It's no big secret that I love stationery. Actually, I adore stationery and stationary shopping is my favourite kind of shopping. I really detest shopping - for anything! But when it comes to stationary that's a whole different story. I could spend hours (and a lot of money... Money that I don't have) on stationary. I've recently started a bullet journal using my 'Pukka Pad' and other random note books. I am a notebook junkie and seem to collect them! However, I didn't have anything organised, something I could add dates and my own personal calendar to. My fella bought me this lovely planner/organiser from paperchase, which is currently on sale (at the time of writing this post) It's the A5 Butterfly teal deboss A5 organiser currently priced at £11.00. (Reduced from £15.25)
(Please note: No one asked me to write this review, I just love this organiser so much, I wanted to share with you all!) 

This organiser is perfect for me because it keeps me organised and I can customise it until my heart is content! It comes with 2016 diary inserts, a 2016 and 2017 overview calender, it also has an insert for personal details (which I haven't pictured because I've already filled in my name and address etc and it wouldn't be safe to share that on my public blog), 10 'To Do List' inserts which are double sided (so 20 lists!) and some extra dividers which can also be used as dashboards. Stickers are also included such as 'Follow up' 'Reminder' and 'Prioritise' just to name a few.




The organiser itself is made from a soft leather like fabric. It's a medium teal colour which I think is truly beautiful. The embossed butterflies are a lovely touch and effect, too! When you open the organiser you can see the pockets that can hold small notepads or cards, business cards and even envelopes or extra sheets of paper if needed.  There is also a larger pocket in the back of the organiser too.

The organiser takes A5 inserts but the binder/cover/folder is slightly larger. Which I really like! My pages stay nice and crisp because the cover is larger, the corners and edges of the paper is well protected. It does fit into my small hand bag but doesn't leave much space for anything else - I think I need a bigger bag.

I love the clasps because it's a press stuff button which means it holds the organiser together nicely. I can insert my own pages into the binder and take them out to decorate and add my daily tasks if needs be! There is also an elasticated pen band which holds pens perfectly, too!
The inserts are made from good quality paper and are printed lovely. These can also be purchased from paperchase separately but the organiser does come with some inserts so no need to worry about that right away. I'd like to add some blank pages to mine and perhaps some dotted pages, too :)

Overall I truly love this organiser. It's beautiful, it's great value for money and I love the fact I can add my own inserts and paper. I can customise it if I wish. This would be perfect for students, busy mums, and anyone who is looking to stay organised basically!
If you are looking for an affordable planner or organiser, I highly recommend the deboss A5 organiser from paperchase.

What's your favourite stationery item?



Sarah xXx

Instead of writing a list of things to actually achieve, I thought I'd write a list of things I HAVE achieved this week. I was laying in bed last night thinking about all of the things I haven't done so I thought I'd concentrate on the positives and things I have actually done this week! I've been quite productive to be fair. Especially as I've had headaches on and off this week, which have sucked.
I've been forcusing on getting organised and staying organised. It's always good to start a new year with being organised. This is one of my goals for January.

I've organised the kids board games and toys a bit better than they were. Having three children - two boys hare one room, you can imagine how much stuff they have, it really all needed oraganising properly. I bought a lovely thick card/plastic feel (hard to explain!) wooden effect storage box, that just clips together poppers and I popped all there board games in there, it's perfect until I can put some shelves up. It was well worth £5.99!


I also organised my large kitchen cupboard in the kitchen cupboard (aka the junk cupboard), anything that hasn't got a home usually gets stuffed in there by me and the kids. So. I organised it properly, detoled the shelves and now my washing powders and detergents have a home, along with the cat food (which has I bought a storage container for!). It took me a couple of hours but I did it and it looks a lot better. Now when I open the cupboard, nothing flies out and hits me on the head, haha.

I also blitzed Ellie's room and the boys room (Although the boys now needs blitzing again - boys are messy!)

I blitzed the front room (pulled the sofas out etc) and cleaned everything in sight as well as the bathroom.
I also put some new fairy lights around my bed because I have an obsession with fairy lights and they look lovely.
I've caught up with laundry and washing (although I need to put two more piles of clothes away) and managed to sort out my bedroom cupboard! I've thrown out quite a bit too. I've got a new rule 'If I/we haven't used/worn or hasn't been played with for 6 months.. BIN IT!'

I've also worked out a couple of times and been for a jog.

And there was me laying in bed, wide awake last night thinking I hadn't been very productive because I still have a lot to organise. I'd say I've done pretty well this week all things considered :) 

If anyone has any organising tips, let me know in the comments! Especially toy storage because I am lacking on that.

Sarah xXx