BOREDOM LOADING…

Suzy touched on something we seem to have forgotten about – the art of being bored [Ed’s letter, December 2019]. Reading this on a Sunday afternoon just before the holidays, I’m looking forward to being bored out of my mind in the weeks to come. And while it is true that holidays are filled with fun, cooking, people, dancing and travelling, I will INSIST on some essential summer holiday basics. This includes sleeping in, being in my pyjamas the entire day, lounging next to the pool with a book, taking naps and (best of all) having nothing to do.

Being an event planner, I look forward to giving my brain a break by planning as little as possible. I am comfortable with being

bored, as my body demands it. I have no fear of missing out on anything while taking a break.

Thank you for a wonderful magazine. Looking forward to more of it in 2020 and beyond. Claire Kivedo

Ed: I hope it worked out for you, Claire! Let us know if you actually did it. It’s amazing that we need to force ourselves to take time out. We’re all way more frazzled than we realise.