"I Love . . . MUJI !"

Hi everyone!

Continuing with my "I Love . . ." series of posts, today, I will be professing my love for all things Muji.

I love going into Muji.  There's always something that will catch my eye, and I will always take something home.  All of what I have bought from Muji I use regularly and enjoy everyday.  I have found things to use in the bathroom, skin care (!), and especially, accessories for my Filofax!

Filofax Accessories

Hole Punch.  The first thing I ever bought for my Filofax was this 6-hole punch.  It cuts extremely well because the 'teeth' are made of steel.  I can cut 3-4 sheets at a time, unlike the flimsy Filofax-brand plastic hole punch which only cuts a sheet at a time, if that.  Unfortunately, it doesn't come in a Personal size, but I check every time I'm in there, just in case.

Pocket-sized hole punch.
These punch through scrapbooking paper withe ease.

Pens.  I love these Muji multi-pens!  I wrote about them in this post.  I gave mine to my sister and only recently got another one for myself.  In case you didn't notice, it has 5 colors, a pencil AND an eraser which is located at the very tippy top.  If Muji came out with multi-pens with erasable ink, I'd be all over them!!

Clean design, typical of Muji

Paper inserts.  Muji stocks both Personal and Pocket sized inserts.  Below are just some of them.  I used the top tabs (bottom of pile) for a bit.  They're thick cardboard, which is great, but do take up a lot of ring space so I just used them as templates for my plastic top tabs.  They come in Personal and Pocket size.  The grid and lined paper come in both sizes as well.

Top tabs, lined/unlined paper, for both Personal and Pocket.

Undated Calendars.  I also got some undated calendar pages, for use mainly for my wallet/purse.  I've used these on and off, depending on how 'thick' my wallet Filo is.  If I don't have enough ring space, I use these instead of a regular dated calendar.

Personal-sized

Pocket-sized

Finally, Stamps!  I got the Checklist stamp first and wrote about it here.  I'm still using it, and I'm finding I've gotten so used to it that I get lost when I don't have the to-do list/appointment list separation (:  I have yet to find a use for the Box stamp but I have a few ideas that I'll write about soon.

Checklist & Box stamps

Rubber side up

How I use the Checklist stamp (:
Appointments near the ring,
To-Do list near the edge.

Storage

I usually buy storage from Ikea.  However, I couldn't resist these bathroom organizers.  They're functional, easy to clean, have clean lines, are reasonably-priced, and stackable!  I use them in the bathroom to store sundry items.

These stackable containers are great!  I use them for Q-Tips, dental floss, lip balm, skin care samples, etc., etc.

Plastic refillable containers that are great for travel:  these contain Becca Skin Perfector highlighter (left) and Guerlain foundation primer with SPF (right).











Skincare (yes, Skincare!)

And lastly, I was in need of a toner and makeup cleanser.  I prefer cleansing oil to any other makeup remover.  However, my regular brand has been discontinued.  Pity, because that was a Korean drugstore brand that sells for $2.  While looking online for a replacement, the Muji cleansing oil came up, and I bought it and tried it.  Mini review:  it's great!  It's not as good as Mac Cleansing Oil, which is my favorite, but comes really, really close.  For less than half the price of the Mac, I'll gladly use this.  The toner is ok as well.

Muji Toner & Cleansing Oil

And I think that's all the Muji goodies I have so far.  I have to stop myself from hoarding stuff when I'm in there.  So far, everything I've gotten has been used and loved.

I would love to hear what Muji goodies you love.

Thanks for visiting!

Filofax Containment Part Three . . . or lack of it!

Hi everyone!

Previously, I showed you how I organized my inserts and binders.

These systems have worked for me magnificently!  I am able to access what I need quickly and easily.

The filo accessories are another story though.  I just have them shoved into an empty Filofax box, all willy-nilly.  I have to rummage through the box's entire contents to find what I need.  Sure, they're all in one place.  But not very efficient for me.

Personal-size accessories in the box

One big ugly pile

All laid out

And this goes the same for the Personal, Pocket and Mini size stashes!

So I'm tackling this project next.  I don't know what I'm going to do yet.  Maybe another expanding file folder?  More Ikea Kassett boxes perhaps? Or use a series of Filofax empty boxes?  Right now, I'm stumped.  But I'll keep you posted.

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Anatomy of my Filofax: Accessories

Hi everyone!

Today's post is on the Accessories I use in my stay-at-home Filofax, still the pink Personal Baroque.  I don't have a lot in it.  It stays at home (duh!) so what I have in it are things that I need at hand right away.  If I do find a need for something else (hole punch, paper clip, etc.), I can just go get it since I'm home anyway.  Also, most of them are the back of the filo which is where I prefer to keep them.

Firstly, I use a tabbed fly-leaf in the Notes section that has some post-its stuck on it.  I mostly use these for disposable notes writing -- stuff to buy, stuff to do, etc.  I love these fly-leaves.  I put one in the Chameleon wallet/purse as well.

Tabbed fly-leaf as dashboard

Next, I have Avery round tabs as pagemarkers to mark (1) my Blog section, and (2) the current week.  I love these because they're big and bold and can be moved from page to page quite easily.

Pink tabs to match the pink Baroque (:

I also have 2 off the Filofax-brand plastic pagemarkers.  The 1st one marks off my Food tab.  I use it to choose a weekly menu from.  The 2nd one marks off the Finance section.

 


Next are jot pads that I slotted into a double-sided business card holder.  I love these jot pads!!  I use them for making short notes for handing out to people, sticking them into my diary week as a reminder for something important, and general note-taking.  I protected the front with a flyleaf since they tend to flap around a little bit.

Jot Pads!  Love!

At the back of the Jot Pads are some sticky tabs I use for my top tabs in case I need to change them up, some more small notepaper, and the details to my home Wi-Fi system for the tech guy to use when it needs fixing.

More random stuff

Next is a zip lock envelope that houses some pictures of my family.

Lastly, I have a two-sided plastic envelope that came with a Filofax I bought.  They contain the odd note, reinforcement patches, and some take-out menus that are small enough to fit in there.

This insert has the same pocket on both sides.

And that's it!  Not a lot, just a few doodads that I like having in there and use, and that make my filo work for me.

Next up, Paper.

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