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The Year of Gardening Vicariously
This spring, the global pandemic prompted record numbers of people to plant for the first time. Whether it was the fear of global food shortages or to stave off lockdown boredom, most we...
Where to find sustainable sportswear
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Older and Wider: A Survivor’s Guide to the Menopause
Writer and performer Jenny Eclair has written a book based on her experience of menopause. ‘This is not an in-depth medical or psychological insight,’ she says in the intro, ‘ I...
Our top 10 products for thinning hair
As a child, I cursed the masses of tangled curls that I had. That curse took effect a few years ago when my hair started thinning and falling out exponentially.
The Joy of Growing Young
Last week, my cousin and I were musing about how this ‘time-out’ has increased our desire to create a more humble, relaxed life by the sea – perhaps in one of the Blue Zones. These are ha...
The beauty products that got me through lockdown
Where beauty routines are concerned I’ve always taken a low-key, minimalist view. Lockdown has elevated this approach to another level: barely-there has become rarely-there.
Factoring in the face mask
Never in a million years did I expect to be writing about mask-wearing. Now that we have to stay alert and don a face mask in enclosed spaces and on public transport, the once unthinkable has become t...
The Joy Of Forest Bathing
As I stood motionless on the forest path, hand on tree, nature began to reveal herself in layers. First, I heard the leaves in the breeze then, birdsong.
Expert decluttering tips that will transform your home
‘It’s increasingly clear to me that to maintain a sense of wellbeing and calm in today’s world we need to take decisive steps to cut out the overwhelm, whether from our phones, email...
Where to buy and how to make fabric face masks
For many, wearing a face mask in public has already become a reality. Face protection is regularly worn in the Far East where countries have previous experience of Coronaviruses.
Can our home make us happier?
Those of us who are fortunate enough to be safe and well and staying at home have had a lot of time to survey our work-life surroundings. Cleaning, clearing and de-cluttering cupboards and drawers, in...
