I remember waking up that day, later than what I was supposed to. There I was rushing around like a lunatic, anxious that I was going to miss my train. I didn’t even make my bed, my hair was a mess and I was sure that I’d forgotten to put …

“Oooh I look really nice!” I squealed as I looked at a photo that a friend had just taken on her phone. I know that sounds really big-headed but I was genuinely surprised at how I looked in that photo – smooth skin, not a blemish in sight, very white …

I had it all planned. A lovely picnic with my husband in the beautiful countryside on a lovely sunny day. I was so looking forward to it and started preparing the food the day before: Spicy chicken, tuna crunch sandwiches, olives with feta, prawn mayonnaise, salad with sweet cherry tomatoes, …