• Question: Do you have any spare time? If so, what do you do?

    Asked by anon-193440 to Morwenna, Jamal, iainstaniland, Heidi, Emma, Carl on 6 Nov 2018.
    • Photo: Emma Crawford

      Emma Crawford answered on 6 Nov 2018:

      As much as I love my job, I don’t do it all day every day! My evenings and weekends I keep free and usually you can find me working out in the gym, watching TV, drinking cocktails or finalizing my wedding plans for next year.

    • Photo: Iain Staniland

      Iain Staniland answered on 6 Nov 2018:

      Yes fortunately I do get some spare time, although it is a lot less now that I have two young children. Balancing work and free time is very important as you will work so much better if you have managed to relax and have fun. For me spending time with my family is very important, I love building lego with my son and playing games with my daughter. Loving the outdoors I spend time in our garden, although I am not exactly an expert struggling to tell the difference between the plants and weeds.
      We spend time as a family, jumping in muddy puddles, riding bikes, building things and there is always coffee and cake!

    • Photo: Heidi Gardner

      Heidi Gardner answered on 7 Nov 2018:

      Yes, of course! I try to get all my work done in normal working hours so that I don’t have to work really late or at the weekends – if I don’t get time off to have fun and see my friends then I find that I don’t enjoy my work as much so it’s really important for me to strike a balance.
      At the moment a lot of my spare time is used planning travel for January and February – I’m going on an 8 week trip to the USA, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore for a research project, and I need to make sure I’ve got accommodation and flights booked before I go so it’s been pretty hectic. I love spending time with my boyfriend, friends and family, I also love to draw and doodle, go to the cinema, and see live music.

    • Photo: Carl Heron

      Carl Heron answered on 8 Nov 2018:

      I run. It gets me outdoors, whether in the city or the countryside. It helps to clear my mind and it makes me feel less guilty when I eat chocolate, curry and cake (not all at the same time though).

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