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\"KatherineA Day in the Life\u2026<\/h3>\n

Katherine Bilsborough<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If I\u2019d written this blog post a couple of years ago, it would have been a lot different, more chaotic and definitely less positive. Neither the amount of work I\u2019m doing nor the type of work has changed. Nor has the number of projects I\u2019m working on at any given moment. But I\u2019ve made some changes in my approach to work that have helped increase productivity, efficiency and, most important of all, sanity and personal wellbeing. This is a typical day, in as much as any day can be called typical.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

7.00\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I wake up to the sound of my alarm. I don\u2019t always do this because one of the benefits of working from home and setting my own timetable is not having to be anywhere at a given hour. But sometimes I set the alarm because I want to fit in an early morning walk. I get up, have a quick cup of tea and quickly read through notes that include a lexical set and a grammar point that I need to include in a story I\u2019m writing for a primary course book. With the language fresh in my mind, I\u2019m hoping to get the seed of a story idea while I\u2019m out and about walking and having a breakfast stop up the mountain.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9.00\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The tactic works (it usually does) and I get home from my walk with the makings of a story, noted in an audio file on my mobile phone. This is a great way to start the working day because it means that when I begin working on the story, I\u2019ll be able to dive straight in to the writing part when I open the file. I have my second breakfast (I always have two). Today it\u2019s a poached egg on toast and another cup of tea.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

9.30\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I go into my study and open the window (it\u2019s a nice day). The first thing I do is check my to-do list. It has three sections:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n