Take escapologist extraordinaire Robert Wringham's advice from his course on 'How To Escape' on The Idler - 'Expensive consumer habits mean more unnecessary work. Escape one and you escape the other.' Consider only buying objects that give you pleasure, meaning and value. Consider spending your money on expanding your mind through travel and education instead of on meaningless stuff.#cutconsumerism #buyless #valueyourfreedom #shopless

That well known proverb 'Home is Where The Heart Is' is just where we should be centring our attention now for the whiff of spring is in the air and today is a good day to get ahead of the annual clean that sees us discard the detritus of everyday living for an empowering Zen-like existence. Don't be overwhelmed, just be methodical and feel the lightness grow in your heart as you begin to tackle the job just one room at time and from top to bottom and left to right. One room

I love my shoulders again! Last week I fell down twice on the icy steep steps of Leith Hill, landing hard into my right wrist and tennis elbow (caused by making cappuccinos and lattes). At the weekend I needed to catch up on computer work and pushed things a little too far by sitting for 8 hours in a seated crossed leg position on my bed huddled over my laptop and using a trackpad. By Sunday, my right shoulder had begun to seize and by Monday it felt like I was heading for a

Remember you’ll always regret what you didn’t do rather than what you did. We all have regrets. My regret is that I haven't achieved anything remarkable. But we can't let regrets debilitate us, instead we must allow them to spur us on. So on the advice of Beverley D. Flaxington, who teaches Psychology at the University of Suffolk: Own it Learn From It Write Out What You'd Like Become Enthralled By Today Make A Plan For What You Can Do To Cancel Out The Regret #jeneregretterie