Ever since ive started 6th form I've relised how imprtant a diary/organiser planner is- i tried the dirayies that the school give and went through endless notepads- but all flopped!
Then 8 months ago I stumbled across something called a Filofax!! It Did the same job as a diary, better still you can change the covers and it is so compact!! I loved it and saved up money for it and finally got it!! (pics uploaded later)
At first i though it was gonna be a flop and waste of money- but i use it si much that its worth the money!!
When i take it to school, everyone is really suprised friends and even some teachers ask me what is that- when i tell them its a filofax the're in shock asking me where i got it fromm and what is it and then when i tell them the price they're even more shocked!!
When the teacher tells us to write our homeworks- out comes my filo, some teachers that know about the filofax are like wow u have a filofax, their suprised since most people my age use smartphones-(PS i dont have a smart phone, i do all the smart stuff on my ipod touch.)
Apart from all the attentions, of having a filofax, i do admit i sometimes feel a bit old fashioned, being the inly 17 year old using a filofax- i hope i'm not the only one LOL
What was old is new again. I've been noticing that more people your age are rediscovering the advantages of using paper. I have a feeling you are NOT the only teen using a filofax. BTW, I also use an ipod touch instead of a phone for the "smart" stuff. :) Enjoy your filofax binder!
ReplyDeleteI bought one for my nephew who is 11 and is about to start secondary school in UK. He loves it already, and by the time he is 17, he's going to be very organised. There are so many things that pen and paper are better and quicker for. And once you start work, you will REALLY appreciate the Filofax. have a look at my post about this, which is from just 2 days ago. http://shop.flylady.net/pages/FlyShop_Kit.asp It shows why sometimes your Filofax can do in 30 seconds what it takes someone with a laptop 10-15 minutes to do! Hope you stay with it and it becomes ever more useful.
ReplyDeleteDoh. That was the wrong link, I was looking at them earlier. Here:s the proper link: http://musingsofmax.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/filofax-vs-wallet/
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is 17 and also uses a filofax, so you are definately not the only one
ReplyDeleteI used one through lots of sixth form too! Just about to start uni, and my trusty Filofax (well, I've bought a new one, but still) is coming too!
ReplyDeleteI totally get where your coming from! I used one when I was 17 (am now 18). I feel wierd being young in the community of filofax lol. At the end of the day they are a great help so who cares :)
ReplyDeleteI've been using a filofax since i was 17 :) I started off with a mini which my ex-boyfriend got me, then got rid of it as the relationship ended pretty badly ;p Then moved on to a pocket finchley, and as of last week I've started using a Personal metropol in red. :) Young filofax pride! <3 (also, my website is http://perfectdenial.org/ - I no longer use the live journal in the URL!)
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