by Annastasia | Feb 11, 2019 | Inkdrops
Done your clothes, books, paperwork, komondo and sentimental items? Don’t forget to apply Marie Kondo in your office! Valentine’s Day reminded us about the Bridegroom Oak. Thinking about booking a holiday? Science has figured out how long your break needs...
by Annastasia | Aug 28, 2017 | Business Musings, declutter, Inkdrops, Seasons
September has got us thinking about decluttering, our ongoing quest for early nights and Ink Drops turning 5 in October. The decluttering seemed the ideal place to kick-off. Our list of decluttering spaces started off innocently enough with desks, files and computers....
by Annastasia | May 15, 2017 | declutter, Inkdrops, Living, routine, simplification
What would your dream desk look like? How do you imagine your working space? I certainly have dreams of a beautifully organised desk. Depending on my mood the desk and surrounding surfaces might be almost empty except for a beautiful carefully chosen pen and notebook....
by Annastasia | May 8, 2017 | An envelope of snippets, Inkdrops
We hear rumours that May is going to be delightfully warm. So we’ll resist the urge to rip up our job lists and head off to the park. We’re pretty certain you still want to get the stationery you ordered delivered! However, there’s still potential...
by Carla | Aug 29, 2016 | declutter, Inkdrops, Living, organisation, routine, simplification
I’m sure it’s fairly obvious to regular readers that Annastasia is the organised, systematic one, and I’m the chaotic one that gets stuff done last minute and in random order. However, a friend recently introduced me to the idea of five-minute bursts...
by Annastasia | Jul 17, 2015 | declutter, Inkdrops, Lists, Living, notebooks, organisation
I’m six months into my declutter schedule which means I’m halfway through. I’ve been clearing out 6 spots a month since January. So what have I learnt? It can be hard to keep the momentum. Some months it has been easy to dealt with six spots. Other...
by Annastasia | Feb 20, 2015 | Lists, Living, organisation, simplification
There seem to be so many approaches to decluttering. It makes me think of the numerous diet plans available. I’ve tried them all. I attempted to a room at a time but it took too long and I lost momentum. I’ve tried doing a little bit each day but I could never...
by Carla | Jun 28, 2014 | Articles, Inkdrops, Photographs
It’s a week after summer solstice and it truly feels like summer is here. The week has been fraught, which I have dealt with mainly with extensive use of the four rules, and doing only the most important things on my to-do list. But now all of that is over,...