I was surprised to read a news article a few weeks ago about supermodel Halima Aden quitting the fashion industry. She was acclaimed for challenging the industry’s norms and was British Vogue’s first hijab-wearing cover model. I was an admirer of Aden’s success and her determination to express herself in a way that she felt was truly herself.

One interesting question I have heard recently is whether 'working from home' has affected your relationships at work? For many people the option to work from home was unavailable, or simply impossible - until of course the pandemic. Then there was no option but to work from home.

One thing that this current pandemic has brought to light is our tendency to normally be ‘on the go’ – to be busy with something, to be going somewhere, to be meeting someone, to be hurrying from one place to another.

May is a month that is welcomed for many reasons – not least because it marks the start of Summer – for Irish people at least!

It feels as though brighter, longer days are ahead and there are more reasons to be cheerful.

A friend informed me last year, to my near-horror, that I was too ‘old school’ when I told her I needed to write things down in a diary, and like to keep a ‘To Do’ Checklist. She keeps up-to-date with the latest tech news, and has tried and tested every Time Management app, planning tool, and productivity management system that one can think of.