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You have to write it down
If you look at our January luxe print, you might think that it’s a bit early to be thinking about 2025! And way too early to be writing anything down. But here’s the thing, we forget. If you’ve ever kept a diary, you’ll find yourself reading past as if they were...
Let’s talk about habit tracking
Let’s talk about habit tracking. We’d all like to create one of those glorious year-in-pixels charts and fill it in every day but let’s face it there are too many things going on. When you're juggling multiple planners, have too many apps on your phone and still can't...
Organisation tips for June 2023
Prep for your mid-year review At the end of the month, you'll be halfway through 2023. So plan in some time to acknowledge what's, ditch goals that no longer resonate for you and plan for the next six months. It doesn't have to be a formal process but we always find...
Organisation tips for May 2023
Make a bank holiday plan May has three - yes three! - bank holidays this year. For some a shorter working week is very appealing but it can also be disruptive as you try to squeeze the work of five days into four. We're planning carefully. That way we can spend time...
That time when you can effortlessly single task
We are always being told not to multitask. That multitasking is not only bad for you but in fact an illusion. You only think that you are totally focusing on something like writing a blog post while you are also looking at Tiktok or stirring a pan of simmering millet...
An Envelope of Snippets #46
Big love for this site that helps you to create a colour palette and had resulted in some combinations that we wouldn't have immediately have considered. Get crafty and make a DIY bullet journal stencil This on procrastination from Chris Gillebeau made us wonder if...
Do you have pen infestation in your home or office?
It’s starting to feel like it might be time to throw off that pile of blankets and bid my onesie farewell for another season. While spring does not feel like it has totally sprung there’s a definite feeling that it might be here soonest. So how are we embracing this...
Organisational tips for March 2023
Here are our tips and thoughts on making March 2023 a lovelier and more organised month. About your lovely new stationery Remember that lovely new stationery you got for Christmas? It's time to spot admiring it from a distance and dreaming about using it someday. Open...
An Envelope of Snippets #45
Without wanting to state the obvious, it's January. So you're either grimly sticking to your new habits plans, wondering why you resolved to change your life during this cold, dark month or totally ignoring the whole fresh start thing. Stop overthinking it all and...
It’s the year of the great shed
Anyone else felt like 2022 was so busy that it was going to crash into Christmas? That you could almost hear the squeaking of the brakes as it attempted to slow down. Thankfully I wasn’t buying 486 Christmas gifts or hosting a festive lunch for 10 because I do not...
Organisational Tips for November 2022
Don't let January take you by surprise! If you've got things happening in January and February you've probably decided to think about them after Christmas. That's absolutely fine but book time in to do it. Basically, things can get strangely busy. It won't be fun to...
An Envelope of Snippets #44
Can't decide which planner you want to use in 2023? Maybe it's time to give bullet journalling a go. Here are some ideas for bujo beginners from Passion Planner Planning for the festive season is on our minds so we dug out the link for this guide to wrapping awkwardly...