Long time no blog post but here I am again with something that I really enjoy writing about – my planners or in this case, my new Filofax personal. After a long debate with myself, I decided that for the year 2023 a regular bullet journal would not serve me well so I started searching for one with rings. Finally, I came across the personal size from Filofax and went for it.
If you are trying to decide which size to get, here are some things that made me buy the personal size:
- it is small enough to carry around in my bag – it was somehow mandatory for me, as I do have to take my planner to work from now on;
- it is easy to find inserts for it;
HOW I ORGANIZED IT
I came across a site that provided Filofax inserts and they seemed the right ones for me so I ended up buying 3 different ones for my planner. My inserts are from 8Lotus. They have a bunch of them in different sizes and I went for the digital products and then printed them myself.
For the first category of my planner, I chose a monthly calendar. I used to start with this in my previous bullet journals too, as it allows me to write any upcoming events that are happening sometime in the current year. I love that it also offers a lot more space to write in the back of it.
The second category of my planner is the one dedicated to my everyday life. I went for “a week on one page” insert that has a to-do list on the right, which I find perfect for any tasks that don’t belong to a specific day.
For the last category, which is related to my work and my patients’ appointments, I went for “daily hourly” which I printed without the hours and that will allow me to schedule any patient at the desired time. I also have some space on the right that I plan to use as notes for my patients.
The last thing in my Filofax is a “Notes” section where I put some bullet point paper for anything that I might have to write.
And that’s it. I knew that I will not have the patience and time to decorate every month as I used to do for my previous bullet journals and getting these inserts seemed like the right thing to do.
If you have any planner inserts recommendations please let me know in the comments down below!
PIN ME FOR LATER
New year, new bullet journal setup
Bullet Journal Setup // March 2019
Bullet Journal Setup // June 2019
Bullet Journal Setup // February 2019
I love a planner, I start my year plotting them out with the very best of intentions….kind of end up losing my way in the summer…. come back to it by September 😂
Haha! I am the same, especially when I don’t have much to do. This year, I’m going to be a bit busier so I’m really hoping that I will stick with it😅
I love seeing people’s organization systems and getting inspiration for my own! This looks like a great option. I’ve never used a bullet journal, I know they wouldn’t benefit me unfortunately – they always look so pretty!
I love planners to organize my year!!