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T

HE day I realised I

had microwaveable

porridge for breakfast

and instant noodles for

lunch, an alarm bell

rang in my head. I

didn’t immediately realise why

I was feeling so out of sorts.

But it suddenly struck me; a

combination of stress and

exhaustion meant I had

stopped bothering about the

little things in my life.

You might know what I

mean. Those ordinary, small

activities, the daily rituals that,

in the normal course of events,

you might not notice but, when

missing, leave you without

purpose, drifting.

Putting on a smart outfit,

cooking a proper meal and

eating with nice cutlery, arrang-

ing to meet friends for the

theatre or cinema. But once

you get out of the habit, it’s

very hard to get it back.

Life events had accumulated

over the past few years to send

me off the chart on the stress

scale; a divorce, the death of

my beloved father and the

gradual emptying of my nest as

my children left home for their

own adult lives.

I work from home so I was

living in leggings and baggy

jumpers (the writer’s uniform),

with my hair in a scrunchie,

and not going out much

because it seemed like too

much effort.

B

UT that small internal

alarm bell made me

determined to do

something about the little

things I had stopped bothering

about. My maternal grand-

mother was the doyenne of

“bothering”. She had fruit

knives and linen napkins and

always wore proper jewellery.

I resolved to take a leaf out

of her book. And it very

quickly made a huge difference

to how I felt both about myself

and about life. Going out of my

way to make an effort was not

just a distraction, it gave me a

purpose. I began to take pride

in myself and my environment,

establishing good habits and

going the extra mile.

I quickly came to realise how

truly uplifting these little daily

rituals can be. I’m not a com-

plete control freak, but I really

enjoy being mindful about the

details of daily life, and it’s

given me a much greater sense

of purpose and achievement.

Perfectly laundered sheets

and fresh flowers put a smile on

my face. It really is worth the

bother. I think my grandmother

would be proud!

MAKING MY BED

PROPERLY

I started to make a ritual of

making my “nest” every day.

Not just tugging up the

duvet, but airing the bed first,

then re-making it to five-star

hotel perfection with properly

plumped pillows.

It gives a sense of order to

the day and is wonderful to get

into at night. I learnt how to do

hospital corners at boarding

school and oh how we grum-

bled, but now I love a properly

tucked-in sheet.

LAYING THE TABLE

I do this religiously now even if

it’s just me eating; setting a

place properly with a placemat,

cutlery, napkin, water and

wine glass. It makes

eating an occasion

and a pleasure.

And now

I’m slightly

obsessed with

table linen,

from vintage

lace table-

cloths to

stone-washed

linen napkins I

brought back from

the South of France.

NOT SAVING THE BEST

FOR BEST

I have a trove of beautiful

things I inherited from my

grandmother, and for years

they have been kept in cabinets

and drawers awaiting some sort

of momentous occasion, which

of course never came.

She used a lot of it every day,

so I decided I would too,

from pretty little

cake forks to her

collection of

Waterford

glass. They

are all the

better for

being used.

The other

day I had

friends for

lunch so I dug

out my grand-

mother’s tiny little

liqueur glasses and served eve-

ryone a slosh of Cointreau to

go with the almond and orange

cake. It gave me such pleasure.

WRITING PROPER THANK

YOU LETTERS

We have all done it. Prodded

out a quick text saying: “Thnx

for a gr8 night”. But somehow

this seems perfunctory and

doesn’t show enough

appreciation.

A properly written thank

you note gives you time to slow

down and really think about

what you are saying. And the

recipient will feel much more

appreciated when they see the

envelope on their doormat.

IRONING THE SMALL

STUFF

As the mother of three boys, I

have done everything I can to

WHY DO I

BOTHER?

BECAUSE IT

MAKES LIFE

SO MUCH

BETTER

Veronica Henry found herself slipping into a

world of microwaved meals, living in

leggings and hardly seeing friends. Then

she realised that taking trouble over the

little things can turn anyone’s world around

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