June 21, 2015

Yet Another Filofax on it's Way!

Yep!  I really didn't need this one, but Zulily had it in Ultra Violet at a pretty good price.  The hard part is waiting for it to arrive.  This is my first Zulily experience, so we'll see how it goes!  Looks like it could take a few weeks.

Here's the stock photo of the Filofax Mini Domino.  Can't wait for this purse-size sweety!


Adding to My Filofax Family


I just received my Filofax Finsbury, in Electric Blue! I also selected A5 for this planner. I write rather large, and this one won't travel with me, so the bigger size was preferred.

Being that my first Filofax was the gorgeous, patent purple, A5 Original, this one wasn't quite as exciting to receive. The Finsbury's construction does not seem to be of the same quality. The rings are larger and tight, which I LOVE, but the leather feels lower in quality, and the back inside cover feels slightly tacky. It's hard to explain, but it feels different from the leather on the rest of the planner. I covered that section with a piece of plastic straight away, as I felt like it kept the pages from moving to a good position when the planner was closed. (Although, I still have to move the back pages to an uncurled position each time I close it). Then again, that might be happening because of the larger rings.

The other issue I have with this is the color. This this is NOT blue in any way! Unless you count the thread in the stitching! The leather is definitely purple and black. I don't mind that one bit. I do love purple. My only gripe is I ordered blue papers to make dividers with. No big deal though, I'll still use the blue paper. If I'd read more reviews, I would have known before cutting the purchase.

I may grow to love this one as much as my Original. I will update again when I've customized!

May 12, 2015

Fibromyalgia Awareness Day

I held back tears several times today reading Facebook posts regarding Fibromyalgia Awareness Day.  It is the loneliest of things, feeling overwhelmed by invisible syndromes and illnesses.  I'm sad to know anyone else has to deal with this too.

So, today I did a few posts to help with awareness.  Unfortunately, I can't forget about fibromyalgia.  It may never be "invisible" to me.  I'm always aware.  The pain of it and the co-morbid syndromes that accompany it don't LET me forget.  

The more knowledge people have, the less stigma and shame those with the syndrome will face.  It's surprising to know there are still doctors that don't believe fibromyalgia exists!  A lot of people have a hard time wrapping their heads around things they haven't personally experienced.  I'd love the technology to have anyone who doesn't think this is real to spend a day in my body!   It would bring them to their knees - which have moderately severe osteoarthritis (bone on bone), by the way, so that would hurt too ;)

April 29, 2015

Progress on My Planner

I've just started to customize my beautiful planner.  So far, I've cut and laminated dividers from gorgeous black and white paper, added a dashboard and found inserts on Etsy I liked more than the standard included set.  I know a lot of women like the pink and frilly stuff in their planners, but I like more of a minimalist, clean and coordinated look of the purple, black and white.  I've never been accused of liking girly things, and my planner mirrors my likes perfectly.

I love customizing this, and might have to add another planner for journaling ;). We will see!

Here are some photos: