That being said, DH loathes my Filofaxes. He eyes them suspiciously when I say, "Wait, let me get my Malden." He peers over my shoulder as I peruse my Filofax-related blogs with bemused confusion. Why does my wife adore these things, he wonders. When will she stop buying (and using) these notebooks that are multiplying like amoebas around here, he queries. He himself cannot find an address for a Scout event yet I, magically, flip through my A5 Domino and there. It. Is. He appreciates my knowledge, but has contempt for the tools that track oodles of data bits and odd sots. Why, you ask? *sigh* I wish I knew.
In his honor, here are seven reasons I am most grateful he hates my Filofaxes. Just looking for the silver lining to a very black cloud, my friends.
7. He leaves my Filofaxes alone. He moves things on the desk around them, but he will not pick them up. Perhaps he's afraid his fingers will catch fire. Beats me.
6. He does not read the same blogs I do. He has his own interests as well--must we share everything?
5. He does not touch my sticker, tab, paper, and insert stashes. My children are another story, but they do have their own Filofaxes to play with and to embellish.
4. He will never compete with me on Ebay for the same desired Filofax.
3. He blissfuly ignores my audible laughter and snickering when reading Twitter blips about Filofax or anything Philofaxy-related. He could ask, "What's so funny?" but he simply doesn't care.
2. He never overspends on stationery, stamps, office supplies, and other related materials. He did call me his little "Office Supply Geek," but I find that to be a compliment.
And lastly...
1. He has NO desire to go to a Philofaxy Meet Up, like the one I am preparing myself for this morning. The Midwest Meetup/Chicago is my time to get away and enjoy myself. So there.
Hope you all have a lovely day, and thank you for reading.
#4 is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteFunny, funny post :D
Have a wonderful meet up!
You know, you make some very valid (if not humorous) points here...the Filofax part of life is YOURS. Rather healthy I think!
ReplyDeleteAnd besides, who would want to compete with one's Significant Other for, say, the last pack of To Do sheets at the office supply store?! A scrap like that could make things at home rather awkward really!
Great post, love your wit : )
This is great!! My DH too has no interest in Filofax, yet as you mentioned he does rely on my organization and the information I store in my Filofaxes. I guess he benefits without having to fiddle with them. Luckily for me he is very tolerant of my Filofax, planner and notebook addiction. I mean hobby!
ReplyDeleteRori--Thank you! We did have a nice visit--will post tomorrow (that's the plan, anyway). We should have a video roundtable sometime with others and have a Filofax show-n-tell. :)
ReplyDeleteYvotchka--Thanks! You are too kind. Enmeshment is an ugly, nasty word. Enough of our lives are enmeshed anyway. I think if he joined the Dark Side I would weirdly be a bit sad.
Laurie--Thank you! Not the "a" word! I guess it is better than the "c" word (compulsive). We are very mindful, cognizant consumers of all things planner-related. Usually. Well, sort of.
heh heh. love it! i'm so glad my husband is of the mindset "what do i need a filofax for? i have an iphone" he's very supportive though and we exchange my filo stories for his guitar stories (he's part of a forum for people who make guitars, one guy said he told his wife "it's like facebook for guitar building!")
ReplyDeleteThanks, SNARL. Nice tale about your dh! My dh has his message boards he reads that are ran by fans of the music he likes. He once said to me about my Philofaxy connections, "It's weird that you found other people just like you. You meet and talk about Filofaxes?" Hmnn, not unlike his message boards and finding people both at concerts and online that are just. Like. Him. Duh. ;)
ReplyDeleteOn another note, the high school I work at offers a guitar building class--very cool.
*Love this* My DH doesn't get it either. Every time I'm on the computer and I laugh, he knows it's something to do with Twitter and my "crazy planner people." He just shakes his head. I wish he'd come up with some crazy obsession so that I could tease him about it. Thankfully though, it will never be a Hello Kitty planner. ;)
ReplyDeleteKanalt--glad you liked the post! Never say never on the HK front--I know I didn't see that one coming. Maybe your dh is more of a glitter notebook man. And a pink gel pen..;)
ReplyDeleteOh yes, he's definitely all about the glitter! ;)
ReplyDeleteHey - how did you get your book montage at the bottom? I want one!
ReplyDeleteKanalt-It's an option on Goodreads added as an html widget. Can write or tweet if you have questions on setting it up on your blog.
ReplyDeleteI laughed out loud reading thus post, which earned me another puzzled look ...
ReplyDeleteI also have a DH that runs NO planner. I did set up a pocket Moleskine for him, I even keep it up-to-date. He refers to it, but despite the Leuchtturm penloop I attached, he will never update it himself. He totally and utterly relies on my planning system. If a customer wants to make an appointment, he just refers him to me! In my book that is way weirder than running various Filofaxes ...!
He does have nice traits to make up for his flaws: he's a true handy man. Right now our back yard is a huge mess because he broke down the old shed to replace it with a new and bigger one. That's a nice thing!
My dh has me as his secretary as he asks daily, "What's on our agenda today? How about this week?" Sounds like your dh has a system that works, but I worry about you doing all the work! But, like you wrote, at least he is handy and can fix things. :)
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