A promise is a promise

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Well, it is almost 1 a.m here. B and I board an 8:20 flight and I still haven’t finished packing. But, I made a promise. I said I would put up more Malden pictures by the end of the night, and I intend to keep my word.

First off, I love the Malden! I’ve had it a week now, and am finally moved in and at home. It’s amazing- I feel even more effective and organized in the Malden than I did in the Domino, even though they are both wonderful Filos. There is just something so beautiful about the Malden- I know I’m not the only obsessed one out there!

Anyway, I’m wandering off track. My set up remained pretty close during the move, although I really evaluated what I used in the Domino, and what ended up being rather pointless. Recipes, for example. Yes, they are great and very Filo friendly, but do I need to carry them with me all the time? Probably not. And addresses- I love having a paper trail of addresses, but do I really need to waste the space carrying them with me daily, especially when I can always send something from home later on? Definitely not. So I made some changes.

First off, a side view. How beautiful does that look? I’m obsessed with all of my tabs and labels, but more on that later!

Or now! I found these awesome tabbed dividers at a local shop, they remind me of the old school hanging file folders. They are made by Filofax, although I’ve never seen them online.

My new tabs are: Diary, Lists, Blog, Me & Etc. I think these are pretty self explanatory, and seem to be working way better than my last set up.

This time around I felt like I needed more subcategories, so I copied borrowed Kanalt’s amazing idea with the magnificent top tabs by Avery. I used them to split up the Lists, Blog, and Me tabs. So far they are working like a charm and are keeping me much more organized.

I also got rid of my original printed divider tabs. As much as I loved them, I felt they were very limiting as I would need to buy a whole new set if I wanted to change my tab layout. Since the new tabs are very easily interchangeable, I wanted to keep the divider itself very fun, but not category specific. 
So I found some scrapbook paper, a glue stick and some Zots, and came up with these:
The front of my binder remains very much the same. I have some paper clips in the zipper pocket. My driver’s license and debit/credit cards are in the slots, as the Malden doubles as my wallet. I also have the train schedule and pass and a jot pad. 
And look, B even made it back onto the front page!
I am especially in love with the back of the Malden- I have yet to use a notepad in the pocket, but have found it is perfect for stamps and mini note cards. I have a few small greeting cards in the vertical pocket, just in case I manage to forget a birthday, or I just want to drop someone a note. I don’t keep a pen in the loop- you can see it is still perfectly flat!
And, as a bonus, this is why I don’t keep pens in the Malden. I get a bit crafty from time to time, and came up with this instead of purchasing a pen bag. Parts of it were a pain in the butt, but in the end it was well worth it!
Well, that’s about all I can think of. Those who will be at the NYC Meet-up will of course see more tomorrow today, but for those who can’t make it feel free to ask questions, etc in the comments!
Now I’m off to finish packing so I can get to bed!

Jordan

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  2. Love it! I do have a question, and even though I'll see you later, I thought maybe someone else would have the same question: for your crafty dividers, did you cut the size you need, punch them, and then glue them to Filofax tabs, or did you put new ones together and then punch them. I'm thinking of borrowing/stealing this idea as well, but I wonder how much of a pain it will be…

    See you later!

  3. yay! beautiful! so glad you finally got it – perfect that it's before ny – then you'll have more fun. can't wait to hear about the meet-up

  4. Tabs! Scrapbook paper decorated tabs! Editable, insertable tabs! Top tabs! Side tabs! I'm just a bit too excited over tabs today…lovely job, J!

    Love the Emerson quote on that one tab. Your handiwork continues to inspire me to get cracking on my almost revamped Filos and that darn "in progress" blog page.

    Glad to see B still has front and foremost placement in your beloved Malden. 😉 Take care.

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