by Carla | Nov 16, 2014 | Day in the life, Inkdrops, Living, Oh my!
Here in Essex, we’ve started to feel a nip in the air – it’s still milder than I’d expect for November, but early starts and late finishes really open your eyes to the fact that we’re in the last six weeks of the year. (eek!) So...
by Carla | Nov 2, 2014 | Creative, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, Photographs
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I mentioned the C-word… but I’m sure if you’re a crafter, like me, you’ve at least thought about it, right?! I didn’t blog on Friday, because I wanted to feature this year’s Christmas cards on the...
by Carla | Oct 20, 2014 | Articles, Day in the life, Inkdrops, Living, simplification
Today I have learned that sometimes, you just have to stop. Whether you want to or not. The last few weeks have been totally manic for a whole host of reasons. My feet haven’t really touched the ground. My poor little pea brain can’t keep up. So it has...
by Carla | Oct 3, 2014 | Articles, Business Musings, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Living, notebooks, organisation
The last quarter of the year is often when my thoughts turn to the following year’s diary, plans, goals and so on (unlike some of you lovely lot, who I gather start in August! I feel like I’m slacking…). In previous years I’ve been able to cope...
by Carla | Sep 27, 2014 | Articles, Guest posts, Inkdrops, Living
So we asked the very lovely Mimi, over at Little Sips of Tea, to tell us what Sensible September means to her. And here’s what she said… September is swiftly slipping away – I was startled to realise that it’s already the start of autumn,...
by Carla | Sep 5, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Lists, Living
I love September even more as an adult than I did as a child. The end of hay fever and sneezing, the back-to-school feeling without actually having to go back to school, cosy evenings, the start of term at my local adult education centre… It’s sensible for...
by Carla | Aug 22, 2014 | Day in the life, Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Lists, organisation
I often spend time on Fridays and Sundays sorting out what’s happening in the week or two ahead. It’s the only way to stay on top of all the things I do – business, job and life things. Unarguably I’m a very digital girl. Yet this afternoon I...
by Carla | Jul 27, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Living
Vintage is such a controversial word in some circles these days. My friends and I have been dressing, and living, with a vintage, nostalgic slant, for years now, well before vintage was cool (and dare I say it, overused). But I believe that letting vintage...
by Carla | Jul 14, 2014 | Articles, Geekery, Inkdrops, Living, Photographs
I am rather surprised to be writing this post. I’m a stationery fanatic, ex-librarian and general paper aficionado. The last thing I expected to love was digital editions of my favourite magazines. And yet. Essex Libraries recently announced that their members...
by Carla | Jun 28, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Photographs
It’s a week after summer solstice and it truly feels like summer is here. The week has been fraught, which I have dealt with mainly with extensive use of the four rules, and doing only the most important things on my to-do list. But now all of that is over,...
by Carla | Jun 13, 2014 | Books, Creative, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops
So as you know, we’re pretty keen on diaries and journals at Ink Drops HQ. I love to write, whether it’s a few short sentences about the day, a list of things I’m grateful for, or a longer, more exploratory amble through my thoughts and...
by Carla | Jun 2, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Living, organisation
… is what my parents used to tell me when we went out on our teeny tiny boat when I was a child. Yup, that’s me and my Mum. I was quite cute – don’t know what happened! Anyway, you can see why, with two adults and a three-year-old on board, we needed...
