New Year – new travel trends. Are you already dreaming of your next holiday? But how do you decide? According to a recent survey of 14,000 global travellers, travel now begins with a motivation and not a destination. “Whycations” are just one of the new travel trends that will decide where we end up on holiday this year. If you’ve no idea where to start, read on to find out more.
It’s hard to believe that we’re nearly at the end of 2025. And what a year it’s been. From swashbuckling adventures on the Cutty Sark to Martian slaying at the War of the Worlds Immersive Experience. And from the sizzling Sicilian town of Taormina to the emerald seas of the Greek islands. Read on to find out more about my escapades in my year in review.
Do holidays secretly fill you with dread? While travel is viewed as a peak highlight of our existence, holidays can also provoke huge anxiety. As we step into the unknown, our minds whirr with a thousand different catastrophic scenarios. If this is you, read on to find out how to conquer the angst and step into a thrilling adventure.
Hot on the heels of “mental health” and “duvet days”, unhappy leave has now entered the workplace lexicon. If you’re having an off day or just feeling a bit down, you can now choose to not go into work. Is this taking workplace wellbeing to new extremes, or could this be what we all secretly crave? Read on to find out more.
Volunteering is proven to increase confidence and wellbeing but for many full-time office workers, it’s difficult to find the time. Team volunteering days are one of the few occasions we can reap the benefits of giving back. Feeling frustrated with my own lack of time to volunteer, I’ve come up with five micro-volunteering opportunities that can fit easily into your lunch break.
Do you take 10,000 steps a day? I recently attended a wellbeing webinar at work which highlighted the important of reaching this lofty goal. We all know the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle but how easy is it to fit five miles into the average working day? And do we really need to reach 10,000 steps a day to reap health benefits? Read on to find out more.
So here we are again in lockdown 2 but this time we’re old hands at incarceration. As we adapt, it is easier to see the silver linings to our new way of living. JOMO is the new FOMO. While nobody would have wished for another lockdown, there are undeniably some benefits in winter. Here are my own personal reasons to celebrate the joy of missing out on office life during lockdown 2.
What are you missing most about office life? After four months of incarceration at home, I’m dying to get back to the office. Ennui has set in and I’m completely over working from home. Pining for the stimulation of my former life, I have compiled my top 14 things that I miss most about office life. Here’s hoping for a vaccine soon!
The government has announced that office workers can go back to work at the discretion of their employer from the 1 August. But official government advice is still urging office workers to work from home if we can. While many of us will continue to do so – what happens if your home circumstances suddenly change? As I’ll be facing this very predicament shortly, here are my top tips for staying safe during Coronavirus while riding the tube to work.
Did you know house plants can improve your productivity by up to 15%? This astounding fact has led to a whole new trend in office design. Garden walls, house plants as room dividers and even “plant” allowances for staff have all gone mainstream. But plants are not just for the office. They’re also the perfect companions for home workers – providing a myriad of wellbeing benefits to keep you at the top of your game.
