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One thing at a time #3 – do it in 10 minutes
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, cake,...
National Stationery Week 2016 – Write a letter Sunday with a Sheaffer Pen
Inspiring Stationery item: Sheaffer pen* How I'd use it: For appearing super professional while taking notes in a meeting (must focus - no daydreaming), and then for writing a letter to a dear and distant friend in my lunch hour (daydreaming permitted). Where I'd use...
National Stationery Week 2016: Hand Made Saturday with Maped Graph’Peps
Inspiring stationery item Maped Graph'Peps fine liners* How I’d use it To personalise and customise my beloved bullet journal (and maybe also make it look like a spellbook...) It's the most customised and handmade journal or planner I've ever had, and I love the...
National Stationery Week 2016: Fountain Pen Friday
Inspiring stationery item A trusty fountain pen How I'd use it To write a letter to a dear friend, to journal my heart out in my favourite notebook, and to take notes in meetings with glorious sparkly ink When I'd use it Any time a pen is called for, but...
National Stationery Week 2016 – Thank You Thursday with Nu: notebook
Inspiring stationery item Nu: notebook* How I'd use it For writing a gratitude list at bedtime. Particularly as it's slim enough to pack if I'm away and I can use felt tips on the pages. Where I'd use Sitting at my desk or curled up in chair wearing cosy PJs and...
What Stationery Means To Me | World Stationery Day 2016
For World Stationery Day, we asked one of our wonderful readers to tell us what stationery means to her... When I walk into a stationery shop I feel safe. It’s a weird feeling to describe but being surrounded by notebooks, pens, paper, postcards (photo albums...
National Stationery Week 2016 – Get Organised Tuesday with Bic pens
Inspiring stationery item A packet of Bic pens* How I'd use it To organise me better by popping one in every location where a pen might be handy; from desk to handbag to evening bag. Where I'd use it Where not! At home, on a train, shopping, at work, in a museum,...
National Stationery Week 2016: Pencil Day Monday with Staedtler colouring pencils
Inspiring stationery item Staedtler Noris colouring pencils* How I'd use it These will help me to relax and unwind. Recently, I've become fond of colouring books. Johanna Basford's Lost Ocean is my current favourite. Where I'd use it To begin with, I'd be curled up on...
Hello National Stationery Week 2016
Have we mentioned it's National Stationery Week next week? In other words, it's one of our favourite weeks of the year? That we're a teeny bit excited and have a whole week of blog posts lined up to mark the occasion?
Do it earlier in the day – Carla’s thoughts
Do it earlier in the day. I will admit, I was more than a bit dubious about this one. I am a night owl. People who bound of out bed earlier than they have to, full of oomph and energy, make no sense to me - partners, parents, friends or coworkers. I just don't get it....
Do it earlier in the day in February: Annastasia’s thoughts
Compared to 'picking a priority' this was so much easier to work into my life. Clearly, I understand what 'do it earlier in the day' means a lot more than I understand priorities! My morning routine is flexible and the time spent on a task can vary. But...
Coffee & stationery giveaway!
Are you ready for the clocks to go forward? It’s that time of year when mornings get a little bit brighter and afternoons last a little bit longer. But just as you’ve gotten used to enjoying the sight of the daffodils on your way to work thinking that spring...