![]() ![]() Cleaners are generally adept at picking up empty mugs – and you’re paying them to do this. On the top of a mini cottage pie using carrots and peas, pour yourself a large glass of wine and leave the kitchen. Store in the fridge overnight and serve the next day in a Tupperware box.Ĩ If you catch yourself creating a smiley face Choose a wrap, fruit salad, a pasta pot or – if you have an adventurous child – some sushi to go. Or your local supermarket on the way home from work rather than spending hours marinating chicken. Why bother with a piano teacher who won’t come to you?ħ Pep up your child’s lunch box by popping into M&S As a mother of three, my stress levels halved when I dropped any after-school commitments that involved driving. There’s plenty of evidence to say that over-scheduled children become bored, burnt-out teens, less able to amuse themselves. There’s no faster track to a day-long grump than a waistband that digs in, a zip that keeps creeping down and sleeves so tight that you can’t reach for the stash of Green & Black’s on top of the kitchen cupboard.Ħ Ruthlessly cull after-school activities Not ones that are slightly too small, in the mistaken belief that it will spur you to lose weight. After just three minutes all women felt a drop in their self-esteem and felt less attractive regardless of their own height, age, shape or size. Studies show an immediate depressive response in women who’ve viewed models in fashion magazines. Over it much quicker and you won’t infect your colleagues. If you are under the weather, take a proper day off – lie on the sofa, switch off the BlackBerry. Just because you are still standing doesn’t mean you should force yourself to go into the office (think man flu – what would he do in the same situation?). But remember, most children would probably prefer a Disney Princess cake or a Football Celebration cake (available in Sainsbury’s). If you really must bake a cake for your child’s birthday – or on a Friday like Nigella, ‘just to know it’s there’ – take one tried-and-tested recipe and use it for evermore. If you find an item that really suits you, that makes you feel good whenever you wear it, go back to the shop and buy it again in another colour. Women tend to wear only 20 per cent of their wardrobe 80 per cent of the time. ![]()
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