Happy New Year! Hope everyone has had an amazing start to 2018! As the new year begins, for many it’s the time for reflection, planning and self-rejuvenation. But for some us, it’s an epic excuse for new stationery! One stationery item I love to purchase at the start of the year is a petite-sized notebook… Continue reading Five tips for buying little books for big ideas
Ok here goes… I’ve been a huge fan of Catriona Rowntree since her fabulous reporting days on Wonder World in the 90s!! And then of course, no one talks travel better than Catriona Rowntree! Growing up, the show Getaway was a weekly must-watch! I loved how she described a new place and so effortlessly experienced… Continue reading A little piece on Shimla for Journeys to Come
Years ago at a networking event, one of the speakers talked about the importance of capturing our ideas as soon as they come to us, before they become a distant memory. Her notion was that great ideas start with something small but are also so fleeting, giving us a very small window to harness them.… Continue reading Little books for big ideas
So one of my many absolute accessory obsessions is the tote bag! I think it goes back to the time when I was in school and had a separate tote bag for my library books because… hey, you don’t wanna mix your half-eaten lunch with your precious books plus you have a rep to maintain… Continue reading Totes in love with totes
Happy 2017! I hope the year has been off to a great start for everyone! Can’t believe it’s already the end of January! So, for those who know me, you know I usually don’t like to procrastinate. If I want to do something, I go ahead and get on with it. But I have to… Continue reading Now – my one little word for 2017
The stationery warehouse sale you can’t miss! You know the movie Confessions of a shopaholic? There’s one fabulous scene where Rebecca Bloomwood is on her way home to find some quiet time so she can write a thousand words on the effect of changing interest rate on store card APRs. But on her way she comes… Continue reading Hello stationery! I’m hereeeeee!
We’re so good at celebrating the big moments of our lives, right? Whether it’s a birthday, graduation, new job, wedding or an arrival of a little one, we so know how to appreciate and enjoy them. Those moments are so vivid and magnificent, and the feelings of elation and excitement are so extraordinary. Of course,… Continue reading Celebrate the micro moments
When the Great Australian Spelling Bee first came on TV, I was obsessed! I wished it had been around when I was in school. English was always my favourite subject in school and I loved spelling! In spite of this, when I was 10, I would consistently confuse two words – Stationery and Stationary. What bothered me the… Continue reading Stationery or Stationary – foolproof way to never get it wrong again
You know that feeling you get the night before a big day of big tasks? There’s so much to do and your mind is just buzzing with everything you need to accomplish. You know you need a good night’s sleep but it’s hard to shut-off a busy-bee brain. When a night like this strikes, I always… Continue reading Night before list for a good night’s sleep
Recently I received one of the most heartwarming and surprising calls. In the busyness of a Friday evening, my phone started to ring and it was a friend from uni I hadn’t spoken to for years. At uni we used to catch-up almost every day but then as the years passed, we moved to different cities, started… Continue reading Sending you hugs – let’s reconnect
Rummaging through my stationery stash the other day I found a notepad in pristine condition and it wasn’t just a few years old. It was more than 20 years old – 22 to be exact. The Anne Geddes notepad is from the 90s. It was the summer of 94 and I was in primary school when my teacher gave all the… Continue reading Saving stationery
When I think Cristina Re designs, I imagine a beautiful spring day. I’m surrounded by best friends all wearing something fabulously fancy and laughing the afternoon away while sipping tea in a charming little garden in full bloom. Couture stationery, tea ware that makes you swoon and all things pretty in pink… the Cristina Re range is all gushingly gorgeous!… Continue reading Cristina Re stationery sale and why you need to be there
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