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With winter making itself well and truly at home this week (sleet showers anyone?!), I’m sure I’m not alone in wanting to hibernate until the arrival of spring. In lieu of a prolonged period of quality time embracing my inner hermit, I’ve drawn up a little list of winter rituals designed to make the darker evenings and cold weather just that little bit more bearable:  - Reading relaxation: make time in the evenings or on your commute to get to grips with a new book. There’s a slew of amazing reads out at the moment, and escaping to another world, even if it’s only for a little while, is a great antidote to grey days. In fact, the more uplifting the read the better- The Discomfort Zone by Farrah Storr is next on my list. - Make time for tlc- dealing with the elements at this time of the year is always tough, and I’m always caught out by just how much winter tends to knock me for six- both in terms of tiredness and in the skincare stakes too. With that in mind, I’ve been making time...

With winter just peeking over the horizon, and a flurry of back to school-esque activity punctuating this time of the year, it can be easy to be left feeling a little bit adrift, especially as the journey towards the end of the year stretches out in front of us. For some inexplicable reason, work always tends to amp up at this time of the year too, something which when combined with darker evenings, chillier mornings and the perennial classic cold and flu season, can leave often leave you feeling rundown. Since recovering from my operation back in April, I’ve been really mindful of pacing myself, and being forced to take things slowly has been really helpful in terms of making me rethink just how to better balance things, and prioritising looking after myself. So, with that in mind, I’ve penned some self care hacks as rules for living over the coming months:  Sleep well  This seems like a slightly obvious thing to say, but there are few things better that a good, full night of...