Sitting Vs. Standing

Well!
 I was planning on posting about something really interesting that I read in the Sunday Times Style mag & post a nice little link to the article, but apparently you have to be a (paying!) member to see it! Pfffffft. 
I don't think so. Especially when the mag is free in the first place! Outraged. 
Anyways, it was basically all about working standing up as opposed to sitting down. It's pretty interesting when you think about it, & as the article pointed out, most creative offices have people getting up & down & being generally more active than most others. 

 It also went on to explain about how the whole work/stand up thing is really catching on in America! There are places you can buy desks & 'work stations' that adjust in height, so you can stand & type or whatever it is you do for a bit...
I think it sounds like a pretty good idea to be honest! 
 One of the women they interviewed for it (I forget who it was...but left the magazine on the tube for some lucky person to read), but she either owned or ran her business, and apparently really enjoyed standing & doing work for a couple of hours at a time. 
  So not only does it make you (potentially) more creative, but you burn about 280 more calories a day...not too shabby! 
  I actually think it sounds like a really good idea, especially as at the moment I spend about 9 hours a day on my feet, but generally have plenty of energy throughout, & never find it difficult to "think on my feet" as it were...
  I wonder if my new employers would find it odd if I started working standing up in the middle of the office? 
Perhaps one to try at home for now...

xo


Ps. Just found this, which also highlights the health benefits slash tries to scare you into standing 24/7! 

Are you sitting down for this? Well, you may want to stand up, actually… recent studies have confirmed something that common sense has been telling us all for years: spending too much time sitting down is bad for your health. A study recently published by the American Cancer Society shows that spending much of your waking hours seated (i.e. that 9-5 work shift) has a deleterious effect on your health that puts you at high risk for obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes – even if you diligently exercise every day!

Dumdumdum!

 

 

Elle

So, got my new issue of Elle through the post yesterday (subscription = best ongoing present ever), & I'm so excited to read it!

 I really love the days when it comes in the post; partly because it's always nice to have something other than bills come for you! & also because I usually set aside time to read it - generally cover-to-cover, with a cup o' tea...maybe a sneaky biscuit. I guess it's just one of those rituals that everyone should have when they put aside time for themselves.

  Speaking of other people, it's the mother's birthday on Friday, & I have no idea what to get her! I'm a little low on funds at the moment, so I'm thinking something small...but what??
  Hoping a bit of a browse of the TimeOut website might give me ideas - shows/exhibitions, etc...she does like those kind of things. & I love giving gifts that are activities!
  For example, about this time last year Sammie-Jo & I took Helen to London Zoo for the day:

Helen at the train station before we told her where we were going...

 

Nearly at the Zoo!

 

Helen & SJ being 'great apes'!

 Helen & a Gorilla...

 

We then returned home for dinner & Boggle(!)

But failing to find something similar, hopefully a wander around John Lewis might do the trick!

xo