How do you balance work and home life? By walking out of one room and into another. I work from home. It can be a challenge to switch hats sometimes, so a small ritual cup of tea in the sunshine creates a path to my other self.

What sacrifices have you made in life? I have made so many sacrifices, time, energy, career of my own, I’ve given away things to pay bills when I was younger, so many sacrifices. But most of those choices have been worth it so perhaps they are better termed “investments in relationships”. There is a sacrifice […]

What’s the oldest things you’re wearing today? My wedding ring. Nearly 30 years. My husbands didn’t make it – it wore through ten years ago and now lives out its battered life on a shelf. Hard manual labour will do that to a workers hands.