This blog has been refreshed for Christmas 2025 with updated tips and
preparation advice to make your festive cooking even easier.
With Christmas approaching and guests arriving to celebrate, my go-to Christmas Eve recipe is this Mary Berry Christmas Game Casserole. It’s delicious, impressive and perfect for preparing ahead, saving you time in the kitchen and allowing you to fully enjoy the festivities with family and friends. I recently shared a behind-the-scenes Instagram story of me making it and the response was incredible, so I knew I had to share the recipe with you. guests arriving to celebrate Christmas with you, this is my go to Christmas Eve recipe which will delight your guests and save you time.
Why Prepare Ahead For Christmas Eve
Christmas should be about relaxing and enjoying time with your loved ones, not stressing over the kitchen. Preparing this casserole ahead of time means:
You can freeze it and reheat on the day.
Flavours have time to develop, making it even tastier.
You can spend more time with your guests instead of being stuck in the kitchen.
Stunning Christmas calmness with Country Abodes
Mary Berry Christmas Game Casserole (serves 8)
Ingredients
Vary the proportion of meats as you like, and, if you have difficulty getting the exact amounts of mixed game, you can make up the difference with braising beef or Boneless chicken. In season, some supermarkets sell packs of mixed game – often including venison, pheasant, rabbit, wild duck and pigeon.
1.4kg (3lb) mixed game meats (see above)
2 tablespoons sunflower oil
75g (3oz) butter
200g (7oz) smoked bacon lardons
450g (1lb) whole frozen chestnuts, thawed
4 leeks, thickly sliced on the diagonal
50g (2oz) plain flour
300ml (½ pint) red wine
600ml (1 pint) chicken stock
4 tablespoons redcurrant jelly
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 large orange
To Serve
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1 orange, sliced
Method
Trim the meats and cut into 5cm (2in) pieces.
Heat the oil and half of the butter in a large non-stick frying pan or casserole. Brown the game and bacon over high heat in batches. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Add remaining butter and brown the chestnuts. Remove with a slotted spoon and set aside. Add leeks and fry briefly over a hot heat.
Sprinkle in the flour, gradually blend in red wine, stock and redcurrant jelly. Bring to the boil, season with salt and pepper then add the whole orange and meats.
Cover and cook over low heat for 1½–2¼ hours (or in a 160°C / 140°C fan / Gas 3 oven for similar time) until meats are tender. Check halfway and add stock if needed. (You could also cook the casserole in the oven preheated to 160°C/Fan 140°C/Gas 3 for about the same time.)
About 15 minutes before finishing, add chestnuts.
Once the game is tender, lift the softened orange into a sieve, cut in half, stand over a bowl and push the orange through the sieve, collecting the juice. Gradually stir the juice into the casserole until the taste is perfect. Check the seasoning and add a little more stock if the casserole is still a little thick.
Garnish with freshly chopped parsley and orange slices. Serve with your choice of sides.
Top Tips
Serve as Individual Pies
Cook the casserole as directed.
Roll out a 375g packet of ready-rolled puff pastry slightly larger than needed.
Cut 8 circles (10cm / 4in), crimp edges, lightly mark diagonal pattern, glaze with beaten egg.
Bake at 200°C / 180°C fan / Gas 6 for ~15 mins until golden.
Serve a spoonful of casserole topped and a puff pastry circle on top to make individual “pies”.
Preparing Ahead
Casseroles taste even better after a day or two as the flavours have chance to mellow, and this one is no exception
Cook the casserole as directed. Cool quickly, cover and keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Reheat gently, adding extra stock if needed.
Freezing
Cool casserole to the end of stage 4, then freeze up to 3 months.
Thaw thoroughly, reheat gently, adding liquid if needed, garnish with parsley and orange slices.
Aga Cooking
Simmering Plate: Cook to end of stage 4.
Boiling Plate: Bring to boil, cover, transfer to Simmering Oven for 2½ hours until tender. Continue as above.
Serving Suggestions
This casserole is perfect with:
Buttery egg noodles or creamy mashed potatoes
Roasted carrots, parsnips, or a fresh green salad
Crusty bread to soak up the rich sauce
What’s better than a Christmas Walk on the beach before coming home to a delicious meal with the family.
Why This Recipe Works
Make-ahead friendly
Freezer safe
Flavours improve over time
Simple to serve for large groups.
It’s a real lifesaver for a stress-free Christmas Eve — and your guests will be impressed!
Enjoy Stress-Free Festive Prep
Preparing this casserole ahead of time means you can relax, laugh and fully enjoy your Christmas celebrations. It’s a perfect example of how planning can make Christmas calm, joyful and memorable.
Hello and welcome! I’m Claire, founder of Woman on a Mission, a place designed to help women feel calm, confident and energised every day. Here on the Woman on a Mission blog, I share practical tips, inspiration and small, meaningful missions to support you in your home, lifestyle and wellbeing.
I’m so pleased you’re here. Grab a comfy seat, a cup of something lovely, and let’s dive in.
My Story.
I’ve always loved helping people feel their best. My first career was in Oncology Nursing, where I learned the true meaning of compassion, resilience and balance. After becoming a mum, I retrained as a Personal Trainer and Wellness Coach, creating Devon Fit Camp and later wellbeing retreats across the UK and Europe. Those years taught me that true wellness isn’t just about fitness, it’s about creating calm and confidence in every part of life.
My journey has also been shaped by my experiences with cancer, both personally and professionally. At the time of writing, I’ve completed the London Marathon four consecutive years, raising funds for Coppafeel! and Cancer Research UK and a couple more since for DKMS, the Blood Cancer Charity, of which I’m a proud ambassador. These causes are incredibly close to my heart, and you’ll find more about my fundraising and advocacy work here.
I love seeing my friends and family happy, being by the sea, interiors, candles, white flowers, a good Sauvignon (although I’ve been pretty tee-total over the last year or so) and sunny days, whatever the season.
Why Woman on a Mission Matters ?
Woman on a Mission began as a way to support the women I coached who wanted to feel more in control of their lives. It’s now a lifestyle brand that blends wellbeing, organisation, interiors and mindset. My mission is to help women feel calm, confident and energised, one small mission at a time.
Life is full of missions, big and small. Whether it’s creating healthier routines, tackling a home project, or simply taking a moment for yourself, each mission is a step toward a more balanced and fulfilling life. Your mission might be big or small, from tackling a renovation to simply leaving the house on time. Whatever it is, doing it well starts with looking after yourself first.
These mini missions are small but effective. One a week adds up to 52 in a year, 52 ways to bring positive, motivating habits into your life. Here on the blog and my Instagram, I share “mini missions” and Power Hours, small actions that can make a surprisingly big difference.
A Little About Me.
You’ll usually find me hiking along the Devon lanes (especially as the sun comes up) or out on the South West Coast Path, one of my favourite places to reset and refocus.
I can also be found at the gym or at the pilates studio, at my desk, pottering in the garden or decorating! I love being outside, feeling fit, and making our home a calm, happy space. With my children all grown up and at university, life has taken on a new rhythm, but I still love being an active and involved mum. they still swim competitively and we love to support them.
You’ll also hear me talk about my favourite “F words” — Fun, Food, Fitness, Faith (self-belief), Friendship, Family, Finance, and Focus, the foundations of a happy, fulfilled life. And of course, there are a few “f**k it” moments too, because we’re all human!
Your Mission, One Step at a Time
Whatever your mission in life, work, home, or garden, it’s good to know someone is there to support you. Our house is our home, our castle, the place we feel safe and special, and as we spend our downtime there, let’s focus on how to feel amazing while at home.
I live my life one mission at a time, hence the name, but my passion is to share my nuggets with as many people as I can. On this blog, I’ll be sharing insights on home and living, lifestyle, wellbeingandorganisation.
Join Me.
If you’re ready to create a calmer, more confident life you love, you’re in the right place. Join my Woman on a Mission community to get inspiration, practical tips and a sprinkle of motivation straight to your inbox.
I’m delighted to welcome you to the Woman on a Mission Blog. Let’s make this next chapter your happiest, most balanced one yet. This is a place where I hope to help you create boundaries around what matters most, so you feel in control and able to live guilt-free while accomplishing what’s important to you.
I’d also love to know more about you, how you found the blog, what brought you here and what you’d love to see more of. I always read the comments and truly enjoy getting to know this wonderful community, so please do say hello below. I can’t wait to hear from you.
It’s Pumpkin Season! Here’s a little mission for you to try this week: three heartwarming pumpkin recipes to tickle your tastebuds and they’ll solve your dilemma of what to do with your pumpkin flesh once you’ve carved your pumpkins.
As the evenings draw in and we crave warmer foods, these recipes are perfect for family meals, Sunday treats, or a comforting midweek dinner. From Pumpkin Soup to Roasted Pumpkin Wedges and Pumpkin Pie Muffins, these dishes are seasonal, simple, and delicious.
Love foods in season? Butternut squash works just as well too!
Pumpkin Soup Recipe
This velvety, naturally creamy soup adapted from Good Housekeeping, keeps well for a day or two in the fridge.
Ingredients
850g pumpkin or squash, peeled and cut into 2-3cm chunks
200g banana shallots, skin on, halved lengthways
1 small head garlic, skin on top cm sliced off
3 sprigs rosemary
2 teaspoons dried chilli flakes (optional)
4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
750ml good chicken or vegetable stock, plus extra if needed
For the Garnish: 3 tablespoons pumpkin seeds and 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil.
To Serve: 100g crumbly goats, fresh rosemary, toasted pumpkin seed oil (optional) with chucks of granary bread.
Method
Heat the oven to 180˚C/fan oven 160˚C/mark 4. Scatter the pumpkin in a large roasting tin with the shallots, garlic-cut-side down – rosemary, chilli (if using), olive oil and seasoning to toss to coat in the oil.
Roast for 45 minutes until mostly tender and golden in places, but not too browned – if it starts to brown, cover with foil. For the garnish, toss the pumpkin seeds on a baking tray with the olive oil and toast in the oven for 5 minutes.
When the pumpkin is ready, remove the rosemary – reserve for a garnish unless blackened – and squeeze the softened garlic shallots from their skins into the roasting tray, discarding the skins.
Heat the stock in a saucepan large enough to fit the pumpkin, then add the contents of the roasting tray and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
Blend to a smooth purée using a stick blender, thinning with more hot stock if necessary. Alternatively, cool slightly and blend in batches in a jug blender or food processor (a processor won’t give as smooth a result).
Reheat gently to serve, season and ladle into warm bowls. Crumble over the goats’ cheese and scatter with pumpkin seeds. If using, break over the crisp rosemary needles and drizzle with a little pumpkin-seed oil.
Food can bring people together in a way nothing else could.
Yotam Ottolenghi
Roasted Pumpkin Wedges Recipe with Chestnut, Cinnamon and Fresh Bay Leaves.
A simple and gratifying dish from Ottolenghi looks fabulous and is very easy to make.
Lay out on a flat serving dish and bring to the table. It doesn’t get much more Autumnal than this (and would be perfect at Christmas too!) A super addition to almost any main course.
Ingredients (serves 4-6)
1 medium pumpkin, about 1.3kg
6 tbsp olive oil
4 cinnamon sticks
4 tbsp maple syrup
3 garlic cloves, crushed
20 fresh sage leaves
10 fresh bay leaves
Salt and black pepper
150g cooked chestnuts
Method
Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/ gas mark 6. Cut the unpeeled pumpkin into wedges (1-2cm at the thick end) and discard the seeds; leave the skin on.
In a large bowl, toss the pumpkin pieces with four tablespoons of olive oil, the cinnamon, three tablespoons of maple syrup, the garlic, sage, half the bay leaves, and salt and pepper.
Lay out in a single layer in a large roasting tray and roast for 20-25 minutes, until the pumpkin is soft and golden. Add the chestnuts five minutes before the end.
Arrange the tray’s contents on a serving platter and scatter the remaining bay leaves over the top. Stir together the remaining syrup and oil, and drizzle on top. Serve warm.
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.
Hippocrates
Pumpkin Pie Muffins Recipe
Pumpkin Pie Muffins
These muffins are easy to make and will fill your kitchen with the wonderful smell of autumn. Moist, fragrant, gluten-free muffins. Perfect for family snacks or after activities.
Ingredients
¼ teaspoon sea salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup fresh baked pumpkin (or winter squash), well packed
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 pinch ground cloves
2 tablespoons rapeseed oil
½ cup agave nectar
2 large eggs
Method
In a large bowl combine almond flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and cloves
In a food processor, puree the oil, agave, eggs and pumpkin until smooth. Add the remaining ingredients and stir well.
Spoon the mixture into muffin cases Place paper liners in muffin pan and bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes
Cool for 2-3 hours (if you can wait that long!) and serve.
These treats are perfect after a training run or after the children’s football or rugby training or even as a little snack whilst relaxing over the papers on Sunday.
Super, simple family recipes make life so much easier and so I hope you enjoy these. Let me know in the comments or join the conversation on Instagram!
What is your favourite meal or treat to make during Pumpkin Season? Please do let me know in the comments. I’d love to hear your ideas and tips, please leave a comment below and join the conversation.
Wherever or however you enjoy this warming bites, hope you’ll be able to relax and take a moment for you.
This Little Mission, The Christmas Gift Edit, I hope will bring you those gift solutions for the special people in your life, without breaking the bank or hurting the planet. I try to support small businesses as much as possible, so I hope this Gift Edit will introduce you to some brands you haven’t met before and that you’ll love as much as I do.
Ready? Grab a cuppa, a mince pie and let’s dive in!
Gifts For Your Coffee Lover
Your coffee lover will always enjoy an introduction to a new coffee or a brand new mug. Of course if you’re feeling really generous, the De’Longhi coffee maker is currently on offer. Whether it’s your best friend, work colleague or family member a coffee lover can never have enough mugs or coffee!
I love The Kitch Hen and have been a customer for a few years now. Caroline makes the most perfect edible gifts for those who need a little hug from afar, a well done, congratulations, a thank you and the perfect host gift too. I especially love the new Christmas collection, perfect for this Christmas gift Edit, and adore the Robyn design and the Christmas Eve Treat is brand new for this season, isn’t it fabulous?
Despite the fact we know we should look after ourselves better and make time to relax in this ever busy world, gifts for well-being really are such a treat. I’ve been a lover of Hoof and Paw Candles for years. The Christmas Candle is a yearly ritual (sorry now sold out but put a note in your diary for next year!) The Amethyst Crystal Candle is always burning when I’m working. Madeline at Hoof and Paws has recently launched a brand new range, the Chaka Collection which I know will be amazing. I have ordered the Intuition Candle ready for 2024 and can’t wait to light it. I know you’ll love these candles, they are the perfect table gift or gift for your host as well as your friends and family who adore candles and feeling good. .
Working with the magic of nature to enhance our wellbeing, mind and soul. Natural essential oil candles blended to work with the energy of our chakras.
Hoof and Paw
What’s better that to aid your wellbeing than with a fabulous good night’s sleep? You will love these gorgeous eye masks that gently warm up once they are placed over your eyes, banishing tension and helping you to let go of the stresses of the day. Simply sit back and relax!
The masks contain iron powder, which allows them to warm up once they are out of the pouch. Each pack contains 5 silky smooth single-use masks. You could give the whole box or gift one face mask with other items, making a little gift package. Maybe a lip balm and chocolates or whatever you wish. There is currently a special offer on until December 19th, buy 5 boxes and receive one free, valid when ordering the blue jasmine boxes only. Maybe keep a box for you, you deserve it!
This 7 day pill case from Tabuu has a separate compartment for every day, each holding up to 14 500mg paracetamol caplets and labelled with the day of the week to help keep things organised. It has a mirror built in, so it’s one less thing to throw in your bag.
Each individual lid compartment is removable so it’s nice and easy to keep clean, and cases are around the size of a smartphone so slip easily into coat pockets or bags! Love mine for when I’m travelling.
Gifts For Your Outdoor Lover
For the 2nd year in a row, Go Outdoors have partnered with the mental health charity, Mind, for Hats on For Mind. Last year, they raised over £233,000 for Mind and raise awareness of the impact spending time in the outdoors can have on your mental well-being. This year, we have new ambassador hat designs and all-new ambassador flasks. What a perfect gift whilst let’s get our hats on for Mind!
You know I love getting outside and walking on the SW coast path and Dartmoor and hope one of these might find its way under the tree with my name on! Aren’t they gorgeous? x
“It is not about how much we give, but how much love we put into giving”
Mother Teresa
Gifts For Your Garden Lover
The Blog is about finding the little gifts for the people you love without breaking their bank and preferably from a small business. These aged terracotta look planters tick that box! Fill with compost and spring bulbs, or flowering white narcissi, add a ribbon and your garden lover has a pot to keep for a lifetime and flowers they can enjoy too.
The Gardeners Handbook is a gift I’ve bought for a few of my Gardening friends and they’ve been really well received. The fabric covered gardening book is designed to last the great outdoors. Mark tips with the ribbon, write your to do list & stick photos on the recycled pages. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned gardener, journal your veg & garden plants with this organiser. Record seeds planted, growth & the garden tools use with this notebook
Penny aka Penny Albertella Jewellery, is a spiritual jewellery artist and is drawn to the vibrations and healing properties of crystals, gemstones and precious metals which the earth offers up and I love and am inspired by the natural beauty of nature and Italian design.
Penny designs and hand makes a collection of pieces and in addition, to order the makes special bespoke pieces made for clients to mark and celebrate those very special occasions and relationships. If you are looking for a special piece this Christmas, I know Penny will look after you.
Gifts To Share and Celebrate Life’s Special Moments.
The St Andrews Hamper Company make perfect presents luxury hampers and gifts filled with gorgeous eco and organic goodies to celebrate life’s special moments. These special hampers and collections are filled with lots of lovely gift ideas to share with family, friends and colleagues, or to enjoy on outdoor adventures, celebrations and special get togethers.
Alison and team are proud to be helping to turn the tide on plastic pollution by minimising single-use plastic throughout the business. Whilst some of their products, such as chilled foods, are plastic wrapped to ensure their quality and integrity, they never wrap their hampers in plastic and all our hamper and gift box packaging is recyclable – even their tissue paper is acid free!
Their Luxury Gardener’s Hamper is one of their most popular gifts in their unique gardener’s collection with 11 gorgeous gifts combining style, practicality and top quality. With mirror polished stainless steel, FSC registered hardwood handles and solid brass ferrules, the Sophie Conran tools are as good as they look at tackling tasks around the garden and come with a 10-year guarantee for added peace of mind. Includes a trio of eco products to cleanse and care for hands naturally. All beautifully presented inside a traditional woven trug-style basket and including a personalised message. Ideal for all kinds of gifting occasions, it’s perfect for keen gardeners and beginners alike at Christmas and any time of year.
If you follow me on instagram and read previous blogs, you’ll know I adore CharlesTed Interiors and have many pieces in my home. First establish in 2017, their mission is to help people create a more effortlessly stylish home with simple key pieces and to this day and we won’t ever stock anything they wouldn’t have in their own homes. I’ve shared three pieces which I adore and think you or your Interiors Lover will adore too.
Country Abodes is a country boutique offering unique luxury home ware and accessories. The quintessentially British collection includes roman blinds, curtains, cushions and lampshades, hand made from the most beautiful fabrics. They also offer a bespoke service for those who are after that extra special something, made to your own unique theme. I think you’ll agree, they really do Christmas very well!
I love a practical gift and these jars are a two in one type of gift. They are really reasonable at around the £3 mark, fill them with whatever you like, chocolates or bath salts, for example and they can be enjoyed long after the Christmas tree decorations have been taken down.
The Festive Candle from The Range is a perfect White Company dupe. Again it retails at around the £3 mark so won’t break the bank . It’s perfect for any “just in case gifts” for surprise visitors.
“I realised that Christmas is … is the time to be with the people you love.”
Bill Nighy, as Billy Mack in Love Actually
So there you have it, my Christmas Gift Edit for 2023. I really hope this Edit has helped spark some inspiration with the perfect gift solution for the special people in your life, Christmas or any celebration. Do let me know in the comments. I’ve tried to keep costs down to a minimum. Which is your favourite?
Creating a routine each morning that works for you, which in turn helps you boost your productivity, makes all the difference to your day.
However, it is tempting to stay under the duvet as the mornings are that much darker! The consequences of tapping that snooze button once or maybe three times, are that an already busy hour becomes even more chaotic.
How have your mornings been going this week..?
Let’s start slow before we make any adjustments..
What does your routine look like at the moment?
How would you like it to look in comparison?
Grab a cuppa and 5 minutes to scribble anything that comes into your mind in your journal.
It helps to have a clear vison of the now and the wish..
I know it sounds crazy but writing it down brings a clearer idea of what you are striving to achieve.
Do you wake up every morning full of vigour, ready to tackle the day with all of your energy, youthfulness and vitality?
No? Well, if it helps, you’re not alone. Promise!
Many of us virtually sleepwalk through the morning in a serious mental and physical fog, desperately plying ourselves with coffee in an attempt to wake up!
If this sounds like you, you might think you’re just not a morning person, and there’s nothing you can do about it. This isn’t the case.
While it’s true we all have varying predispositions to being either a “night owl” or a “morning person” it is possible to boost your morning energy, with a few simple strategies.
Going to a room that’s inviting and calm to sleep really does have a positive impact on a productive day.
Get A Good Nights Sleep.
Obvious I know, a good nights sleep increases productivity to function at our best and most of us need around 8 hours of sleep each night. If this sounds too good to be true, here are a few tips:
Establish a routine.
What does your routine look like at the moment?
Go to sleep and wake up at roughly the same time each day.
Your body loves routine, and sleeping similar hours each day helps adjust your circadian rhythms, so that you naturally fall asleep and wake up refreshed.
Vigorous exercise or mentally stressful activities in the last hour or two before bedtime, can make it more difficult for you to fall asleep.
Chill out and relax before you go to bed. Watching Squid Game in bed isn’t the answer to relaxed sleeping, sorry!
The body responds to light and it is much easier to sleep in a completely dark room. Light can actually interfere with the body’s production of melatonin, a neurotransmitter which helps us sleep. Keep electronics and low lighting from alarm clocks to a minimum, especially your mobile phone. In an ideal world, it should be left outside your bedroom.
Start your morning right with a healthy, feel good breakfast.
Eat A Healthy Breakfast.
One of the main causes of low energy in the morning is low blood sugar due to the overnight fast and in addition to skipping breakfast.
We know this don’t we but eating a balanced breakfast, with a source of protein, whole grain carbohydrates, and fruits or vegetables prevents that mid morning slump and reaching for the biscuit barrell.
Avoiding sugary, highly processed carbs each morning, which trigger rapid peaks and troughs in blood sugar levels, means that those dips in energy will be gone and your productivity on point!
Avoid Excessive Caffeine And Alcohol.
Many of us feel dependent on the caffeine in tea or coffee, to get us through the morning. It does indeed provide a temporary boost, although this boost isn’t always as effective as you’d first think. Excessive caffeine can impair your ability to relax and it can interfere with your usual sleep patterns too. Alcohol on the other hand, tends to disturb your sleep cycle, leading to frequent waking, a poor night’s sleep overall and maybe even adding to that foggy head in the morning!
I’ve been loving these non alcoholic drinks which I’ve been switching for a glass of fizz – they are super yummy and low in sugar too.
Exercise In The Morning
One of the best ways to boost your morning energy, and ability to concentrate, is to get some exercise first thing in the morning. It was one of the many reasons I ran my fitness camps in the mornings at 6am and 9am.
Exercise helps improve your circulation, strength and flexibility, as well as your mood.
Exercising before work also gives you more energy on the job, while boosting your creativity.
As an added bonus, many studies have shown that people who exercise in the morning are the most consistent at staying with their exercise plan.
Waiting to exercise in the afternoon or evening, problems or scheduling conflicts often occur and prevent you from getting your workout in. (I know I’m guilty of this!)
Going for a morning walk, jog, swim session, or working out in your own home ensures that no matter what else happens that day, you’ve already had a chance to exercise. No excuses, hehe!
On a side note if my workout gear is all ready to go, prepped the night before, there is another little nudge to getting it done! Especially if you have arrange to workout with a friend.
Start your morning at the day ready to be productive
Creating A Morning Ritual Helps With Productivity
Try getting into the habit of starting your day with a relaxing ritual. Bare with me, especially if your morning this morning started with the alarm not going off and everyone charging out of the door clutching shoes and toast..!
Start slow but aim high – little by little introduce the above tips and it’ll happen! Promise!
I love to set my alarm that little bit earlier and head out for a walk in the Devon lanes, meditate or stretch. I know that might sound a little strange but I am SO much more productive for doing so.
Taking time out to simply be thankful for the day ahead, listening to uplifting music will help you to feel more in control of your day and set you up to deal with whatever life throws at you.
Remember, dreary, sleepy, foggy mornings don’t have to be the norm… With a little planning and preparation, you can start your day full of energy, enthusiasm and vitality!
Let’s make those little adjustments to a calmer and more efficient life without adding more!
I’m the creator of Woman on a Mission, a lifestyle space dedicated to helping women bring more calm, confidence and balance into everyday life. Born from my own journey to slow down and live with greater intention, it offers inspiration around wellbeing, organisation, home and mindset, one meaningful mission at a time
Heat the oven to 180˚C/fan oven 160˚C/mark 4. Scatter the pumpkin in a large roasting tin with the shallots, garlic-cut-side down – rosemary, chilli (if using), olive oil and seasoning to toss to coat in the oil. 
