My First Filofax

Introducing Filofax Metropol in Brown

*Geek Out*

I. Love. It.

Originally I went to Office Depot to purchase a Franklin Covey, but my beautiful green-leatherette choice was TOO BIG. Twice the size of the Filofax to be exact. That wasn’t the only drawback. The inside (while well-organized) wasn’t visually pleasing ( I prefer my planners to appear ‘open’ and ‘airy’. It gives me a sense of calmness before I go, “Oh sh**!” upon opening it), and the planner wasn’t dated for me. Ugh. I remembered that Katherine Heigl movie where she couldn’t live without her Filofax and thought, “I wonder how much those cost?” My Franklin Covey was $32-ish after tax. I went online when I got back to work and found out Filofax’s range from $20 – $thousands$. Who spends so much for an alligator skinned personal sized Filofax?! Somebody must, not me. I perused the choices and found one I loved instantly. It was a little brown, magnetic closing, personal sized Filofax. The girly, organized geek in me exclaimed, “Eeeeeeee!” Then I looked at the inserts. Oh my! Look!

Makes me happy...

It’s perfect. I couldn’t resist. I decided to Amazon.com it because I thought it would be cheaper. WRONG. After tax and shipping, it was cheaper (by 25 cents) and faster (by 3 or 4 days) to just buy the planner off of Filofax.com! I can’t wait for its arrival.

“What spurred this?” might you ask? Well, I’ve always been an organized person. Especially in college. I clung to my planner. Lately I haven’t been. I’ve taken on the task of reading some books: “Who Moved my Cheese?”, “The One Minute Manager”, “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People”, and “Getting Things Done”. I finished “Cheese” and I’ve moved onto “Getting Things Done” by David Allen. After two chapters I felt an impulse to me better organized. I’m always saying things like, “I don’t know if that weekend is open. I feel like it is, but uhhh…” or “There was something I wanted to give my mom for her birthday, but I can’t remember what it is! Ack!” Hopefully that will change.

I also feel like I need this control. As a recent college graduate without anything fulfilling happening (or so it seems) I sometimes get swept away in stress and anxiety. Maybe I can fight it with being organized and efficient. I’m “moving with my cheese” if you will…