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Award winning blog of of two halves: Lifestyle guidance for city-savvy socialites, and insight, inspiration and opinion for ad-curious folk

Follow our musings as we cover all things work with the latest campaigns, design trends, career advice, brand reviews, industry opinions, and not forgetting our toolkit to help you get by. On the flip side, join us as we talk all things play with healthy living, style inspiration, interior ideas, travel guides and updates on the best bars, eateries and activities London has to offer. Whether you’re looking to stimulate your career or your social life, look no further.

14/11/2024

✅ How often do you hear the word priorities? And how often do you tell yourself you’re going to prioritise more? ✨

🧠Life and Mindset Coach has developed The Priorities Method , alongside a highly covetable journal which is now firmly on our Christmas gift list for friends and family 📔🎁

🎙️We spoke to Lily about how her career as a journalist gradually pivoted to coaching via yoga teaching and motherhood 🧘‍♀️

🔗 Check out the link in our bio to find out what Lily loves most about her work, how she balances work with play, and how her method really can work for you 🖇️

03/11/2024

🎙️ Conversation is one of our favourite things at To Work or Play so we leapt at the chance to interview Ben Jones, the Founder of 🎤

✨ Designed to spark discussion, aid better communication and simply help families, couples and friends to reconnect, these cards are genius - we road tested the “Couples” and “Family” one but there are tonnes to choose from 🤸‍♂️

🔗Check out the link in our bio to find out more about how Ben feels passionately about the need for connection in our digital world, how he feels privileged to have his cards in homes around the world - and how he tries to juggle work and play whilst running an online business 🤹

23/10/2024

🇬🇧Cornwall off season? Completely ideal. Long empty beaches, watching the waves, getting cosy indoors, no fighting for fish and chips 🌊

✨ We still dream of our visit to - one of our most asked after hotels and a destination with truly something for everyone - families enjoying the free childcare, couples wanting to gaze out at the ocean from the infinity pool after a relaxing massage, and foodies keen to sample the multiple offerings🍴

🔗 Check out the link in our bio to read the full review and start planning your winter beach trip 💕

15/10/2024

✨ What better feeling than knowing you’ve got a freezer stocked with real, delicious food made by people who genuinely care? 🍃

🏆Winner of numerous awards & the first ready meals to be stocked in , these are the guys to go to 💪🏻

🎙️ We loved chatting about their passion for food, the environment, soy sauce & how they’ve made the decision to work hard & play hard 🤸‍♂️

14/10/2024

✨ Such an honour to be a part of the event last week with the unstoppable 🎙️

🍂 Loved figuring out what the last 3 months of 2024 hold for us, as well as enjoying a deeply relaxing sound healing with and a Q and A with 💡

🍿Tiny buckets of popcorn fuelled our workshop and goal setting sessions, and sooo many amazing women there to meet with and talk to - a real joy 💪🏻

07/10/2024

🍴Hungry?! You might want to grab a snack before you tuck into our latest Q & A with one of Italy’s most exciting chefs 🇮🇹

👨‍🍳We speak to Matteo Monfrinotti, Head Chef at La Cucina - a hotel firmly on our bucket list this season 🍂

⚖️ Find out how Matteo juggles delighting a full dining room at the hotel every night with his incredible creations, with taking a moment to enjoy the smallest joys and his own family ✨

🔗Link in bio - enjoy 🔥

24/09/2024

🎙️Yessssss! We loved chatting to founder of Rosie Davis-Smith ✨

📧 We discuss how Rosie started out in email marketing and social media and then began securing press coverage, how the customer journey has changed significantly in the last 10 years, and how a move from London to Devon has helped Rosie with her work and play balance 🤹‍♀️

🔗 Head to the link in our bio to read our full interview and find out whether your business could benefit from the services Rosie’s exceptional team offers 🔗

05/09/2024

🍂Just look at that light! September - “Fall’s January” - we love you 💕

🇮🇹We also love the look of - lakes, truffle hunting, Barolo wine - definitely on the wish list for a little get away before the temperatures turn 🍷

🍇Guests staying in September can also help out with the grape harvest and feast family style al fresco - overlooking Lake Orta. Yes Please 🍴

02/03/2023

We seem to be emerging into spring 💕👌🌿

Anyone else feeling it too? Warmer days, birds singing in the morning and just a little bit of sun on our faces 🕊️🌅

Refreshing our memories with the advice that Dr Andrew Birnie, Co Founder of gave in our recent interview about wearing sunscreen everyday on face, neck and ears from March to October 🧴🌞

More amazing and insightful advice from Dr Birnie in the 🔗

21/02/2023

A complete honour to have been invited to to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Hartnett Holder & Co with lunch at the ‘Kitchen Table’ with .luke and cooking for us 💫🙏🏻

We worked our way through the most incredible menu designed to showcase the past 10 years of this hugely successful Hampshire spot 🌿

From smoked cod roe with pickled fennel, to polenta ravioli with winter truffles, and the very first of the season’s white asparagus with baked turbot 🧺🍽️🐟

Oh, and madeleines with whipped butter, Apple Tart Tatin and a great slab of Stichelton for dessert 🥮🍏🧀

Read more about how you can experience the Kitchen Table at Lime Wood live on the site now 🔗in bio

07/02/2023

Identifying a gap in the market is exciting. Figuring out that you have the means, ability and creativity to fill it is game changing 💡🗯️✍🏻

And if you’re not already on board with you will be soon, especially if you’ve got little ones or are in charge of booking family trips 💻✈️🌍

We spoke to Co Founders Frankie and Becky about how they’re offering a new way to book stylish family travel. Think filters designed specifically for parents, and a website that is easy to navigate and carefully curated (and truly beautiful) 💕🔥💫

Head over to the link in our bio to learn more about how the duo first identified the need for such a site, how they admire the work, branding and ethos of and why you need to go follow them on Instagram right now 👶🏻👧🏿🧒👦🏽

01/02/2023

Need a little mid-week pick me up? 🙌🏻⚡️

Do as GROUND Wellbeing founder Peigin Crowley does and incorporate some self care into your day right now. She is passionate about helping us all to create easy to incorporate self care rituals at home 🛁🧘‍♀️

Alongside this, is tackling head on some of the biggest issues we face in healthcare today - from a range specifically designed for cancer patients, to treatments that focus on menopause, anxiety, gut health and burn out 🩻🥼🩺

We met up with at Herb House Spa in the grounds of the stunning 5 star Limewood hotel to celebrate their partnership with GROUND Wellbeing 🌿

Check out the link in our Bio to find out what drew Peigin to this inspired partnership, how she balances work and play, and which part of her job she most enjoys 🔗

27/01/2023

Fashion Friday 👋

A total treat today on the site with a Q&A with who we are ever so slightly obsessed with 💕👖🧣🧢🧥

Find out how Jo went from working at internationally renowned publications such as and to running her super successful styling set up and Instagram account 🇬🇧💻💼📸

We talk everything from scheduling client calls between kid’s nap times, to the importance of honesty and consistency when it comes to being a successful influencer 👶🏻💡🙏🏻

26/01/2023

Anyone else feeling as though January has gone on forever?! We’ve dabbled between desperately wanting to book a winter sun holiday, and being sensible and staying put to embrace the cold ✈️🌍🇬🇧❄️

Cue an excellent solution in the form of a mini break to Bailiffscourt Hotel and Spa in West Sussex. With kids 👶🏻💫

A luxury hotel with a helipad, decadent four poster beds and roll top baths may not immediately make you think of somewhere where little ones could roam free - but we were so pleasantly surprised and want to spread the word 📣💕

Say farewell to January with a bang and book a staycation in this beautiful spot and you’ll be cosied up next to a roaring fire in no time. Check out the link in our bio to find out all the key details of our time in this very special spot 🚁🙏🏻

20/01/2023

A real Friday treat today with a Q and A with one of Instagram and Tik Tok’s most respected foodies 👩‍🍳💕

A fully trained Leith’s chef, Rosie started her social media account when her mother became ill with cancer 🌿

Cooking her way through the highest highs and lowest lows eventually became a career path, despite being one she could never have imagined 🍽️💻🎒📱

We talk to her about fancy food accounts over the comfort food we all crave, chat Instagram vs TikTok, and find out how she balances work and play ⚖️

🔗 so head there ASAP 🔜

17/01/2023

If you’re looking for ways to brighten up your home this January (and let’s face it, we all need some pops of colour and beautiful things in our lives right now) we’ve got you covered 🏡🎨🖌️🏺

Our latest Q and A is with Designer Issy Granger who has held a life long passion for homeware and interiors - even making egg box homes for her Sylvanian families as a child 🥚🐇

Endlessly chic and creative, her company designs all its own products meaning that everything they make is unique to them. Take your pick - from candlesticks and tableware, to gorgeous linens and a whole new lighting range 🕯️🍴💫

As ever, click the link in our bio and get inspired 🔗🖇️

13/01/2023

📸Flashback Friday

Dreaming of our Dublin getaway and all the magic of - a hotel that wowed and delighted us, whilst being perfectly positioned to explore this incredible city 🇮🇪✈️🚘

Check out the 🔗in our bio to find out the best room to book, where to cosy up by a gorgeous fireside, and how the spa is a true hidden gem 💎

08/01/2023

Don’t Imitate, Create ✍🏻
Don’t Compare, Enjoy 🙏🏻

We love these wise words of wisdom from our new favourite brand 💡

The plant based products that this incredibly inspiring company are producing are completely delicious and enough to make anyone drop the dairy and go vegan 🍶🌿🌱

Learn more about how founder Axel Katalan lives, sleeps and breathes JULIENNE BRUNO and how influential foodie figures such as Alan Yau have helped him to harness the power of creating something with real substance behind it 💤💻📈

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