Leigh Spencer is a freelance lifestyle writer for Rest Less and contributes articles on mental health and relationships. Leigh was in a long-term abusive relationship and is also raising awareness about emotional abuse, financial abuse, and reproductive coercion through her website: theinvisibleabuseproject.co.uk. When she’s not writing, she’s supporting her two sons and following her other … [Read more…]
Creative writing submission from the Rest Less community – submit your entry here. Readers may remember that my husband and I were invited to Colonel Saab’s in High Holborn, London, for a sumptuous Indian afternoon tea. Afternoon tea has definitely become a thing – a real destination event with every restaurant and hotel worth its … [Read more…]
Hi friends! I hope you’ve all had an amazing week. I’m excited to be back to share some of my favourites from October. It’s an October Favourites edition! Which feels just right, since (can you believe it?) it’s the last day of the month. Oh, and by the way, Happy Halloween! I’m pretty sure I … [Read more…]
Melanie Wright is money editor at Rest Less. An award-winning financial journalist, she has written about personal finance for the past 25 years, and specialises in mortgages, savings and pensions. She is a former Deputy Editor of The Daily Telegraph’s Your Money section, wrote the Sunday Mirror’s Money section for over a decade, and has … [Read more…]
Selene Nelson is an author, freelance journalist, and lifestyle writer for Rest Less. After graduating from the University of Sussex with a degree in English Literature, Selene began contributing to many major newspapers and websites, and has written for the BBC, The Sunday Times, The Independent, Town & Country, and HuffPost. Her specialist subjects include … [Read more…]
Fly, tour, and save – 10 amazing travel packages for 2025 – Rest Less Home Travel Fly, tour, and save – 10 amazing travel packages for 2025 Sam McLoughlin is a Senior Lifestyle Writer at Rest Less. He joined the editorial team in 2021 after completing his Master’s degree in English Literature, Culture, and Theory … [Read more…]
Hey friends! It’s great to be back linking up with Holly and Sarah to share a little about our weekend. Sam, our youngest, celebrated his birthday (which was actually two weeks ago) with a party. Not going to lie, I’m so glad it’s over because party planning is way outside my comfort zone. But the … [Read more…]
With five tickets on offer, even my “too cool for school” teenage grandchildren were thrilled to be invited. Bookings are made at 15-minute intervals, so there’s plenty of space for participants to wander without feeling squashed. As we stepped into Dockside Boarding, a beautiful recreation of Southampton Harbour, we were ushered forward not only to … [Read more…]
Selene Nelson is an author, freelance journalist, and lifestyle writer for Rest Less. After graduating from the University of Sussex with a degree in English Literature, Selene began contributing to many major newspapers and websites, and has written for the BBC, The Sunday Times, The Independent, Town & Country, and HuffPost. Her specialist subjects include … [Read more…]
Dee Murray is a freelance journalist and copywriter, and a lifestyle writer for Rest Less. After graduating from DIT Dublin with a degree in Scriptwriting and the University of Sussex with an MA in Creative Writing, Dee began writing for experience and adventure companies. She then founded Ryanair’s first travel blog, which she managed and … [Read more…]