephone numbers
  • websites

When you have finished with the note, take it out to reveal a fresh sheet of notepaper.

You can also use your dashboard to display photos and keepsakes, such as inspirational quotes to motivate you when you open up your planner. 

The pockets are also a great place to house your planner stickers, sticky tabs, paperclips, and anything else that fits and might be useful or cute in your planner.

I use my Filofax business card for sizing which came with my Aqua Chameleon A5 when I bought it.  It's ideal because I can either keep it attached to the rings in my Filofax or slip it into the dashboard itself, ready for when I need to cut up a few more slips of notepaper.






I don't know about you but I'm not so keen on the neon-bright colours of the Filofax sticky-note insert dashboard. 

The great thing about the Filofancy dashboard is that you can choose your own paper – coloured, plain, squared, lined, or dotted.

Use your dashboard pockets to keep reminders, to-do lists, or even to slip folded up bits of paper like receipts if you need to remind yourself to file them away later for your expenses.



how to make a planner dashboard for filofax


Store your stickers and paper-clips, like I  have below ...


filofax dashboard using card holder


What makes the Filofancy dashboard ultimately versatile is that you can modify the Flex jot-pad like I have in order to attach it to your dashboard for longer lists and notes that you may need immediate access to (see above).

I just took my Filofax sizing card and measured around it on the back cover of the flex jot-pad, and then I cut the back-cover so that it fits into the top card slot of the dashboard.






I use the underneath card slots to store my star-stickers and my little silver Waterstones bookmarks, which are very useful for marking pages in my Filofax when I don't want to forget where I have put them!




You can even make a mini index to remind you of what you have recently written and where in your Filofax you have filed your notes away. I am forever losing or forgetting things I have written down and filed somewhere in my fat Filofax, so this system is such a godsend to me.

My dashboard is now the first thing I look at when I open my Filofax.  It is my memory jogger, and it also directs me to the things in my Filofax I may otherwise have forgotten about.

You can also use the back of the dashboard in the same way because the cards insert is double-sided.






I am sure you will find many other creative ways to make the dashboard your own. Thank you for reading, and please leave your thoughts and ideas in the comments below, because I love to read them!



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How is Flex by Filofax better than a notebook?

What is Flex By Filofax?

If you are a Filofax traditionalist, you may be wondering exactly what is a Flex by Filofax? And why have Filofax designed a new planner system without rings? Keep reading to find out more about this new Filofax planner hybrid notebook system.



This is an older post and sadly Filofax don't make the Flex anymore. However, I hope that you still enjoy the nostalgia of this post and others I have written about the Flex.


What is Flex by Filofax?


The Flex by Filofax is essentially a very versatile notebook binder cover. It allows for a range of notebook/diary solutions.  The Flex has been designed to offer a large variety of notebook inserts and combinations - Supposedly offering more than a million ways to make the Flex your own.

(Yes, according to the Filofax Website, Flex offers more than a million ways to make the Flex your own!  I thought I'd repeat that whole sentence, because I'm still trying to get my head around it.)


Why is the Flex by Filofax so useful? 


Why bother with a Flex binder when you can just pop a notebook in your bag? I am sure this is what you are thinking. Indeed, before I discovered Flex by Filofax I had an ordinary notebook in which I kept my writer's notes, doodles, scribblings, and loose bits of paper. 

One of the most annoying things was that when I was out and about and a creative idea would grab me - I'd dive into my bag to get my notebook out and jot the idea down as quickly as I could before it escaped, but usually, during this process, most of my loose notes would fall out in my bag or all over the floor. And, of course, I could never find my pen!

Spontaneous note-taking was just a hassle.  I imagine it would be the same for an artist who spots something they quickly want to sketch before it moves or disappears.

Now that I have my Flex though,  I don't have any of these problems because everything is kept neatly together in one place. I can just pull the Flex out of my bag and know that I have everything I need on my lap, without having to wade through my bag for a pen or calculator.  

The Flex is just the perfect little portable desk for bus or train journeys to and from work.


Flex by Filofax organises your notebooks 


If you are anything like me having a notebook involves one notebook that is crammed with creative writing notes, fractured poetry, appointment reminders, shopping lists, random chapters for different novels I'm working on, menus, receipts I need to keep to claim back expenses for my self-employment - you know, basically absolute chaos.

Flex is the solution. The Flex notebook binder system allows me to keep a number of separate notebooks bound together in one place.

This is useful if like me you want to have a notebook for your writing notes and a notebook for your personal thoughts, because then you can keep your writing notes and journal thoughts separate but also together, if you see what I mean?

It also works if you want to keep a notebook for factual snippets of info, and one for creative writing – or a lined notebook for written notes and a blank one for diagrams, sketches, brainstorming and flow-charts.

Many people find it useful to keep their diary with them, or perhaps a yearly planner.  Flex has covered all diary options with Flex inserts.  You can create your own combined diary and note-taking system if you want, using the diaries and notepads designed specifically for flex.

Alternatively, you can slip your Moleskine Diary into the Flex along with any pretty A5 notebook of your choice. The options truly are never-ending.


How versatile is the Flex by Filofax?

 
It really is amazing how many different ways there are to personalise the Flex by Filofax.You can make it what you want and what you need.

At one point I think I had about 6 separate slim A5 notebooks in my Flex binder. You know the school exercise kinds that come in different colours?  Well, I had a different colour for each of my creative projects, which I separated with coloured tabs like you would in your Filofax.  When a notebook was full I could just replace it.

I do this now with my journal and writing notebooks.  Whenever I complete the A5 journal, for instance, I replace it in the Flex with a brand new one from Muji, and the old one is taped to the journal previous to it so that I can keep my old journals stored in chronological order. 

Why the A5 Flex is better than a notebook 


I thought I'd put together a little list of reasons as to why I think the Flex by Filofax is better than a notebook.

I hope you enjoy reading them. Let me know in the comments what you thought!

  • With the Flex pen-loop inserts you can keep up to four pens or pencils attached to your Flex Binder, ready for spontaneous note-taking, highlighting, and mark-making.  This means less fuss having to search for pens in a pencil case at the bottom of your bag, and less stress when you need to write something down quickly.
  • There are slots for business cards inside the Flex.  These are useful to pop your oyster in if you are in the habit of carrying your Flex under your arm like a clutch bag.  Or you can use these slots to store stickers, sticky-notes, small bits of paper, page markers (I like to use hair grips! Weird but discrete and they do the trick.) You can even use this space to clip extra pens.
  • The larger pocket beneath the card-slots is perfect for your smartphone, calculator, highlighters, slim diary, a packet of gum, etc.
  • You can also slip the front or back sleeve of a paperback book into any of the Flex pockets and carry your novel around with your notebook. This could be useful for students who need to take notes while they are reading – or if you want to read a racy novel on the tube!
  • The Flex protects your notebooks and prevents them from getting all dog-eared.
  • Loose bits of paper and receipts can be slipped into pockets rather than in-between pages where they are likely to fall out.
  • Instead of having to keep buying expensive leather-bound journals, you can have the same effect by replacing cheaper A5 notebooks in your leather-look Flex but not have to spend all that money if you're a fast writer like me and get through notebooks like loo-roll.
  • The Flex is smart looking. The black and grey versions look very professional and are great for work, conferences, meetings etc.
  • Flex is just so much more FUN than having one notebook!  It makes complete sense.


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