The search for the perfect zipped Filofax.

Hi everyone. I know I've been terrible for my lack of blogging lately. But I've been busy with uni deadlines and now I'm poorly.
Anyhow. Iv been on the search for the perfect zipped Filofax. I had Lyndy the personal lyndhurst. See here for Lyndy

Now I love Lyndy, he is such a soft leather he's just gorgeous. But he doesn't have an inside zip pocket for money. And as I use my Filofax for EVERYTHING, this wasn't working.
so I tried the personal Cuban zip in saddle brown.


This had an inside zip pocket.



But unfortunately I couldn't get along with him. He was to rigid, and I struggled to get money out from the pocket.
So I went back to Lyndy and kept an eye out for another one that would make me happy.
Then one day on eBay I saw this.



It was a Roxy organizer by Quiksilver. Now I love Roxy stuff so kept an eye on it.
£5.20 later (including £2.59 postage) she was mine.
On the left inside cover we have a clear horizontal pocket and two more above it, and a wide vertical pocket.


On the back cover there is a large zip compartment, an elasticated pen holder and a large vertical pocket behind the zipped compartment.





So the question is, have I found my perfect zipped Filofax???? Well it's not quite a Filofax per se. But it's close enough for me, and it's perfect. :)




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My new dividers for Lyndy the Lyndhurst.

Since I moved over to the personal lyndhurst I decided I needed to make him some new dividers.
I bought some paper from Staples today that I thought was fab.



These were the four sheets I was going to use.


As well as this one that I made last week.



I bought some index stickers from paperchase with owls on them. They are awesome.



This is the final result.









Aren't they sweet peeking over the top.

:)

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The move into Lyndy the lyndhurst. Part one

So I have made the decision to move into the personal Lyndhurst for three reasons.
1. I love it.
2. I read a blog last night about a zipped filofax.
3. I wanted to make a Christmas section to organise everything. I couldn't do this properly in a pocket.

So this is part 1, which looks at my Christmas section.

Page 1 is my Christmas present list. All the presents I buy or intend to buy go on this page.



Presents get written next to the name, then there are three boxes to cross off.


Bought, wrapped and dispatched.
Under that we have the photo frame section. I intend on buying close family members a photo frame and printing off a photo we had done of the girls as a present from them.



These are the boxes for bought and done to cross off.

Page 2 is my list of Christmas cards that I specifically buy for family. They can have a line through when bought (as I have bought some and forgot others). Then crossed off when written and when dispatched.


Underneath that I have a to do list with reminders of what I need to do with certain cards and when I've written them.

On page 3 I have my Christmas card list.


This will be to write down who I need to write cards for and cross off as I go along.

Page 4 is my shopping list.


This is for things I need to buy for Christmas. I.e turkey, crackers etc.
Page 5 is my list of presents for Lis and Esmé.



I often lose track of what I buy them do this is a good reminder.



This page has boxes to cross off when I have bought the present, and then when I have wrapped them.

Coming soon will be my lyndhurst set up part two. Hope you enjoyed my Christmas planning!!

:)

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