Have I finally achieved planner peace?

23/09/2025 villamakerLeave a comment

I found my pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, a Longchamp planner/organiser.

For years, I’ve been searching charity shops and online buy/sell sites for preloved Filofaxes. I’ve lost count how many of these ringed binders are in my collection.

These past few months, luxury branded organisers have peaked my interest on online sites like Catawiki and Vinted. I’ve often lost out because I have placed a self-imposed price limit when bidding on a particular planner.

Then one morning while scrolling thru my Vinted feed, the algorithm worked up a charm, a Longchamp organiser.

It’s a pebbled leather in a mellow mustard yellow. There are Longchamp inserts from 1999. It’s also stamp embossed Made in in France.

For now, I’ve stopped chasing rainbows and found planner peace.

Journaling for Self-care

01/12/202401/12/2024 villamakerLeave a comment

Traditionally the month of December is a busy one when I prepare for the Festive Season. Taking a slow and reflective approach as I reacquainted myself with the journaling.

Journaling for self-care can be an easy way to practice self-care.

Writing has been proven to have a beneficial effect on one’s mental health and sense of self.

A friend gifted this Voyager Notebook to me

I’ve prepared a Traveler’s Notebook for expressing myself in the written word and it’s day one of keeping a self-care journal which is my first step toward putting my physical, mental, and emotional health needs at the top of my priority.

Self-care journal

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One Book July 2023

01/07/2023 villamaker1 Comment

It was no surprise to me that there isn’t a One Book July Challenge this year since the planner community hadn’t heard of any news of this summer ritual leading up to July.

The month of July really isn’t summer without #OneBookJuly. So, I’m just going to do my own thing this month.

I swapped out of the Filofax personal Original, and now I’m in this red Cuban. It’s another one of my charity shop finds.

The pen loop can only hold a slimmer pen, so I’ve chosen this Parker Jotter that once belonged to my Mum.

My highlighter of the month is Faber-Castell’s Shiny Silver.

I haven’t quite decided what will go in the card slots, however, the secretarial pocket is currently being used as my inbox of notes.

Surprisingly, I’m halfway through the year and still using the same Filofax inserts, so I can only conclude that this planner system works for me.