A5 Filofax Planner (2014 Planner Update)

[@misstephani]

I just want to say thank you for being so open and honest about having anxiety, and how you have found ways to handle living with it. You show me that living with anxiety is not the same as suffering from anxiety, a reminder I often need.

[@Mimi.Cherie]

Seeing you interacting with your viewers is a breath of fresh air. It feels so good in here.

[@monicahawkins6498]

I don't know if you still check old video's but that filofax model was one of my favorite A5 planners. I searched but never found the purple for sale.

[@BohistaNordica]

I totally understand why you enjoy your planners! For OCD it helps us relieve that inner tension. I would even go so far as to call it a hobby. And we all have a total right to the hobbies we enjoy!! (AND just as many different hobbies as we enjoy, too!)

[@LTM8689]

I am blown away by some of these rude posts! I hope you are learning to let them go and pay no attention to them! I am truly a planner nerd, I love everything about planners, organizing, rituals and our sacred planning time. Keep up the good work my friend!

[@conuregirl007]

Thanks for the video! I like to see how other people organize their time. I don't really have a need for a big system like yours anymore. So, I use a small one.

[@ohlovelyqs]

Yayyy I been waiting for this video. Thank for sharing. Everyone system is so different and that's what makes these videos interesting to me.

[@sandrabaker4]

Dear Jen, you have given me so many great ideas with this video; thank you so much! I especially love the weekly planner at the back that you write in just on Sundays. Such a great idea to not only see what your week looks like but also make sure not to overbook yourself; something I tend to do without thinking and then I regret it because I don't have enough "alone" time to center myself. Thanks again!

[@mypurpleylife]

Great video Jen! Thanks for giving a great tour of your Filofax setup! Glad that your Filofax has held up for you for quite some time now. Loving all the purple, your shirt matching your planner! I caught that! Also I see my card to you in the background! Love it!

[@WithWonder]

Thanks for sharing your beautiful craft with me :)

[@TinaWilliamsthebloggoddess]

I have 4 full-time careers and your first filofax organization put me on the right track! THank you! Love the update. Keep 'em coming!

[@katrinascreationscrafting]

Love your videos and looking forward to your next knitting nook. Thanks for responding to viewers, it makes it so much more personal.

[@HautePinkFluff]

"You never know when you need a dollar!" .....lol so cute :D

[@nvalente03]

Great video, thanks for sharing! I have 3 planners...and Erin Condren used for all of my children's appts and sports. An A5 that you inspired me to purchase 2 yrs ago and I just purchased a personal one for my handbag. Like you, I do much better when I write things down, I've tried the techy route but I always forget to look back at it and I have a harder time keeping up with it. Thanks for being such an inspiration!

[@DIYfish]

Hi Jen, thank you so much for spending time go through my system and mentioning my Etsy shop. Love the way how you organize your life.

[@theresas7054]

I DID enjoy this video and I got so many useful ideas. I like the idea of being able to keep everything I have to keep track of in one planner. Thanks for sharing your planner with us!!!!

[@frivolositygirl]

Wow Jen - you are responding to viewers!??!!?!? How absolutely Refreshing! :)

[@deniseprater7799]

First, most people knows I'm a SUPPORTER of Jen's, But I find it insulting that she makes a VIDEO and tells us about CHATTING it up with certain people, yet she can't even comment to her viewers who watches her channels, Actually I only seen her comment to the lady whom she bought the charm for her bookmark off of, not a word to anyone else, Now mind you, I didn't go through all 89 comments it says she has.

[@ILOVEPINK851]

Denise Prater I think she has been commenting on videos, I think it's good for her to at least try and answer some comments since she has a lot of free time now with her new schedule for filming.

[@Ourlittlefamily12]

That is a really good idea to plan out your day the night before. I think i may try that , it does sound like a good way end the day and stress reliever.

[@WithWonder]

It has worked wonders for me and I saw immediate results with the quality of my sleep when I started this daily ritual :)

[@meatlasagna]

Jen i love seeing these videos too!!! Like other ladies have said, we love all of your organizing ideas. I must credit you for getting me and my family hooked on the Toddy Gear cloths. They are amazing!!! Thanks to your original link, I purchased a bunch! Awesome for my ipad, phone and glasses!

[@PALMBEACHPICKER]

Great video. Love these updates to your planner. I bought the case as well, I put my Erin Condrin Planner on one side and my Vera Bradley binder for bills on the other side. I love this idea, I never do anything in the same place, so this keeps these two important planners mobile. Thanks for sharing!

[@MichelleScarberry]

Thank you so much for mentioning my shop. The planner charm looks great on your planner❤️. I love your Filofax system..I always "favorite" your videos and watch them over and over for motivation.

[@WithWonder]

Love my charm! :)

[@tammyhiggins4932]

Thanks, Jen for the new video..I love to watch and always get inspired. I've just recently become obsessed with the Erin Condren line & I'm hoping to begin that later this year. I also enjoyed your video with Kristen, recently..love her, too. I've suggested to my husband to write out his next day before bed, to sleep better, but he's stubborn..I can't wait to show him this video!

[@Jennie-zv2gb]

Love how you are answering some comments! Keep up the good work, Jen!

[@DrkNSwt]

This is the first time ever watching your Filofax planner and I enjoyed it. I went out and brought the planner bag you use. I really like the pattern, it reminds me of Fossil prints. Love your channels.

[@theTreesandme]

Thanks for this interesting video. I never really "got" the whole planner thing but something you said really struck a chord with me and I was so inspired that I have ordered one for myself. It was what you said about helping to control anxiety when you plan your day the night before and have an organized way to keep lists. Anyway, thanks!

[@fairrobynrenee]

Love these videos. You have inspired me to go back to my filofax and stop trying to make the smart phone world work! What a difference!! I feel more organized, on top of things and RELAXED than ever!!! Thanks!

[@Poketfullofvintage]

Great video!...your planner your way!...TFS

[@PatrickPray]

There's something both wonderful and alarming about this video. But it was certainly captivating.

[@sherocksatcollege]

these are my favorite videos from you

[@elouise3695]

Same :)

[@Valjbakesalot1]

Great timing Jen! I have something great to watch while I am organizing my craft space today. :) ♥♥♥

[@VictoriaMarieScraps]

Having multiple calendars makes total sense to me! I have two - one at my office and one for personal use. I like to keep business and personal separate and that works out well. I cannot manage my busy life without having a planner. Thanks for sharing...I think I might try Filofax next year. =-)

[@tyk505]

Thank you for sharing your organization tips! Really enjoy it!

[@gymstrip]

Thanks for the thorough tour and the references and links to the etsy shops. I hope to do some planner design in the future; love well designed planners!

[@LifeStyleBri]

Please ignore the haters ur videos are the best I just love them thank u for sharing !!!!!

[@dellablair8514]

Hi Jen, Thank you for showing us your updated planner, I used your model for my own personal sized Filofax and it's worked beautifully for me. I've made a note of all the items you've mentioned as it's nicer having eye-catching inserts rather than the standard stuff. Thanks again from the UK. X

[@Tassycrafty]

Great video Jen! I personally do not have the time for a planner , however I have a teacher's planner which I use to keep track of my work at school- at home I just do things as I go along. I really wished I could actually plan my day. I like how organised you are, and how inspirational you are. Maybe next year I will have a personal planner. Right now I was supppsed to be cooking but I am still in bed watching video! Oh no!:)

[@reniehandler2595]

I need to get back to using my planner...thanks for motivating me!!!

[@0JReynolds]

I love your Filofax, I wish they still had that style

[@Ginaisarty]

Can you do a video on how you store your old Filofax papers. And old journals?

[@lisafarrow6840]

Very useful info, TFS...love, love, love Filofax!

[@MissVickybee]

Yay!! I am soooooo glad you did this!! I have been waiting for this!! Thanks

[@533134]

I miss your daily vlogs =( That was always the next video I would watch after your organizedJen videos.

[@ExtraVirginKitchen]

I have to start my food journal in again. Thanks for sharing. I love your expense and password layouts too.

[@autywon]

This is so inspiring! I always want to start a planner, but never stick with it.

[@TheSheerilyn]

Thank you for helping me again. Loved the update.

[@claudiavolkman1281]

Such a great video - a ton of fabulous ideas here. I will watch it more than once!

[@lisahills62]

cool planner great ideas I'm going to try one never had one but I'm going to give it a go you make it look fun and a good way to keep track of things !!

[@allycatangel1]

I never thought of planners and planning as a hobby but really it is not much different than scrap booking. I have kept a calendar/planner for years but certainly not to the extent that others do.

[@schmoettewalter6958]

Love planner videos! Your organization is superb! I also get a sense of calm from planning out my "entire" day. I don't follow it rigidly, but just knowing if I had to do that, it would work out! Thanks for the inspiration.

[@ceeceemac9072]

This how I found you a year ago--your Filofax review. I wasn't new to day planners but was getting back into one after trying to go digital. Thanks for pointing me toward LePen (which I love) and the Martha Stewart dewdrops. I use them both all the time. I recently bought DIY Fish for a new pocket wallet and my established A5. I'll post a pic on your Facebook page. I'm pretty sure I remember seeing a 1 dop in Fish's store.

[@getrichordietryin5]

Pretty much all the stuff you have in your calendar, you can make yourself by using the computer and some scrapbook paper. The plastic inserts you can purchase at office depot.

[@evidentress1]

Thanks for sharing your current organizer setup. That's actually how I found you way back when you did a video from Utah with your old (large!) project planner and pouch carrier, which I believe you subsequently lost. :(. We moved at the end of last year and I still can't find my 2014 planner so since I've already missed 2 months and I'm working in a reactionary mode (which I don't like at all -- the Virgo in me is having a fit!) I need to find a replacement to pull my world together! Thanks for inspiring me to do so!

[@KerryLovebump]

Hey Jen you've totally inspired me to sort out my planner and make it 'lovely to use!' I'm in the UK so have managed to order some items from the UK shops you recommended too. Thanks for such a great video. Kerry x

[@Slimz160000]

I really love this setup,nvery clean and efficient, im a newbie to filofax and jus ordered a personal, i would love a video where you outline how yiu make ur dividersm bookmarks etc,

[@Alex-sb4op]

Your videos have got me into planning and organising, got my first filofax this month woo!

[@WithWonder]

Woo! :)

[@Pinkowl1972]

It's recommended that leather is not stored in plastic because the leather can not breath. The mesh on the other hand would be better for leather. Just an FYI :)

[@annealagna]

Ohh good tip!! I wouldn't have thought about that either.

[@WithWonder]

Good to know!, I don't actually store mine in there, just use it to pack it up when traveling. From now on I'll keep the Filo in the mesh (breathable) side and the EC Life Planner in the vinyl pocket. TFS!

[@graciemarieb1]

The A5 is a great size isn't it! I use mine for coordinating my full-time college classes, my son's college and high school classes, my full-time work from home job, my husband's job and his side business, my younger son's sports and music lessons, what nights I need to stay with my elderly grandparents, and what volunteer commitments either myself, my hubby, or my kids have made and the usual boring household stuff (grocery inventories, menus, coupons, projects). Would love to see a more detailed breakdown of your days (if you have a video up already could someone direct me? thanks!)

[@mb597]

I literally cannot get my head around this.

[@GailFuhlman]

Well you can't get your head around this well there is a whole community of people, who have more than one planner, and they are housewife and some of them have home-based business etc.

[@thelibrarytavern]

This was an awesome post!!! Sadly we're only two months into the year, and I needed to be inspired to use it again. :) a new habit I want to add, planing my weekly goals on Sunday and my goals for the next day the night before. I do it for work, I should definitely do it for my personal life!

[@smmwellington]

Thank you for this video, Jen. :)

[@SLuveey1]

Love your Planner... I need to purchase one to get more organized with bills, trips, knitting projects, etc... Thanks for Sharing...:)

[@TheWalkingDreamer]

Just bought my first Filofax! Thanks for inspiring me to get more organized Jen =)

[@DawnH123]

Fun stuff. I'm going to check out Etsy for those place marker/book markers. I see you have been active in the comment section and I love it. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheKChronicle]

Thanks for sharing. I got some great ideas for my planner organization.

[@idoallthethings]

Jen, I LOVE my Xyron laminator, it is so easy to use!

[@alisonmccoy9663]

Really enjoyed this video!! Inspiring... 💕

[@southerncouponista]

Loved your update! Planning and planners really make me happy :)

[@amstclair81]

I'm not belittling housewives. What I'm saying is that people who are actually busy don't have time for 10 planners. If you're a housewife without kids and with a housekeeper you have a lot of free time. Time that women with children, with jobs, and without hired help do not have.

[@dawnjhopkins]

I'm a housewife who also homeschools three children, teaches online for a local college, and does not have a housekeeper (though that would be nice) and I have time to keep up with a planner, a work calendar, and a family calendar. It's a matter of priorities. In my family, keeping those calendars/planners keep us organized (and do their small part to save my sanity), so it's worth it to me to take the time to keep up with them.

[@KajasKrap]

Thank you for this great video. After checking out the planneraddicts hashtag on IG after your tip, I've realized I need a Filofax. I've just had small moleskins these past years, but I never got one for 2014 because I felt I couldn't fit everything in there. I definetly got some great tips in this video, can't wait to get my fluro pink a5 filofax and personalize it and make it cute! Love your videos Jen, keep up the great work!

[@tammykozoris1260]

My favorite colour of the Filofax! I think next year I might make the plunge :). I am using one specifically designed for dog groomers right now that I printed at home but I feel kinda meh about it.

[@TessieDobey]

I love this video, thanks a bunchie.

[@tallfry49]

Great video! Can you do a video on how you plan for a trip to Disney World? Like how you decide which parks you go to each day, fitting in dinner reservations, etc. ?

[@WithWonder]

I did something similar to that last year you can see here if you like - Planning A Disney World Vacation

[@PriannciaJ]

Woo hoo!! I very much enjoyed this!!

[@jillashley3713]

This video makes me feel like the most unorganized person alive. I've never heard of Filofax before. I have a planner (somewhere....) that I pretty much only open up when I write down my family's birthdays haha Beautiful nail polish by the way.

[@littledottie0]

DIYFish also has day on one page. I find that fits my style better too!!

[@amstclair81]

A little planner overkill for a housewife. Most of us with full time jobs don't have time to fill out 10 different planners. LOL.

[@GailFuhlman]

Checkout the planner community, because it huge, and you would be surprise at how many planners some of these people have and use in their everyday life.

[@thesnaphappyone]

gmfuhlman1 I'm in some of the planner groups and, yes, there are some who have shelves full of planners. I have a few that I actually use as a wallet with a month or two worth of actual planner inside. Others, they decorate their pages and all that jazz. I guess it's no different than collecting handbags, shoes, or whatever else floats your boat. They don't use them all at one time but rather switch them out ever so often.

[@annealagna]

You shouldn't belittle a housewife. The title "housewife" entails so much more than the bon bon eating lazy sack of skin that you seem to think it does. Women who take their lives seriously can accomplish so much that you are missing out on by being at work 40 hours a week.

[@GailFuhlman]

I wasn't belittling being a housewife since I am one. I was making a comment to the person that was saying that Jen was in overkill. Because that is all that she is one.

[@bionazbeauty]

gmfuhlman1 I have been hearing about the planner community, how do you find it? where do you look?

[@mimi01ist]

Yey! I've been waiting for this video!

[@daniMT406]

Pretty nail color Jen!

[@WithWonder]

Thanks!

[@samanthastepro2811]

I found the Orla Kiely "Planner Suitcase" at my local Target! It really is great when I need to lug around both of my planners. Thanks for this resource!!

[@lauralvegan2835]

I really enjoyed this video and found it very helpful! Thank you!

[@littlecoffeebreak1762]

Lovely video like all your videos! You really inspired me to also create a filofax video so huge thank you! :)

[@dadua15]

Love the vid.... Could you do a diet and fitness video. Would love to see that. Xx

[@francinerollin2769]

Very nice and organized Jen.

[@revivedlife743]

I am DESPERATELY looking for a A5 Imperial Purple Finchley as well as a Personal

[@jenniferepps6354]

Loved this video Jen!!

[@jenniferthomas9663]

Hey Jen... have you tried the DIYfish planner inserts in your Filofax A5? I love to track things and the spread is wonderful. If you haven't seen them just google DIYfish planner inserts and you will see. I really think you would love this and it would be a great addition to your Filofax

[@Latitude11]

Jen, I am in love with your videos :)

[@Zinetha]

:D Funny. I also have a purple calendar right now, just the same color as yours (not Filofax but anyway) and also our nails mach! Mine are dark red, too! :) All I can say, you have good taste. :)

[@greenorangeviolet]

Awesome! Love these vids :)

[@Artdemia]

I loved seeing your filofax organization! I was wondering how you store your filofax calendar/diary pages when the year is over? I have just started using a filofax and don't know what to do in order to keep the pages together for a reference years down the road. Thanks so much for all our inspiration!

[@freeyourmind16]

awesome video! Thank you!

[@WimberlyAnn]

The line comes out in spring not the summer :) the finchleys was "replaced" by the Aston that they also discontinued :/ philofaxy has a good blog/site that has an ad spot That you can post for sale or look for resell Filofax

[@WithWonder]

From what I've heard, most of the line comes out this spring but the leather launch isn't set until the summer months.

[@WimberlyAnn]

organizedlikejen Ah got ya, thats probably why I got confused I got my eye on a fabric one coming out because I NEED another fiofax lol ( I have about 4)

[@gerganaborikova8519]

Great video Jen!!

[@goodtogo3]

you certainly are organized..I always have the best intentions but never follow thru..as I am getting older and the kids are grown I am trying to keep it simple..one moleskin and bullet journalling...so far so good. also use moleskin for travel itineraries and such.......it is taking literally years to thin out and downsize my house

[@jenpark6849]

Love this video. You are some of the ones in the planner world that you have been following?

[@WithWonder]

I shared them in a blog post earlier this month - www.organizedjen.com/week-in-review-january-27-february-2-2014/

[@Pink-hi-top-adventuresBlogspot]

As always, great video!

[@sharonfernandez2739]

Love this video. How cute is the charm ? !

[@nellygallegos8041]

Is there another planner like this one that you recommend? I LOVE the pockets and zipper on the inside but can't seem to find any like this one, since I know that this one was discontinued.

[@zSeher87]

Have you tried decorating your weekly pages? It looks cute, but I tried it for one week and it wasn't my style! I much prefer just color coding. Thanks for the post!

[@WithWonder]

I haven't but I do enjoy looking at pics of other people's decorated planners on Instagram :)

[@alicenveerahh]

Love these videos!! So inspiring to get my life in order!! Where do you buy the Filofax planners besides their website? There's not many color choices there. Is there a store or strictly online??

[@hannahfrosch7046]

Hey Jen! I loved this video/ I am in love with all of your organization videos! (Your disney packing saved me this summer!) Anyways, I love planners, organization and keeping my life on track, but I'm in high school! I was wondering if you had any tips/could maybe do a video on planner and life organization for high school/college students, since our lives aren't quite as complex as everyone else's with bills and as many deadlines. Your response in any way would help me so much! Thank you!