Stationery vs Stationary

What’s the difference? It’s more than just spelling. One’s about standing still, and the other’s about what we do: make moves in design, paper goods, and more.

Let’s get the technical bit out of the way:

Stationery (noun): writing materials such as paper, envelopes, notebooks, pens and cards.
Stationary (adjective): not moving, staying in one place, fixed.

Same pronunciation. Completely different vibe. Here’s why it matters (beyond winning a pub quiz or correcting autocorrect). 

To be stationary is to pause, hover, stall. Sometimes that’s good - rest matters. And boy, do we love a rest. But staying in the same place forever? Less inspiring.

Stationery, on the other hand, is about movement in disguise. It’s where ideas start. It’s where plans live. It’s where half-formed thoughts get their first bit of structure. Before anything changes, it usually gets written down somewhere.

Notebooks are quiet, but they’re not passive. 

We love the symbolism of January. Fresh starts. Clean pages. New resolutions.

But the truth is: you don’t need a new year, a Monday, or even a particularly aesthetic moment to change things. You can make tiny shifts whenever you’re ready. Middle of the year. Middle of the week. Middle of the day.

Change doesn’t always look dramatic. Sometimes it’s just a list. A note. A scribbled idea that turns into something bigger.

That’s the power of not staying stationary. (And it's also why we make undated planner options. So you can start whenever you need.)

Not everything has to be a complete reinvention. You don’t have to overhaul your life overnight. You can just… start small.

One fresh page.
One honest list.
One idea that gets out of your head and onto paper.

That’s movement.

Will you stay still - stationary - stuck in familiar routines, circling the same thoughts?

Or will you move, slowly and gently, towards something new with stationery as your sidekick?

You don’t have to use our paper goods to make changes. (It helps, though.)

You don’t even have to make perfect plans. Messy lists count. Tea stains count. Crossing things out very aggressively definitely counts.

Just don’t stay still. We'll see you on the other side of change.