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 | Apr 26, 2023 | Business Musings, Inkdrops, Living, Planning, routine
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...
by Annastasia | Jan 15, 2023 | declutter, Inkdrops, Living, Planning
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...
by Annastasia | Oct 29, 2022 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation, Seasons
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...
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 | Aug 21, 2022 | declutter, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Living, organisation, Planning, routine
It happens. Your job list gets so out of control that job list zero is the only answer. We’ve all heard of inbox zero. Let me introduce job list zero. It started out with a really busy few months. Lots of things to fit in every day and not enough time to do...
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 | 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 | Oct 27, 2021 | Inkdrops, Living, State of Desk
Our state of desk sounds just a bit chaotic this month but as we’ve found time for Christmas planning and for reading it can’t be all bad! What’s your state of desk? Writing with: Annastasia: a pen my Mum gave me that says ‘I’m pretending to work’...
by Annastasia | Oct 23, 2021 | Inkdrops, Living, Seasons
I’m pretty sure that anyone at home for prolonged periods during the early part of the pandemic vowed that we’d never let ourselves get so busy again. It was probably around the same time that we decided we would also emerge from lockdown with improved bodies and...
by Annastasia | Oct 7, 2021 | Inkdrops, Living, organisation, routine, Seasons
The arrival of autumn and the transition into the colder months at the end of 2021 are very much on our minds right now. Brr! Here’s how we’re getting organised in October. Prepare to get cosy Do what you need to do to stay warm in winter. So dig onesies,...
