Office Life

10 Things You Didn’t Know About Stationery

It's World Stationery Day today, so we've found some intriguing facts about pens, paper, pencils and the written word 1. Why are so many pencils yellow? Because in 1847 a high-grade…

Top 10 Stationery Items To Get Organised

Future of Office / Ink & Toners / National Stationery Week / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Pens / Sale / Stationery / Tips/Tricks 27 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

Spring is in the air, so take a fresh look at your office. Do you need some stationery kit to sort out your working day? As it's National Stationery Week and…

Now and Zen – Calligraphy in 2016

National Stationery Week / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stationery 26 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

Put down that tablet and pick up that pen – calligraphy is making a comeback. In our hurly burly, stressed-out world, people are looking to disconnect from the digital and…

How To Get Into Writing As A Career

National Stationery Week / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Pens / SME / Social Media Tips / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 15 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

Aspiring writers face a Catch 22. You need the experience to get a job, but you need a job to get the experience. Where do you start? There's so much…

How To Write A Poem

Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stationery / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Treat Yo Self / Work Life Balance 7 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

I’ve always fancied writing poetry, but seem to get lost in a muddle of stanzas, couplets, pentameters and anapests. All of which got in the way of putting pencil to…

National Stationery Week with Euroffice

Competition / National Stationery Week / Office Life / Stationery 6 Apr 2016 Alina Fisher

National Stationery Week (NatStat Week) was so much fun last year, we couldn't not have some fun with it this year. We have incorporated this years theme of #writingmatters in our…

A History of the Pencil for National Pencil Day

Essentials / Facilities / Future of Office / Human Resources / Office Life / Pens / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 31 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

Should the National Pencil Day celebration be hip-hip hooray or sharp-sharp hooray? In the run up to National Stationery week (25 April – 1 May), we thought we’d take a…

Batman v Superman: Super Facts and Trivia

Office Life 23 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

With Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice about to hit cinemas in the UK, we thought we’d take a look at some trivia tidbits about the two characters (and…

How To Ask For A Pay Rise

History / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 21 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

It's never easy to demand a pay rise, but there are ways of persuading your boss to give you the salary you want. Check out these clever tips to get…

Office Island: Survive with these Office Supplies

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Ink & Toners / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Stationery / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 15 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

There’s a lot of surviving going on these days - you can't escape it on TV. Whether it's Help I’m A Jungle, Get These Celebrities Out Of Me or Bear Grylls…

Problem Solving In The Office: Should We Think Inside The Box?

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Supplies / SME / Tips/Tricks 11 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

We’ve written about innovation and efficiency a lot on the blog, always hoping that we can bring useful information to SMEs to help them work smarter and bring in more…

Write On: International Women’s Day

History / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Reviews / Working Parents 8 Mar 2016 Alina Fisher

It's International Women's Day, a time to remind ourselves of the achievements of women down the ages - their determination, inventiveness and creative talent. So we've decided to pay homage…

Office Superheroes and Supervillains. Which Are You?

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 17 Feb 2016 Alina Fisher

Deadpool. Batman. Superman. Captain America. Iron Bloke. Yes, we’ve all heard of these superhero heavyweights, but how do they relate to our real lives? As comic-book movies are reaching the cinema…

Top 5 Romantic – and Moneywise – Valentine’s Day Dates

Office Art / Office Life / Office Politics / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 9 Feb 2016 Alina Fisher

Valentine's Day is all about making your loved one feel special. You could say money's no object, but it's also possible to have a romantic day without splashing the cash. …

Happy Birthday, Oxford English Dictionary

Business News / History / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Paper Products / SME / Stationery 1 Feb 2016 Alina Fisher

You're 132 years old today, and still in tune with the changing English language. You chose 'emoji' as the 2015 word of the year out of all the new words…

How To Stay Diet-Strong On Weekends

Keeping Fit / Office Life / Office Sporting Madness / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 22 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

Hands up if you’ve already had a wobble with your New Year’s diet resolution? (If you can’t tell, I’ve got my own hand raised right now.) Being on holiday…

Throwback To 90s Toys

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Supplies / Stationery 19 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

We've stepped into a retro-toy time machine - travelling back to the 1990s and kids' most-wanted toys. We're taking a light-hearted trip down the toyshops of memory lane. Did you have…

Healthy Recipes From Around The World

Don't Be Stationary / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Treat Yo Self / Work Life Balance 12 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

Make 2016 the year you treat your taste buds and diet to a round-the-world trip, thanks to these healthy recipe ideas. I have a bit of a tradition each Christmas,…

How To Succeed with your New Year’s Resolutions

Don't Be Stationary / Don't Be Stationery / Future of Office / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Office Politics / Office Sporting Madness / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 6 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

Oh, January. A month of promises to oneself and to others that you’ll be better, do better and fulfill your potential as a human bean. But what’s the secret…

How To Enter Our #DontBeStationary Competition

Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Don't Be Stationary / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Tips/Tricks 5 Jan 2016 Alina Fisher

At the beginning of 2015, YouGov discovered that two thirds (63%) of Britons planned to make New Year’s resolutions. Of that percentage, a further 36% of women and 30% of…

Happy New Year From Euroffice

Commuting / History / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Office Politics / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 30 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

As 2016's banner begins to unfurl, ushering in new opportunities, challenges and 366* new dawns, we'd like to wish you all a Happy New Year. But you can't say goodbye…

How To Decorate Your Office Chair For Christmas

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Furniture / Office Life / Office Supplies / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 16 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

Now with only a few mere days left until Christmas, it’s time to get your hands decorating the entire home for Xmas Day celebrations. Each item in your home or…

How to Christmas Decorate your Desk

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Supplies / Stationery / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 15 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

Deck your dull desks with boughs of holly… fa la la la la la la la la! To further fuel your Christmas excitement, why not put into action some of…

Create and Decorate your Whiteboard!

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Art / Office Life / Office Product Expert / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stationery / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks 14 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

Here at Euroffice we aren’t just dreaming of a white Christmas, but we are also dreaming of whiteboards this Christmas and how we can get crafty with them! So we’ve…

5 Mini DIY Christmas Decorations

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Stationery / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 11 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

With only a couple of weeks left until Christmas, it’s time to start shopping for freshly cut Christmas trees and start decking the halls with Xmas trinkets. In today’s 12…

Celebrate A Green Christmas With Our Enviro-Friendly DIYs

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Art / Office Life / Office Machines / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stationery / Tips/Tricks 10 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

Christmas can be a costly period for everyone. From presents, to decorations and general festive activities - all these costs added up can make your paycheck spread a little too…

How to create ‘Thank you’ gift cards

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance 9 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

Rhodia notepads are great for meeting notes, Thank-you reminders, party planning and as a daily journal... but also for the creative ones a bit of doodling whilst in a meeting or procrastinating at your…

Christmas Gift Wrapping Hacks

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Stationery / Work Life Balance 8 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

With only a mere few weeks until Christmas day, it’s time to slowly start wrapping some of the gifts you have bought for friends and family. To us, wrapping presents…

Create your own DIY Chalkboard Present Labels

12 Days of Christmas / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Stationery / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 3 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

As Christmas is less than a month away, you’ve no doubt started planning and buying your gifts for friends and family. At Euroffice, we believe that the packaging of the…

DIY Pen Ink Decorated Christmas Card

12 Days of Christmas / Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Stationery / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance 3 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

Sending Christmas cards is one of our favourite parts of the festive season. While you can digitally send happy festive wishes to friends and family around the world, it’s always…