by Annastasia | Jun 27, 2016 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation
I was wandering home the other night. the town around me was distracting and my mind wandered. It is wonderful to observe the familiar and see what is new and what is comfortingly unchanged. Summer always brings extra distractions as I can’t resist stopping to...
by Carla | Jun 14, 2016 | Articles, Creative, Day in the life, Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Living, notebooks, routine
It’ll come as no surprise to discover I’ve had a love of journalling for my whole life. From the newsy childhood letters exchanged with my best friend, through my drama-soaked teenage diaries to the current almost-daily handwritten download of my brain....
by Annastasia | May 23, 2016 | Geekery, Inkdrops, National Stationery Week
If think you might have a bit of a thing for stationery you’re not alone. Did you fill in the Big Stationery survey that the Pen Company were running as part of National Stationery Week? Carla and I did and were keen to see what the results were. Clearly, anyone...
by Carla | May 16, 2016 | Heuristics, Inkdrops, Living
Yes, you read that right. Always take a sports car to IKEA. Preferably this one, which is my beloved but fairly impractical Poppy… But why, I hear you say? And what does this have to do with stationery, organising and a slower, happier life? Well, a few things....
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 | May 1, 2016 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, National Stationery Week, Pens
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)....
by Carla | Apr 30, 2016 | Creative, Diaries and Journals, Geekery, Inkdrops, National Stationery Week, organisation, Pens
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...
by Carla | Apr 29, 2016 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, National Stationery Week, Pens
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,...
by Annastasia | Apr 28, 2016 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, National Stationery Week, notebooks, routine
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...
by Carla | Apr 27, 2016 | Articles, Guest posts, Handwriting, Inkdrops, National Stationery Week, Pens
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...
by Annastasia | Apr 26, 2016 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, National Stationery Week, 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,...
by Carla | Apr 25, 2016 | Inkdrops, Living, National Stationery Week
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...
