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 | Oct 16, 2017 | Handwriting, Inkdrops, Letters, One Thing at a Time, organisation
It’s confession time. I’m a terrible pen pal and as with so many things in life, it’s because I mean well. When a letter arrives from one of my penpals I open the envelope (with a letter opener, of course). I then devour the contents while my brain...
by Annastasia | Dec 5, 2016 | Bullet Journal, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, One Thing at a Time, routine
Are you thinking about Christmas, or making rash promises to yourself about how you will form wonderful life-changing habits in 2017? I hoped that the habit log in my bullet journal would be a year-round winner when it came to new habits. I must confess that it has...
by Annastasia | Aug 15, 2016 | Inkdrops, Lists, notebooks, One Thing at a Time, organisation, routine, simplification
One job list is best. Does everyone agree? It means you can focus. You don’t have multiple lists to check and coordinate. However, as with so many things in this life, it’s rarely as simple as that. I use Wunderlist ( Now Microsoft To Do) to keep track of...
by Annastasia | Jul 25, 2016 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, One Thing at a Time, organisation, routine, simplification
You don’t come to this blog to read about cleaning the oven but it was oven cleaning that proved so fruitful during my exploration of ‘do it in 10 minutes’. I hate cleaning the oven and hob. I put off doing it until I can’t stand the state of the things any longer....
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 Carla | Apr 1, 2016 | Day in the life, Heuristics, Inkdrops, One Thing at a Time, routine
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...
by Annastasia | Mar 25, 2016 | Inkdrops, One Thing at a Time, organisation, routine
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...
by Annastasia | Mar 5, 2016 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, One Thing at a Time, organisation, routine
One of the things that both Carla and I observed while trying out ‘pick a priority’ in January was that when you do something seems to matter a bit. For me, it was the whole procrastination issue and choosing to do the jobs I liked first while making...
by Annastasia | Feb 26, 2016 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, One Thing at a Time, routine, simplification
It’s taken me longer than expected to chew over the seemingly simple time management technique of working with priorities. Carla and I began trying this out at the start of January. While she found a way to make it work for her by the start of February I was...
by Carla | Feb 8, 2016 | Articles, Inkdrops, One Thing at a Time, organisation, simplification
Back at the start of the year (how was it that long ago already?!) we shared our first One Thing at a Time idea: Pick A Priority. I’m famous among my friends for frenzied multitasking. This is despite trying over the years to chill out and single-task .Or at least do...
by Annastasia | Jan 8, 2016 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, One Thing at a Time, organisation
The first technique we’re going to try out and discover how to make it work is Picking a Priority. Among the arsenal of time management techniques, prioritising is towards the top. It’s possibly right after making a list of things that need doing....
