The clocks have changed and the weather has turned sunny, though still chilly in the wind. On Saturday I went for my first open water swim of the year; I normally swim through the winter but this one felt extra bleak and I just didn't manage it. My old Crystal Palace swimming buddy kindly gave me a lift so I could throw on a dryrobe and Crocs rather than deal with motorcycle gear, and came back for a coffee after our swim. Then I got my hair cut, which always makes me feel better about myself.

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A few months ago, my friend Hannah won an Instagram competition with a prize of two nights' stay in cabins on remote Welsh farmland. After checking whether this would be something I'd enjoy or my worst nightmare (I bravely said I'd enjoy it), she invited me and Howard to join her and two of her other friends, Abbii and Dan.

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Something that happened on the way to work.

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I now have 2 non-working Wednesdays under my belt and I'm still getting used to the slight confusion (is it the weekend? am I on holiday?).

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At the start of the year I took steps to do something I'd been thinking about since I started this job: dropping to a 4 day work week.

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