my "greatest hits"

I looked back at some of the blog posts I am most proud of and decided to compile a 'greatest hits' blog post. Whilst compiling this list, I also looked at the blog statistics to see which posts were popular with readers too. And so, here is the list separated into different categories.

Posts About Binders

- Filofax Slimline Deco and Slimming into it...
- Smythson Bond Street Organiser ( + the tour)
- Kate Spade Agenda
- Filofax awards ceremony
- the set up of an Affair

Posts About University

- using a binder for university
- revision and exams
- lecture notes
- more lecture note organisation

Using Creativity in Organisation

- Labelling tabs
- Labelling tabs with washi tape
- Resolutions page
- Muji Erasables
- making notepaper look pretty
- washi tape and old cans to make pen pots

Posts Relating to 'My Week'

- my very first week
- my first week in the Smythson refills (#42)
- join in with my week posts!

And my own special favourite post...

- handwritten post

I know this may seem like a boring post, but if you're a new(ish) reader, instead of feeling overwhelmed by the number of posts in the archive, these posts could be a good starting point.

And, to be fair, I have enjoyed reading through these old posts myself. It helps me grow as a writer and also enables to see what blog post subjects are the ones I enjoy writing the most :-)

stationery spot (I watch too much TV)

Please don't judge me for watching so much TV! I do admit that I am a bit of a TV junkie (particularly American TV dramas and Hong Kong TV dramas) but this allows me to write this post - so, recognise ;)

First up - Revenge. This was last week (I think?) and instead of checking out the awesome view (look at where the sea meets the sky!), I was focussed on the table. What's that? It looks a lot like my Slimline Deco but I don't think it is as it just looks like a bog-standard bound notebook.

Next up, a TV drama from Hong Kong; it's English name is 'Moonlight Resonance'. I actually watched this a few years ago, but re-watching it a few days ago lead me to this gem! Look what the girl on the right is holding!

And woahhh, rings in the middle? Could it be...?

Yet another screencap of the diary.

From this picture, I deduced that it has six rings, with the layout being similar to the personal sized Filofax.

The inserts look undated though, so they are definitely not Filofax ones. Bit weird to have undated inserts though, as you can't really use it for any year with the days of the week already printed on (as you can see above). 

filofax spot: supernatural

Once again, I've spotted another Filofax in yet another American TV drama...

No idea of the model as this was the best shot I could get of it (it was shown for less than a second) but it's of the personal size judging by the ring spacing... and that's all I've got!

Have you seen a Filofax in any movies or TV shows recently?

filofax spot: in Gossip Girl (again!)

This is quite a late post in reference to when this episode was actually aired but anyway, better late than never, eh?

Here is what I spotted...

It looks like an A5 size Filofax; model I am unsure about and inserts I have never seen before but then again, Gossip Girl is an American drama and I know next to nothing about American alternative Filofax inserts :)

Here are more pictures from a later episode:

Have to say, I love the look of those inserts! Definitely makes me want to get my hands on them; and look at those dividers.... Definitely having planner envy at the moment!

Can anyone help? :)

UPDATE: Due to some very, very knowledgable readers, the diary can be found here (from Smythson) and the inserts are from here (also from Smythson). Pricey but they look so classy!

i spy a filofax!

Re-watching P.S. I Love You last night on Film4 reminded me of a print screen I made several months ago! Look what I found:

I print screened this while watching the film on my laptop. To my untrained eye, it appears to be a Red Finsbury in the Personal Size? Though one of you out there may be more of an expert than me so this is purely a somewhat educated guess from me!

Speaking of Filofax sightings, I noticed that one of my lecturers' use a Pocket sized Filo. Never had the chance to see what model it was though but I thought that is pretty cool as I rarely see them at university!

EDIT: On second thoughts, that looks like a Red Finchley! How can I not have thought that to begin with. The distinctive clasp...and I own three of those bad boys!

a filofax in china/hong kong?!

I'm a big fan of watching Hong Kong dramas (my parents are from there and I've been born and brought up in the UK but with a love for anything Hong Kong/China related! Well, mostly...) and whilst watching this one, I spotted what looked a lot like a Filofax! Here is the first screencap...

In this one, only the rings are visible but from the size, it looks like an A5 filofax. The character (name is Hoi Leung) is using a verrrry nice pen too, but in this drama, he is a rich businessman who was formerly the CEO of his own company. It's too complicated for me to explain the events that unfolded which caused him to no longer be the CEO so I'll leave it at that.

The next shot was of what he had written and from looking at the paper, it looks like non-standard Filofax paper but it does have an air of cotton cream-ness to it! And it is lined! I'm loving this paper as it looks like it is high quality paper and would love to know where Filofax sized refills are sold in Hong Kong! Next time I am there, I will have a hunt in stationary shops (of which there are many, but mainly independant ones!).

The final shot is of Hoi Leung's son (Hoi Sing) reading what he had written before he passed away. Hoi Leung had been using the 'Filofax' as a diary and that was his first, and last, entry. In this shot, I think it looks like an A5 model, but which one I am not sure. Nevertheless, this is my first time seeing a Filofax-esque product in a Hong Kong/China drama (this was a collaboration between TVB, a Hong Kong based TV company and some China one - I've forgotten the name of it).

I'll keep my eyes peeled for any further spots of Filofaxes in Hong Kong dramas from now on!

filofax cameo on gossip girl!

Well, due to immense boredom one day, about two months ago, I decided to re-watch Gossip Girl in preparation for the new season (which is so far so good!) and guess what I saw on it? A filofax!!!! Imagine my excitement (my last on screen filofax spot was on the film 27 Dresses so it has been quite a while.). I found these screencaps in my laptop's Pictures folder and realised I had yet to blog about them!

To prove that I was not seeing things, here are a few screencaps I took. (Apologies for the quality as I had to download the episodes as I have no idea how to rip from a DVD!)

From this first screencap, you can see that the girl (her name is Serena in Gossip Girl) is holding a red Domino filofax which actually belonged to her teacher. Now, at this point, I wasn't convinced it was a Filofax, but then...

She opened the filofax up and there it was! Filofax branded refills! I knew then that the model was a Domino due to the tell-tale elastic showing in the previous screencap I took.

And the last screencap, just to emphasise my point and to also prove that I was not hallucinating! From these pictures, I'm guessing that it is a Personal sized Domino?

So there you have it :) Any other interesting Filofax spots? I have another, more dubious one, coming up too! Stay tuned.