Time Flies When You're Painting, Writing, Wrapping, Drawing & Crafting!
So Soon? That Would be a 'Yes 'to Getting Your 2026 Diary!
First things, first, Pulp Daylarks, let’s draw back the curtain to reveal where this idiomatic phrase first originated!
Well, just so happens that it originates from a 1605 collection of proverbs by William Camden, the earliest known English appearance of the saying. It’s a proverb, illustrating how actions taken without delay can lead to success. Yup, the ‘earliest birds’ have the best chance of finding worms when they emerge from the ground.
Here’s the exact citation:
Thoughts be free from toll.
Trust is the Mother of deceit.
The gray Mare is the better horse.
The lame tongue gets nothing.
The early bird catcheth the worme.
Isn’t it amazing how the English language has evolved?
Some sources also suggest the proverb could have roots in Latin sayings, such as Erasmus's work in 1513, which includes variations like "Dawn is a friend of the muses".
Same same, but different!
But wait, there’s also the idea that the "early bird" refers to ancient, bird-like creatures. Here’s a listicle for your edutainment! Like the Archaeopteryx, Aurornis xui or Confuciusornis!! Big birds? Sesame Street could never.
It’s up to you to choose your ‘spirit’ early bird. Here's a link to all the ‘worms’ for you to choose from!
And here they are in their individual glory:
Moleskine 2026 / 12 Month Planners
$36.99
1. Weekly Notebook Hard Cover Diary - size: Pocket - colour cover: Sapphire Blue.
2. Weekly Notebook Hard Cover Diary - size: Large - colour cover: Sapphire Blue.
3. Weekly Notebook Hard Cover Diary - size: Extra Large - colour cover: Sapphire Blue.
4. Weekly Notebook Hard Cover Diary - size: Large - colour cover: Aquamarine.
5. Weekly Notebook Hard Cover Diary - size: Pocket - colour cover: Scarlet Red.
6. Weekly Vertical Diary - size: Extra Extra Large - colour cover: Sapphire Blue.
myPAPERCLIP 2026 / Soft Cover A5 Weekly
$29.95
Size: A5
Pages : 192
Inside Paper: 80 GSM Natural Shade Paper
Spacing: Ruled Spacing - 7mm
Binding: Section Thread Bound with Hand-Drawn Paper Back
Fabrication: Rounded Corners, a Bookmark and an Elastic Closure.
myPAPERCLIP 2026 / Vegan Leather A5 Weekly
$34.99
192 pages of 100 GSM Flora Gardenia from Gruppo Cordenons Spa, Italy with a hand-drawn cover for flat opening. Cover material is Italian Vegan Memory Leather (non-woven 65% polyurethane 35% textile) from Italy.
myPAPERCLIP 2026 / Hard Cover A5 Weekly
$29.99
The Hard Cover Planner is a sectioned, thread-bound planner with a hand-drawn cover with rounded corners, a bookmark and an elastic closure. The cover is 1 mm thick, a superior quality blackboard from Italy with four spine colour options -Black, Green, Orange, and Red. Whoop!
Train Your Early Bird.
What are the qualities of an early bird?
Let’s list:
Be first on the scene.
Be a morning person (remember to write your pages!)
Be proactive.
Be persistent.
Respect time. Yours and others.
Pop into our little Stationery Shop on Sydney Road in Balgowlah, and be the first to get a 2026 diary! Easy!!
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