Francesca's Thoughts

08/12/2015

In Which I Went to War (with office supplies)

This morning I had a near-death experience. An attempt to print Etsy orders for my file became, and there is no other way to put this, toothy. Allow me to set the scene: It is roughly 2010 or 2012. Student-age Francesca gets some paper in Staples. It might not be Staples. The paper may have… Continue reading

December 2015

Indifferent Ignorance, office supplies, printing, Staples

02/12/2015

A Christmas Card Conundrum

You guys, I actually did what I said I was going to do and cleared up my desk and bedroom. There’s so much room, it’s almost like there’s space to move and breathe and sit… Until I get really busy and forget what shelves are, I am going to be so organised. One downside to… Continue reading

(All Hail) Creation

27/11/2015

Days Like These

You know those mornings when your dogs bark every time you start to concentrate on something, and you have to go out mid-afternoon so you’re reluctant to really get stuck into anything, but you can’t ignore the fact you really ought to get stuck into something, so you decide to pass the time writing a… Continue reading

November 2015, Social Media, Tumblr, TV

Indifferent Ignorance, Internet, O2, organisation, Top Gear, Top Gear Live, with the best will in the word you’re running up a down escalator

25/11/2015

I Wish I’d Thought of That: Vinaya Altrius Jewellery

You guys know how I’m always moaning that I’m a slave to my phone, right? And how I can’t see that changing without growing self-will and/or becoming very relaxed about the state of my internet-based job? Well, there may be a solution. Full disclosure: I have not researched Vinaya’s competitors and I have an incredibly… Continue reading

DISCUSS., I Wish I’d Thought of That, Internet, November 2015, THE WORLD *head in hands*

Altruis, IndifferentIgnorance, Kate Unsworth, smart jewellery, Vinaya, wearable tech