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What essentials do you need when working from home?

November 16, 2021 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Working from home is increasingly becoming a preferred option by many. At-home start-ups are an intriguing alternative to a nine-to-five desk job, and more organisations are adopting the concept of working remotely. However, before you set up your home office, there are some essentials you would need. The truth is working from home is liberating, […]

Hotter shoes for working and walking – York boots

February 25, 2021 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Hotter shoe review What do you wear for work when you want to look like a grown-up, professional kind of person in your new job, but still not miss the train? Obviously, the logical answer to this question is to be organised enough not to be late and then you can wear anything you like. […]

Coronavirus: the education continues

April 21, 2020 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Can you believe that it’s more than a month since we started this particular adventure? Back in early March we didn’t know what furlough, self-isolation, social distancing and PPE were. Remember? A different country. Well, we’re lucky to be healthy and adjusting to this life. And the education continues. Here’s what I’ve learned. Do not […]

Be careful what you wish for (the back in the office edition)

December 27, 2019 By Ellen Leave a Comment

Yesterday, I was all ‘get me off the sofa, I need some structure in my life’. Today, I went back to the office for a day. For the longest, slowest day in the history of days. How I wished I was back there on the sofa even with the existential angst… Therefore, to avoid another whinge […]

So, how was your weekend? Wild

November 12, 2019 By Ellen Leave a Comment

EDIT: When I sat down to write this, I planned to bring it round to some inspiring conclusion about doing what you fancy rather than what looks flash, but I forgot about that bit. Sorry. There’s another tricky thing to negotiate in the office. Or at least it feels that way to me. It’s […]