On the final day of my crazy week I met my Mum at Harrods for a Birthday treat of a pedicure at the lovely Urban Retreat spa. After a really tough few…
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The crazy week didn’t show any signs of slowing down come the weekend. We had a family dinner planned at Cafe Maurano in St James’ on Saturday evening, with cocktails first at…
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Start of the week, start of June. The week started sensibly, and on Tuesday evening we stopped off after a bad day at work for a cheeky cocktail and some tapas at…
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The weather is still a bit chilly and rainy – we haven’t had a proper sunny warm day yet. Not a full-on t-shirt day anyway, though the sun is starting to poke…
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I love this talk and the points raised by Andy Puddicombe. When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert…
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Attempting to ditch the well-worn rucksack and find a bag that will fit my laptop and all the rest of my rubbish, without giving me chronic backache. This bag, from Mary Portas,…
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In the old days (ie, Easter weekend, about a month ago), a Bank Holiday weekend meant an extra hangover day. But this weekend I was extra good and used the long weekend…
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After a long week, including an unexpected stay in London on Thursday night, it was nice to get back to The Shires to start the long-weekend on Friday. I even managed to…
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On Saturday morning we found ourselves slightly hungover and on the way for dim sum in Chinatown, when we walked past Ely Place in Holborn. I’ve walked past it many times and…