my filofax week #12

Unfortunately, this week has been very boring - but I'm guessing all of us will end up having a week like this a year.

It was my 'life admin' week where doctor's appointments, eye checks, etc. were all done now that I actually have time for them all. This explains why so much has been pixelated out!

I hope next week proves to be far more interesting. At least, I hope so! But my weeks are becoming more like journals at the moment, as I am mainly relaxing after a pretty hectic last year at uni (sob)!

How has your week been?

i added to my muji erasables collection...

After using some Muji Erasables for a month, I grew to love them more and more so I ventured out to complete my set as I only had the two blues and a pink. So here is the completed collection:

And the closer look at the colours.

And here is how they look on paper:

And overleaf. You can just about vaguely see that there is something written.

And rubbed out. The 'y' left behind is because that little patch was wet and it doesn't seem to rub out when it is wet (understandable really).

I'm actually in love with these pens... well, as much in love with an inanimate object as someone could be!

muji pack of 12 gels

Having used Muji gel pens for 5 years now, I think I can safely call myself a Muji pen veteran. I first came across them in Hong Kong when I was 16 and the 0.5mm gel nib had me at 'hello'!

Back then, the gel pen sets had 18 colours; not the measly 12 the current ones have but the prices have lowered in line with the reduction in colours so the price point still seems quite fair. Anyway, this review is for the 12 colour set. 

First, I thought I'd show you how they look in my pen pot - they look a bit lonely without the other pens in there with them!

And this is how they look when all laid out in their full glory.

And how they look when put to paper...

And behind. No show through on Oxford paper!

So, what do you think? Have you tried these pens? What is your opinion on them? Overpriced or worthy of the £££ for somewhat minimalistic-looking pens? If you don't use these, what is your pen of choice?

I currently have pen envy for all you Lamy owners. I want one but I don't know where to start on what variations there are, etc.

NB: Photos updated October 2015.

your filofax week (#11)

This week, I'm featuring Jotje/Judith's pages! Although they were of the week before, they are still relevant as you can still see how she organises her planner. Her blog is We Really Didn't Need Another Filofax Blog (don't know about you guys but to be honest, I can never tire of reading about Filofaxes, so, yes we did need another blog!).

Anyway, this is what she had to say about her week:

"This is my past week. As you can see I color-code my entries. Pink = family/kids; lime green = household; aqua = work; purple = personal/me.

At the bottom of each day I have my meal plan in light green. I don’t use the weekly spread for Todo’s, for the simple reason that there is no real space to record them. I am currently using a Daytimer Hot sheet to record weekly todo’s. If there is any time-specific todo in future weeks, I use a small post-it note (like you see here on Monday).

I also use a lot of stickers to make appointments or specials stand out. I’m still using my supply of stickers that came with my Erin Condren  Life Planner. They fit exactly in a column which I love!

The little square stickers are from Organised Mum (organisedmum.co.uk).

I use a yellow highlighter to indicate working hours of DH, so I know when he’ll not be around for dinner or to take over one of the numerous taxi-drives that come with a family of six … ;-)"

Without further ado, here is her week!

Isn't it wonderful? The colour, the simplicity but it still has an air of professionality (is that a word??) to it! I honestly love this and wish for a day when my life is interesting enough to use an A5 as my main diary (look at the space!) but also so that I have an excuse to use stickers for different bits of my life, or even for different kids (in the future...?). I also love the month tabs - they just add more colour and a further level of organisation to the Filofax.

Thank you so much to Judith for sending me her week. And I'm so glad to be sharing it with you all too as it really is fantastic!

How has your week been? Are there parts of Judith's planner you're envious of (feel free to share - I have done already in a paragraph above!) and are there parts you would love to try and re-create? :)

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