Advantages: Long Lasting, got somewhere for everything Disadvantages: Can be a bit pricey for a diary.
Filofaxs have been around for a long time, always remember seeing them in the shops as a kid. To be honest I never really thought I needed one. Always thought there were for high flyers with mega busy lives inside and outside of work. Until now...
The job I am in now every year used to give out a free pocket diary, so I used it to write down all my shifts and birthdays and a few extra bits. I didn't think I really needed one still. But slowly I was using my little pocket diary all the time, carried it everywhere with me! I was even running out of space in it so I started putting sticky notes and having a band round it cause of all the little bits of paper in it.
2009 was the first year I got my first filofax! and I love it!! At first it seemed a bit chunky. I kept thinking Ill never take that everywhere with me and it has ...
Advantages: Very cute looking and handy Disadvantages: Very expensive for what it actually is
The Breast Cancer Campaign Filofax is quite snazzy looking: it has a smooth leather cover and it's dinky compared to the retro 80's style filofaxes. The hot fuscia colour appealed to me instantly; I'm a girlie girl.
However, for the cost of £22, going up to £36.22 from WH Smith, it certainly does not warrant the cost.
Firstly, although photos of the product show a pen, this is sold seperately at a further cost of around £20.
Inside the Filofax, there is room for your credit cards, a plastic pocket at the back of the diary and also a mesh pocket. Quite handy for all those bits of paper people like myself accumulate on a daily basis.
There's the usual ringbinder with pages for personal details, a ruler/page keeper and pages for address and notes. However, with this rather expensive Filofax, I only received nine address pages ...
Advantages: Top quality print Disadvantages: quite expensive
Getting a PC and printer is the start of a great new experience for most enthusiasts. You can print all your own letters and flyers etc. You can make your own Birthday cards and generally have a lot of fun with your new high tech equipment.
It can be hard enough trying to find your way through the techno jumble of a PC without having to bother which paper is best suited to your printer or your needs. There are so many brands of paper with different qualities that it can get to the point where you give up.
Generally speaking a good quality paper with a GSM of about 90 will give satisfactory result for most of your home projects. The GSM value assigned to paper is rated on firstly the grade of paper, then the surface of the paper and finally the weight of the paper. Generally speaking the higher the GSM value the better the paper ...
