I'm so happy to be able to publish such a lovely post - another round of Philofaxy All Stars Guest Posts! This time it's from Deborah, and as it's always with her, it's thoughts-provoking (and enabling!) post with her trademark brilliant-photos - you must check her beautiful, beautiful blog for more!
I’m really pleased to be a guest poster on Vanja’s lovely blog. Thank you, Vanja!! I enjoy reading this blog and decided to focus my post on an experiment that Vanja wrote about here. The formula for falling in love…with a Filofax…so here goes!
Since discovering Filofax I’ve purchased a total of three Pocket Filofaxes – a spring green Chameleon, a grey Malden, and a brown Kendal. I’ve sold all but the Kendal. After reading the formula for falling in love I decided to apply that formula to the Kendal.
I moved into the Kendal a couple of weeks ago. I was excited to pull it out of the box and actually start using it because the leather is just sooooo gorgeous! Here he is along with his big brother:
How can you resist that leather???
This is the formula that I used during my two weeks:
FALLING IN LOVE = FREQUENCY OF ENCOUNTERS * PLEASANTNESS OF THEM.
I first stripped Kendal of his calendar. I have to say that it was a bit of a wrestling match! He just fought me all the way! He didn’t want to stay open for me which was a bit frustrating. I think it is fair to say that our relationship began on rocky footing.
Then I pulled out the wallet that I had been using – Saddleback Leather’s Big Wallet. Take a gander at the difference in size! As soon as I put these two together I started to worry. How was I going to get everything from my Big Wallet into this FF?
After wrestling with Kendal I wasn’t about to give up so I squeezed things into him and ended up with this:
I carried this handsome Filofax in my purse and took it everywhere with me for two whole weeks. I had it in hand when enjoying a fall weekend day at the pumpkin patch with my family, I used it to pay for my wonderful husband’s birthday dinner, I had it with me each time I headed to Starbucks for my yummy coffee drinks, etc. All things that brought me much pleasure...
But after two weeks of using this stud of a Filofax, he just couldn’t win my heart as a wallet, and unfortunately I don’t prefer the Pocket size as my planner; I’m a Personal-size kinda gal.
So now what? I’ve moved back into my Big Wallet and Kendal has been lovingly placed back into his box. I fear that I won’t pull him out again.
I’m seriously contemplating selling him to someone who will use him. Is there any interest out there? If so, feel free to contact me at thoughtsexploration@gmail.com.
The good thing is that at least I tried. Now I won’t wonder whether or not I could learn to love and use a Pocket FF. Thank you, Vanja for encouraging me to give it a try!
Deborah, thank you for sharing the experiment - and like I already told you, with a fine wallet like this, many popular Filofaxes would loose the match, I'm sure! SO it is obvious which one gave you more pleasant encounters so far! :)I hope you sell the Kendal soon and successfully!
Deborah, thank you for sharing the experiment - and like I already told you, with a fine wallet like this, many popular Filofaxes would loose the match, I'm sure! SO it is obvious which one gave you more pleasant encounters so far! :)I hope you sell the Kendal soon and successfully!
Thank you so much for featuring my post on your blog! I *love* you blog!
ReplyDeleteDEM, thank you so much, you're so kind!!! :)**
DeleteI love using a filo as a wallet. Pity you couldn't make it work. Maybe keep at it some more, wink wink (:
ReplyDeleteThanks Doris! I want to make it work but my gut just tells me that it won't work. :-( I appreciate the enabling.....uhm I mean support. lol
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