Here are my work essentials, the things that make my work day a little bit more pleasant. I think you'll relate to them too!
As a side note, I highly dislike Mondays (don't we all) and I often find it incredibly difficult to motivate myself. I need my things to be nice to look at. However, I never found anything that is relatable. Like ever.
Most stationery out there includes positive messages (and that's great!), but sometimes I'm just not feeling it and I need something to mirror my boredom, lack of motivation, panic or just meh-ness.
That's when I decided to create my own stuff - a mini collection of grumpy illustrations that I can use on a daily basis and that feels 100% me.
Here's the list:
- I couldn't live without my laptop (or iPad!), but they can be soooo dull. I just like plastering the case with loads of stickers (I remove them once I get bored of a design). You can definitely tell I went a bit insane with the laptop decorations in here. Very grown-up, I know.
- Coffee makes the world go round, but having a cool mug makes the experience sooo much better. This grumpy mug usually portrays how I'm feeling when I do the boring stuff, so I reach out to it the most.
- My pink planner. I have to write everything down; it helps me order my thoughts, makes me feel less overwhelmed and helps me come up with new ideas all the time. Very old school, I know. However, planners can get pretty basic and boring, so I also designed a sarcastic office sticker sheet to go with it. Bahahhahaha.
Obviously, there also need to be snacks - loads of snacks, cool lo-fi music (for me, it's the perfect background music as it has no distracting lyrics) and my phone needs to basically sit in a locker (far far away from my desk) so I can get in the flow with no distractions.
And there you go!
Obviously, if you like any of these and think they would brighten your work day, then they are all available in the shop, here.
May you survive another work week! :D