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 8, 2023 | declutter, Inkdrops, organisation, Pens, Seasons
It’s starting to feel like it might be time to throw off that pile of blankets and bid my onesie farewell for another season. While spring does not feel like it has totally sprung there’s a definite feeling that it might be here soonest. So how are we embracing this...
by Annastasia | Mar 1, 2023 | Inkdrops, organisation
Here are our tips and thoughts on making March 2023 a lovelier and more organised month. About your lovely new stationery Remember that lovely new stationery you got for Christmas? It’s time to spot admiring it from a distance and dreaming about using it...
by Annastasia | Nov 30, 2022 | Christmas Preparations, organisation, Seasons
Wrap it up! However tempting it may be December, particularly the early part of the month, is not the time to start new projects. Carla and I have learnt this after many years of planning new projects at the start of December and then wondering why they didn’t...
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 | Sep 28, 2022 | Inkdrops, organisation, Seasons
Prepare for the festive season It’ll be here before you know it so begin thinking about what you’re doing it. Where are you spending it? Who do you need to buy gifts for? What will you eat? Even starting a brain dump that you can add to over the next week...
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 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 | Apr 6, 2022 | Inkdrops, organisation
Choose a single focus for summer things Making a summer bucket list is a pretty standard suggestion. It’s taking action on them that counts though. So after you’ve written your list (or given it some idle thought when you’re waiting for your emails...
by Annastasia | Feb 27, 2022 | Inkdrops, organisation
Prepare for the clocks to go forward Missing that extra hour of sleep can be a tiny shock to the system and leave your feeling ever so slightly out of sync for a few days. Take the opportunity to get a good sleep routine in place throughout the week. You’ll feel...
