Hi friends! Welcome to today’s Hello Monday Link up with Holly and Sarah. It’s great to be here on this sunny Monday to share a little about my weekend. Thanks so much for stopping by 😊 Saturday It was one of those cold winter days in Australia—sunny but freezing—when I just couldn’t get warm, no … [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…]
When we set out to build Rest Less, we wanted to be a trusted place where you could find helpful information about a wide range of topics and issues affecting the over 50s. As a free to use resource, we try hard to provide the best information we can, but we cannot guarantee we won’t … [Read more…]
It’s finally time to recap the last two days of our January trip—five months later… oops! 😅 Since I wasn’t the trip planner (more on that in a sec), and we packed so much into the nearly four weeks we were away. I had to go back, retrace my steps, and piece it all together. … [Read more…]
Being different generations, they not only have different perspectives but – most importantly – different skills and experiences. I thoroughly enjoyed the interview but it also got me thinking about myself. I’m fortunate to have many friends, both male and female but, interestingly, only two are of a similar age to myself, whereas all the … [Read more…]
I wrote a post about my simple wellness routine the other day, and it got me thinking. While I was talking about staying hydrated, which is a classic healthy habit, I realised that some healthy habits that aren’t so healthy may have quietly snuck into our lives I mean, drinking water is obviously important. But … [Read more…]
Getting a mortgage in order to make an investment, such as a buy to let property, is known as “leveraging” (or sometimes “gearing”). Even if you are confident that you can afford a property with your current savings, it would be worth considering using leverage as an option. For example, let’s say that you had … [Read more…]
My working week has just ended with two full days indoors (due to torrential rain) with a classroom full of preschoolers. I’m no maths person, but I worked it out to be around 14 hours and 50 minutes… or 890 minutes, if you’re counting every single minute. (And believe me, I was!) All you lovely … [Read more…]
Francesca Williams is a senior lifestyle writer at Rest Less. She joined Rest Less in early 2021 after achieving a first-class degree in History at the University of Sheffield and qualifying as an NCTJ Gold Standard Journalist. Francesca is a qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer and writes across a range of lifestyle topics, specialising in … [Read more…]
Hey friends, here’s a little catch-up on some favourites from this week. King’s Birthday Long Weekend It’s been super windy and freezing over here. We had a long weekend for the King’s Birthday, so having Monday off was such a bonus! I didn’t have any plans and just spent the day at home, feeling as … [Read more…]