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Wellbeing

To-do list fatigue? We’ve found the answer!

Who’d like a lifestyle PA to blitz all those pesky chores? Who wouldn’t, right? Muddy’s Kerry Potter tests the services of Rebecca Crayford Lifestyle Management.
What to do when your parents need care

It’s not exactly top of the to-do list but dealing with elderly parents’ care needs is something that’ll come to us all. How to handle this most grown-up of tasks? Here are our top tips.

You got Sole

Get your toes out, there’s a new reflexologist in town! Muddy wiggles the tootsies for Sole Wellbeing in Haddenham, Bucks
ONE POT CLASSIC

Not had a millisecond to ponder what to have for dinner tonight? The phrase ‘domestic goddess’ making you want to punch a wall? Yup, us too. What you need is this week’s Speedy Supper, a no-fuss weekday dinner that you don’t need to be a MasterChef contestant to whizz up. This turbo-charged, veg-heavy, super-healthy macaroni […]

Whatley Manor Spa

Why do The Cotwolds have so many amazing spa hotels? (Answers on a postcard if you can be bothered to write to me between your massage and poolside jacussi). I have great designs on doing a kind of spa crawl one of these days but for now my lucky ducky Muddy Gloucestershire editor Sarah has […]
NO MORE COUCH POTATO KIDS

Overstretched parents, tech-addicted kids and, shockingly, exercise levels dropping from the age of seven – what can be done to help children get moving again?

Work-life ‘blending’ – does it work?

Apparently it’s the end of the road for the ‘work life balance’ (or lack of). In its place, the buzz word is about ‘blending’ – but do you have what it takes to fully mix business with pleasure?
Woof! The idiot’s guide to owning a dog

Feeling the pressure to purchase a pooch? From the best breeds to puppy training, accessories to walkies, here’s everything you need to know about buying a four legged friend

Nail your fitness

Fallen off your fitness regime? Yeah, me too (grrrr) . Never mind, let’s get back on the horse with these 6 super-smart ways to train from PT and triathlete Steve Carvey.
Deep tissue issue? Say hi to David Lucas

Firstly, what a cute puppy! And no, he’s not totally extraneous to the feature (*tut*). But let’s start at the beginning. My body has been falling apart for the best part of 20 years, and now that I sit down at a desk/at a restaurant/in a theatre/in the car for 12 hours a day I’m […]