by Annastasia | Nov 27, 2017 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, organisation
There’s just over a month until 2018 starts which for me means it’s time to start thinking about 2018 and what my plans will be. Plus it’s a handy distraction from dealing with Christmas preparation and worry about what to gifts to buy for the 3 secret Santa schemes I...
by Annastasia | Feb 6, 2017 | Bullet Journal, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Lists, notebooks
January is a great month for bujo activities. You can start a bujo at any time but it seems extra awesome to do it at the start of a new year. Annastasia’s musings on her bujo I took up bullet journaling in the latter part of 2016. Since then I really struggled...
by Annastasia | Sep 19, 2016 | Bullet Journal, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation, routine
It’s the third week of my bullet journalling efforts and I’ve finally managed to draw something on a daily page! This week saw me add in a daily ‘to cook’ section as well as separate out my activities. While I suspect my layout will continue to...
by Annastasia | Sep 12, 2016 | Bullet Journal, Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation, routine
It’s week 2 of my bullet journalling experience (experiment seems a bit strong no matter how far I feel I’m being pushed from my comfort zone). I haven’t developed amazing art skills but it’s been interesting! Weekly spread My weekly spread...
by Annastasia | Sep 5, 2016 | Bullet Journal, Diaries and Journals, Handwriting, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation, routine
I’m clearly not an early adopter. And as regards bullet journalling I’m officially late to the party. Carla has shown me her own journal on several occasions but I’ve always resisted the urge to try it out. It looked complicated and quite probably...
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 24, 2015 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, organisation, routine, simplification
I always feel better when I stick to a routine. Getting Things Done points out that if you are recording things you need to do rather than remembering this frees up space to be creative. I’m inclined to think that routine is the same. It’s much easier to...
by Annastasia | May 1, 2015 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation
I love my big notebook, my daybook, that I write all kinds of things in. However, with so many pages it can be difficult to keep track of which page I’ve written which job list on. The notebook has a ribbon marker but that’s only good for one page, and...
by Annastasia | Feb 6, 2015 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation, simplification
How do you handle your to-do list? I find that I add more tasks than I can do. Then I carry these over to the next day or week. At this point, it becomes clear that once again I’ve given myself too many tasks to do. Consequently, I’m always a bit behind...
by Annastasia | Jan 9, 2015 | Books, Day in the life, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation
Every year I try to find a way of making my life more organised. I’m a scanner personality. So using exactly the same system year after year would probably bore me. Additionally, life doesn’t stay the same every year. Hence it’s good to be flexible...
by Annastasia | Nov 7, 2014 | Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Living, notebooks, organisation
When does the year start? For those who are able to live absolutely in the moment (so mainly those under the age of five?) it would be January first. For the rest of us, it seems to arrive quite a bit earlier. This question leads to another… at what point do you...
by Carla | Oct 3, 2014 | Articles, Business Musings, Diaries and Journals, Inkdrops, Living, notebooks, organisation
The last quarter of the year is often when my thoughts turn to the following year’s diary, plans, goals and so on (unlike some of you lovely lot, who I gather start in August! I feel like I’m slacking…). In previous years I’ve been able to cope...
