My Filofax

Getting a filofax was probably one of the best decisions I've made in my life. I am naturally a quite disorganised person (if I let myself), but am easily motivated to organise myself as long as it's not too much effort. I bought my filofax at the beginning of my second year of undergrad, and have been using it ever since! After finally deciding on which one I wanted, I ordered the Personal Chameleon in black. I would have gone for a slightly more exciting colour, but at least black goes easily with everything and looks smart. The leather is of good quality and lies flat when open. 

That's probably enough filofax loving for one post, so I shall now proceed to tell you why it has been so useful. To me, this binder is an absolute Godsend if you are at uni or have a busy life. It gives you no excuse whatsoever to be lazy and disorganised. I can write down all of my deadlines and classes in the weekly diary, with a better view of the month available in my month on 2 pages section. The diary allows me to properly organise my week, meaning that I don't miss lectures and make the most of my spare time. The extra note sections also means that there's ample space for jotting down blog ideas, exercise plans, shopping lists...and the list goes on! You could argue that a smartphone would do a better job. You may be right, but never having been at one which technology, the pen and paper system definitely suits me better.