Holidays are wonderful. A change of scenery, a break from routine, time away from normal responsibilities but somewhere along the way, many of us have started expecting quite a lot from them. Managing expectations. We expect one week away to undo months of being busy. We expect to arrive tired Read more
Why stepping back from screens this summer might feel surprisingly good There’s something about August that makes many of us want to slow down a little – longer evenings, different routines, a chance to breathe and yet, for many people, their phone still comes everywhere with them. We photograph the Read more
There is something about July – for many people, it starts to feel like the final few miles of a very long race. “Just get through the next few weeks.” “Once I get to my holiday, I’ll be fine.” “Things will calm down soon.” Phrases I hear a lot and Read more
There’s something about summer that seems to send social media into overdrive. Suddenly everyone appears to be: And if you’re sitting at home in joggers eating fish fingers while wondering whether anyone else’s family argues in the car on the way to the beach… it can very quickly make you 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 your week stops working, everything can feel harder. It’s not 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 planning can begin to feel surprisingly stressful. The irony of 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?” Not what looks good online.Not what other families are doing.Not 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 we did on Friday. Long weekends can easily turn into Read more