by Annastasia | May 10, 2018 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops
Hello! Welcome to this virtual envelope with virtual cuttings snipped from virtual journals. Take a few minutes to dip into these, then take 5 deep breathes, drink a glass of water and get on with your day. It’s going to be a wonderful week! Links for May...
by Annastasia | Jan 8, 2018 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops
We’re a whole week into 2018. It’s been busy but fun, and a promising start to the 51 weeks still to go. Hopefully, our planning for the year ahead has paid off – and there has been some learning about not overestimating what you can achieve in a...
by Carla | Aug 29, 2016 | declutter, Inkdrops, Living, organisation, routine, simplification
I’m sure it’s fairly obvious to regular readers that Annastasia is the organised, systematic one, and I’m the chaotic one that gets stuff done last minute and in random order. However, a friend recently introduced me to the idea of five-minute bursts...
by Annastasia | May 6, 2016 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, One Thing at a Time, organisation, routine, simplification
Carla and I are talking about what technique we might try next to increase productivity and ultimately make our lives run more smoothly. We discuss the matter for several hours. Actually, It’s more like 4 minutes when digressions about cats, bullet journals,...
by Annastasia | Sep 4, 2022 | declutter, Inkdrops, Seasons
Autumn is one of stationery’s natural seasons and we absolutely love seeing new pens and notebooks in every direction. Its as much a marker of seasonal change as slightly cooler evenings and looking out for the first orange leaf. This summer was about taking it easy...
by Annastasia | Aug 29, 2022 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation
Do a brain dump Take a least 10 minutes over a cuppa to write down everything that is floating around your head. Then pull out the tasks that need doing straight away. As for the others work out which ones you might do before December and those which hold the seeds of...
by Annastasia | Jun 1, 2020 | Inkdrops, organisation
100 memories Start a practice of writing down 100 memories from the month. Get whoever you lived with involved. I started doing this when returning from the holidays. When I read back through I’m amazed at the small things that made the time special and how...
by Annastasia | Apr 27, 2020 | organisation, routine
The organisation of things has changed quite a bit since March. We’re pretty glad we followed our own tip and got our desks tidied! In the meanwhile, we’ve been looking at how we can continue to deliver stationery and cards to you. Right now means weekly...
by Annastasia | Mar 2, 2020 | declutter, Inkdrops, organisation, routine
Zero your working space In other words, tidy your desk. Not a half-hearted shuffle of papers either! Firstly, take everything off your desk. Give it a good clean. Find a pot or tray to put a selection of writing instruments in and out the rest in a drawer. Do...
by Annastasia | Nov 11, 2019 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops
We all know that washi tape is amazing for festive decorations but this idea round up has inspired us. We like the idea of using tape to make patchwork wrapping paper and creating an advent village. There’s something strangely appealing about articles that...
by Annastasia | Nov 4, 2019 | declutter, Inkdrops, Lists, organisation, routine
Are you in the habit of saving posts to read later? Even if you have no idea when later will be? When Twitter was in its infancy I used the like button as a way of saving things I wanted to look at later. I’d read the post or follow up on the link and then...
by Annastasia | Oct 21, 2019 | Closer Look, Inkdrops, Shop goodies
There’s a nip in the air and autumn is whispering that she’s on her way. As can be seen, our September box is full of lovely things to ease you into the next season. To begin with there’s the A4 pastel notebook. We have this in 5 different colours and scattered...
