Tag: 2016

  • Wish List | The ‘Get Sh*t Done’ Stationary Edition

    So this year’s word goal is hard. Some things I didn’t factor into this goal malarkey was 1. I’d be living in house with 5 other wonderful ladies and though I do love them very dearly (we’ve already been through it in just a few short months) they are fantastic at distracting me with gossip and terrible TV sessions. 2. Busy, busy, busy full time job – go figure and 3. apparently my social life taking an upturn (I don’t even recognise myself anymore guys).

    As I mentioned in February’s round up, I’m in serious need of a kick up the butt when it comes to organisation, so what better way to do that then invest in some seriously adorable stationary to accompany my productivity at my desk – because apparently I like to kid myself that I’m being productive by looking at stationary websites.

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    Write Your Tomorrow stationary kit, Kikki-K // ‘I did my best’ pencil case, Paperchase // Aluminium pen pot, Muji // Dirty Dancing quote pencils, Dottie Rocks // ‘Thumbs Up’ sticky note set, Bando // Salmon storage boxes, Paperchase // To Do/To Get Notepad, Nightingale Projects // Escape the ordinary journal, Kate Spade // Cat post-it notes, Kikki-K // Printed notebooks, Oliver Bonas // Numbered paperclips, Tom Dixon

    Paperchase and Muji are, as always, killing the game when it comes to their collections, but I’ve also been eyeing up Oliver Bonas and the stationary section of Selfridges too. In terms of aesthetics after a run of getting really into more mimimalist design, I’ve been eyeing up anything in pretty pink pastel shades which give off that dreamy Wes Anderson/Sofia Coppola vibe to my organisation.

    Let me know if you have any stationary recs too! I’m always up for finding cool new shops to direct my lust at.

    Ria

  • #Wanderlust | Metropolis

    metropolis-montage1 metropolis-montage*all images via Pixabay

    There’s a comfort that lies in the heart of concrete walls
    Bright lights glitter like man made stars
    A distant hum and heartbeat drums in my chest
    The city at large never felt more like a dream

    I’m wanderlustig again guys. Though I do have my one big trip already planned this year, I have a feeling it won’t be enough to sate the travel bug brewing up inside me. I’m already promising myself to commit to Edinburgh this Summer for the Fringe, but I’m also itching to go to Dublin and I may have been looking at flights to Toronto the other day. Aside from that on the lifetime city bucket list are Chicago, Hong Kong, and Singapore. All home to seemingly familiar concrete skylines but all with microcosms of culture that I’m desperate to visit.

    Ria

    *First montage from top left, clockwise: Toronto, Dublin, Edinburgh, Second montage from top left, clockwise: Chicago, Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Singapore.

  • Lifestyle | Curating your online space

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    Do you ever wonder how much time you spend scrolling mindlessly through your Twitter/Instagram/Youtube/Facebook etc. feeds? How many times do you sit there and think, ‘there is literally nothing happening on Twitter’, why is everyone in my feed so boring and vapid, GOD.

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