6.30 I wake up in our cottage in Ganthorpe, where I live with my husband Philip, and get straight into work mode. I make a coffee and then sit at the kitchen table to look at our inbox and our website to see what’s happened overnight and how many messages and orders have come in. The business is still relatively young but growing quite rapidly, so it’s very exciting and one of the first things I think about when I open my eyes.
7.30 Philip and I both work for Cosy Cottage and travel to work together. It’s one of our favourite times of the day. We have one of the best commutes you can imagine as our route takes us through the Castle Howard estate, passing the lake and seeing the view of the house behind it. No matter what season it is, the journey is always beautiful and it puts us in the right frame of mind for work. In Malton we have a lovely old work space just round the corner from Talbots Yard, which is a vibrant location with lots of people passing the door. Getting in before the rest of the team gives us time to take stock and tidy up before things start to get too frenetic.
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