A typical working day...
No two days are quite the same, but most of my days begin around 6am – depending on how late I have been working the night before. With two young children, my mornings are lively: getting them up, organising school bags, prepping snacks and juggling the endless list of little things they need for their activities.
We then cycle to school as I gave up using public transport back in 2009, when I was working in Buckingham Palace. It had snowed, and there were no buses, trains or tubes running, so I decided to walk. Later, when I moved to Twickenham, I swapped walking for cycling – and I haven’t looked back since. It’s saved me a fortune!
I then head to the clinic, park my bike and set off for a run along the river to Richmond and back. That 25 to 30 minutes is the calmest, most peaceful part of my day – a rare pocket of tranquillity just for me. After a quick shower, I’m into my scrubs ready…