Her Story: ‘Who doesn’t like a lovely cuppa? It’s my cure-all beverage of choice for any time of day and the first drink to touch my lips in the morning. Without my brew, I’m moody. People laugh about the fact that I have a teapot in my office – it doesn’t stop them popping by for a cup though. In fact, when the tea’s on, the room becomes a kind of drop-in centre for the recently-dumped, over-spent and generally grumbly of my colleagues and friends. I don’t mind, although I wish they’d be less light-fingered with my biscuits.
On my desk (apart from the usual clutter of paper and pens) are: teapot, digestives, tissues,
Daily Energiser vitamins (the only ones I have ever actually liked taking - and I’m fussy, make no mistake). Everything in line, because I’m weird like that. That probably says it all.
I’m not that much of a slumper, but I have my moments. Sometimes I’m sure it’s boredom-induced, other times I just feel a bit spent and need a pick-me-up.’