by Annastasia | Nov 4, 2019 | declutter, Inkdrops, Lists, organisation, routine
Are you in the habit of saving posts to read later? Even if you have no idea when later will be? When Twitter was in its infancy I used the like button as a way of saving things I wanted to look at later. I’d read the post or follow up on the link and then...
by Annastasia | Jun 25, 2018 | Christmas Preparations, Inkdrops, Lists, organisation, Seasons
Image by rawpixel on Unsplash As I write this, I have the fan on and am sipping an iced latte. In conditions such as these, when the peonies are in full bloom outside of the window, it can be more of a challenge to turn my thoughts towards Christmas....
by Carla | Feb 6, 2018 | Bullet Journal, Inkdrops, Living, organisation
It was very nearly a disaster. It was a Sunday. I’d done my weekly planning in the morning, organised my calendar for the week and made my lists. I’d been to a meeting at my studio and written down all the points. Then I measured up my space so I could buy...
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 | 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 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 | 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 Carla | Apr 30, 2016 | Creative, Diaries and Journals, Geekery, Inkdrops, National Stationery Week, organisation, Pens
Inspiring stationery item Maped Graph’Peps fine liners* How I’d use it To personalise and customise my beloved bullet journal (and maybe also make it look like a spellbook…) It’s the most customised and handmade journal or planner I’ve ever...
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 | 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....
by Annastasia | Jan 7, 2016 | Inkdrops, Lists, Living, One Thing at a Time, organisation, routine, simplification
When Carla and I have been chatting during recent months the conversation seems mainly to revolve around how busy everyone is. And how unlikely to change this is in 2016. Everyone has embraced goal setting and planning in order to get what they they want....
