The 12 Days of Inspirational Quotes: Day 1

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My signature 12 days of Christmas series has traditionally been the 12 Days of Shoes, where I post a series of photos of 12 of my favourite pairs of shoes (to be pedantic, these are usually boots). However, the covid-generated lockdowns have thrown me into a tailspin over my footwear. While I still totally love […]

The 12 Days of Books #12

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To round off my 12 Days of Books series, we don’t just have one book, we have a whole list! A mini library, if you will. Some of these I’ve read, others I’m part-way through. Some I’ve dipped into, others I’ve yet to begin. If you read any of them, I’d love to know what […]

The 12 Days of Books #9 – Why We Sleep

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‘Sleep is the single most effective thing we can do to reset our brain and body health each day.’ Matthew Walker’s Why We Sleep was published in January 2018. It made quite a splash. I remember seeing it piled high in the window of Waterstones. I was intrigued, but I knew I couldn’t read it […]

The summer break: time to press pause

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It has been an aspiration of mine for some time now to take August off work. The idea first floated onto my radar many years ago when two independent consultants I regularly worked with told me proudly that they didn’t work in August or December. This struck me as entirely laudable: luxurious, yes, but also […]