If you haven’t melted yet and are managing to read this, it might be worth considering that our work patterns really need to shift a bit in the summer (sorry for stating the obvious!) Summer seems to have a way Read more
Summer has a way of creeping up. One-minute things feel fairly manageable and the next, the diary is filling up. More plans, more interruptions and less structure. Suddenly your week doesn’t quite work in the way it used to. When Read more
Planning a holiday often starts with excitement. Looking at destinations, checking dates, imagining the break you’re ready for after a busy start to the year but somewhere between booking accommodation, organising travel, coordinating family schedules and thinking about budgets, holiday Read more
Before summer properly begins, before holidays are booked, diaries fill up and routines shift again there’s a small window of opportunity – a chance to pause and ask a simple question: “What would I actually like more of this summer?” Read more
There’s something about a long weekend that raises expectations. Three days.Extra time.Possibility. We imagine productive mornings, social plans, jobs finally getting done and maybe even some proper rest and yet, by Monday evening, many of us feel more tired than Read more
By the final week of April, life often settles back into a more normal rhythm. The Easter holidays are over, routines return. Work picks up again; diaries begin to refill. After the small resets many of us make at this Read more
By the middle of April, many people feel it. The light has changed, windows are open more often, winter coats are no longer needed every day and somewhere along the way, an urge appears to sort things out! We all Read more
The Easter holidays often arrive with good intentions. More family time.Slower mornings.A break from routine. But for many households, the reality looks quite different. A logistical nightmare! Work doesn’t always stop, meals still need cooking, laundry multiplies, children are home Read more
A client said something to me recently that I hear often. “I don’t understand why I’m so tired. I haven’t done anything major today.” She’d answered emails, done some food shopping, made a few phone calls, sorted out something for Read more
There are times in life when things don’t fall apart dramatically, they just become harder to manage. Nothing obvious has gone wrong. You’re still doing what needs to be done, but everything feels slightly untidy. Your mind is holding too Read more