by Annastasia | Jan 14, 2024 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation, Planning, Seasons
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...
by Annastasia | Jun 9, 2023 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation
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...
by Annastasia | Mar 23, 2023 | An envelope of snippets, Bullet Journal, Inkdrops, Lists
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...
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 | May 25, 2022 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, Seasons
Making a summer bucket list is a pretty standard thing for a blog post to suggest. And it’s a great idea in theory. It’s a way of encouraging yourself to do something out of your usual routine. It’ll make this the summer that you get tickets for that show, go to that...
by Annastasia | May 4, 2022 | declutter, Inkdrops, Lists, organisation, simplification
Rejig your job list How do you organise tasks on your job list? It’s time to revisit your approach and see if there is a method that would work better for you. Review your task batching technique. Having gone through a phase of scheduling every task for a...
by Annastasia | Feb 19, 2022 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, State of Desk
Writing with: Annastasia – Bic Soft Feel in fun colours are my current obsession. They write so nicely and the colours (green, pink, turquoise and purple) make my planner look all kinds of pretty and coordinated. I’m reminding Carla on a daily basis that we need...
by Annastasia | Sep 25, 2021 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, State of Desk
Where are our heads at right now? They’re full of books, planner experiments and what work is. What’s your current state of desk? Writing with: Annastasia – A green Bic. Getting a green biro that actually works can be a challenge that there have been many...
by Annastasia | Jun 3, 2021 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation, Planning, routine, Seasons
The sheer joy of wearing summer clothes and enjoying a breeze in the sun. Drinking a morning cuppa as the sky is blue outside. Being amazed that you’ve filled in nearly half of your planner. These are some of our summer delights. We’re also wondering. If...
by Annastasia | May 26, 2021 | An envelope of snippets, Heuristics, Lists, Living, routine, Seasons
It must be summer because I’ve turned the heating off. This means that I am typing this while rain splatters the windows. And one thought prevents me from staying focused. Was I a bit premature in packing away my onesie? It’s a clean slate The...
by Annastasia | Mar 31, 2021 | Inkdrops, Lists, One Thing at a Time, organisation, Pens, Planning, Seasons
How are we getting organised in April at Ink Drops Towers? As every it all starts with lists but taking breaks is also going to be a feature of the month. Carla is going to be out and about enjoying time on the water with her kayak. Annastasia is shaking up her...
by Annastasia | Feb 17, 2021 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, routine
Loads of free lockdown writing resources from the folk over at Writers HQ including online writing retreats and courses. They say it’s free because they’re ‘rubbish at capitalism’! If you’ve run out of box sets to watch them this is your...
