Working Parents

Easy ways to get biro marks off home furniture

Biro marks can easily ruin your home furniture. With schools closed due to coronavirus and kids at home, they’re even more likely to appear on your favourite cushions and drapes.…

Around the world in school lunches

Keeping Fit / Working Parents 20 Oct 2016 Alina Fisher

Does your child's school meal sound healthy to you? How do you think it compares to school dinners from around the world? And how school meals affect energy levels for…

How to colour code notes, the right way

Business Travel / Tips/Tricks / Working Parents 12 Oct 2016 Alina Fisher

To colour code your notes properly and effectively is more than just slapping streaks of yellow and green across your page. If you’re a parent, teacher or child, you’re probably looking…

The Benefits of Flexible Working At The Office

Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 20 May 2016 Alina Fisher

Changing working patterns to suit employees can make work more engaging for employees, and cost less than paying above and beyond to get them to stay in their jobs. I…

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…

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…

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…

Merry Christmas from Euroffice

12 Days of Christmas / Treat Yo Self / Working Parents 24 Dec 2015 Alina Fisher

Now the nights have drawn in and the heating’s been turned up, it’s time for us all to have a Merry Christmas. What does Christmas mean to you? The joy…

Office Fashion Through The Decades

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Don't Be Stationery / Essentials / Facilities / Future of Office / History / Office Life / Tips/Tricks / Working Parents 2 Nov 2015 Alina Fisher

If you want to trace the history of fashion in the office, look at the way women's outfits have changed over the years. Men do have a dress sense –…

How To Get Your Voice Heard In Meetings

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Future of Office / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Treat Yo Self / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 19 Oct 2015 Alina Fisher

Public speaking is one of many people's worst fears. Perhaps that's why speaking out in a meeting can seem so scary. But with these simple ideas, you'll be piping up…

How to CUT commuter costs

Commuting / Don't Be Stationery / Human Resources / Stuck in the Office / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 13 Oct 2015 Alina Fisher

Travel costs are really biting into our budget and rail fares are going up by 1% from next year. The government says this is lower than the rate of inflation,…

How To Deal With Conflict At Work

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Future of Office / History / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Team Bonding / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 1 Oct 2015 Alina Fisher

Conflict is a part of work, just as it is a part of life. But with some simple tips and clear thinking, you might be able to turn that argument…

Helpful Tips For New Mums Getting Back To Work

Diary of an Office Girl / Future of Office / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 23 Sep 2015 Alina Fisher

When you have a family, setting off for work every day is like a military operation. Mothers try to make the system - breakfast, schoolbag, train ticket, afterschool, what to…

Top Ten Ways To Get Creative With Your Home Office

Don't Be Stationery / Future of Office / Office Furniture / Office Life / Pens / SME / Stationery / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 11 Sep 2015 Alina Fisher

Transform your home office into a wonderful space with these simple tips and a splash of your own creativity. Pick a theme Believe or it not, creativity sometimes works best…

Do You Have These Annoying Characters In Your Office?

Future of Office / Human Resources / Office Fashion / Office Life / Office Politics / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 9 Sep 2015 Alina Fisher

Working life means rubbing shoulders with all sorts of people, from the thoughtful to the downright peculiar. Have you come across any of these odd bods in your office? The…

Top Ten Back-to-School Stationery Products

Don't Be Stationery / Office Art / Office Life / Paper Products / Top 10 / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 24 Aug 2015 Alina Fisher

So, the little ones (or medium / big ones) are going back to school. Join us on a trip down memory lane as we run through some of the latest…

Top 6 Deskercise Tips

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Don't Be Stationery / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Stuck in the Office / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 18 Aug 2015 Alina Fisher

Feel a little slumped over and need to stretch out some of your day-to-day stress at work? Try out our Top 6 Deskercise tips to boost your circulation today... …

How To Get Your Kids (And Yourself) Ready For School

Don't Be Stationery / Office Life / Office Supplies / Pens / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 17 Aug 2015 Alina Fisher

Hi ho, hi ho, it’s off to school they go… Getting your family back to school isn’t ever going to be easy, but perhaps it can be easy-er with…

Don’t Be ‘Stationery’ – Get A Move On With Your Career

Business News / Competition / Don't Be Stationery / Future of Office / Human Resources / Office Life / Office Politics / SME / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 12 Aug 2015 Alina Fisher

Yes, it's a pun, but it's making a good point. You have to keep an eye on your career even when you're well established in your job. Think of yourself…

How To Reclaim The ‘Life’ In Work-Life Balance

Office Life / Stuck in the Office / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 11 Aug 2015 Alina Fisher

When people talk about ‘work life balance’ what they actually mean is ‘doing less work, so you can spend more time with your family’. Here’s how. In 2009 An Australian…

KIDS At Home Essentials

Don't Be Stationery / Office Art / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Pens / Stationery / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 27 Jul 2015 Alina Fisher

Do you remember your summer holidays - days of endless sunshine, picnics and coming home pleasantly tired? Or maybe mum gave you some paper, pencils and Pritt sticks and left…

Pre-Flight Check List

Competition / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Don't Be Stationery / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 13 Jul 2015 Alina Fisher

Date: 13.07.15 Location: London Weather: Gloomy, overcast. Anything but summer I’m in stationery mode. Working, thinking and writing stationery. But after looking out the window, I find myself drifting…

What To Bring AND What Not To Bring To Glastonbury

Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Office Life / Office Supplies / Paper Products / Stuck in the Office / Tips/Tricks / Top 10 / Treat Yo Self / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 24 Jun 2015 Alina Fisher

The Mother of Festivals is upon us. Yes that’s right, Glastonbury 2015, is here and it’s set to be a blinder! Festival fever is spreading across the office and although…

Top 10 Ways To Be Healthy At Work

Commuting / Diary of an Office Girl / Diary of an Office Guy / Keeping Fit / Office Life / Office Sporting Madness / Office Supplies / Sale / Stationery / Stuck in the Office / Team Bonding / Tips/Tricks / Work Life Balance / Working Parents 22 Jun 2015 Alina Fisher

Get ready for summer fun and games by working on your health while at the office. Do you spend the day indoors at your desk, dreaming about living a healthy…