One of my current obsessions is watching Filofax tours. If you search 'Filofax' on YouTube, you'll find hundreds of videos of people talking through the contents of their Filofaxes. They're fascinating, and strangely comforting. Seeing how other people organise their lives, what they choose to record about their daily activities, the tools they … [Read more...]
A sketchnote: the evolution of an idea
I've always used doodles, drawings and diagrams as part of my note-taking process, but after discovering sketchnotes / visual note-taking through Sacha Chua's blog, I've started illustrating my notes much more deliberately, and legibly, with the intention of making them something I can share. Here's a sketchnote from this week, which I've tidied … [Read more...]
Writing tools I can’t live without #2: Fisher Space Pen
You know that feeling of excitement and joy you get when you first buy a new gadget or beautiful item? And how, after a very short time, that initial excitement starts to fade, and eventually, the item just becomes part of your background stuff? Well, that feeling of excitement never faded for my Fisher Space Pen. I love it every time I use it. It … [Read more...]
Check out my monkey stamp
Naomi just bought me this ink stamp. Isn't it great? In our house I will forever be associated with monkeys and books (because my first published story was about a 40-litre monkey). This is the second reading-monkey item Naomi has given me. The first was the Christmas decoration she made a few years ago. I'm not sure what I'll stamp with this … [Read more...]
Pencil case envy
It’s the last weekend before my kids go back to school. When I was a kid, this was the most dreaded weekend of the year. I loathed school, and that loathing was never more acute than after six weeks of summer holidays. They say you can’t remember pain, but I very clearly remember the fear I felt the day before I started secondary school as a … [Read more...]