Early riser? My dream is to sleep until 9.30am. My tech ring gives sleep stats. Unless I get an hour and a bit of deep sleep, I start my day in an anxious fret.
How do you begin your day? Coffee and a run through emails. Then I go for a walk with my husband, James. We tend to spend weekends in Wiltshire – our happy place. We do an hour’s circuit through the village and fields and end at our friends’ house for coffee.
Soundtrack? We’re going through a phase of calypso music, so Lord Kitchener and Mighty Sparrow are a happy backdrop. Waking up, I listen to Radio 4.
Lunch? I can’t cook, but James is brilliant. Or we’ll walk to the pub for ham, egg and chips.
Do you work? Sundays are my catch-up day. I work hard from lunch until I go to bed; without it life feels pretty uncomfortable. I clear the backlog and plan my week.
Wind-down? If I finish before 10.30pm – my ideal bedtime – I curl up with a book or boxset. Though in our village there’s an amazing masseuse. The real dream is an evening massage. The last thing I do is write in my diary.
Alternative Sunday? Saturdays are my Sunday. I’m a history nerd and we’re near Laycock, Badminton, Bath… amazing places to explore. A long lunch with friends is a real pleasure. Maybe chickpeas with roast chicken, marshmallow ice-cream and wine. We have an outside fireplace and I love a cold day with a fire.
Chores? I’m happy to schedule the supermarket. I never go. Whenever we do, James fills the trolley with good ingredients, and I fill it with strawberry laces and Diet Coke. I’m like, ‘Let’s get a packet of Cheddars!’
Childhood Sundays? As a treat, my mother would wheel in a trolley of tea. She’d make warm egg sandwiches with a little bit of salt and lemon on soft white bread. And there’d be cakes and flapjacks. With the fire, it was cosy.
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