The joy of pottering

This BBC News magazine article caught my attention this afternoon.

There is nothing I like more than pottering. At present I don’t have a garden or outdoor space to potter about in, but even just spending a day pottering inside our flat can be a delight. I work in central London and find all the rushing about there quite stressful at times and dream of being able to potter through the days. I think this article is right in that “pottering” has been given bad press.

A day of pottering at home can completely de-stress me and prepare me mentally for the work week ahead. Yet, when work colleagues ask how you spend the weekend saying that you “just pottered about” can cause a few strange looks. Instead when I go back into the office tomorrow I’ll proudly say that I spend my Sunday pottering and see what response I get!