Berkshire


<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="562" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/4-Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-coach-landscape.jpg" alt="Mindful gardening coach Kendall Platt" class="wp-image-63722" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/4-Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-coach-landscape.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/4-Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-coach-landscape-800x450.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/4-Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-coach-landscape-400x225.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/4-Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-coach-landscape-768x432.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-wakes-you-up-in-the-morning-and-when">What wakes you up in the morning and when?</h3>



<p>Usually one of my kids at about 6.30am if I’m lucky! Or my alarm to wake me to go swimming at 6.30am.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-the-first-thing-you-do-when-you-wake-up">What’s the first thing you do when you wake up?</h3>



<p>Sneak out of bed as quietly as possible and either take whoever has woken me up downstairs for a cuddle and some breakfast. Or grab my swimming stuff and head out to the pool.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-do-you-bounce-out-of-bed-or-do-you-need-to-be-dragged-from-it-still-clutching-your-duvet">Do you bounce out of bed, or do you need to be dragged from it, still clutching your duvet?</h3>



<p>It depends on the time of year for me. I’m very seasonally led so in the summer I bounce out of bed because it&#8217;s light outside. In the winter I struggle to clamber out from underneath a warm duvet.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-who-else-shares-your-morning-space-and-how-does-that-shape-your-routine">Who else shares your morning space and how does that shape your routine?</h3>



<p>On the days my two little girls are up and I haven’t escaped to the swimming pool they are eating breakfast, watching some TV and playing while I squeeze in a pilates workout. Endless demands for ‘more toast’ and ‘berries’ mean I have to keep pausing the workout, so a 20 minute workout takes me 30 minutes and invariably a small child clambers on top of me while I’m doing a plank!</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-the-first-thing-you-eat-and-drink">What’s the first thing you eat and drink?</h3>



<p>I drink a shot of apple cider vinegar in water and then some psyllium husks in water to help my stomach acid and digestion. Then, if I’m going swimming, I eat a banana with some peanut butter. Otherwise it’s scrambled eggs on toast with cherry tomatoes and artichoke hearts.</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-to-you-set-the-mood-for-the-day">How to you set the mood for the day?</h3>



<p>I move my body, have a healthy breakfast, cuddle my kids and after I’ve dropped them off at school and the childminder I get in my garden, even if it&#8217;s just 5 minutes to clear my mind before I dive into work.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-keeps-you-motivated-throughout-the-morning">What keeps you motivated throughout the morning?</h3>



<p>I really savour the walk back from school listening to the sounds of nature, my mid-morning coffee and 20 minutes in the garden. I have ADHD and I find little rewards throughout my day and an opportunity to quiet my mind keep me focused and motivated in my work.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-when-you-start-work-tell-me-a-bit-about-what-you-do">When you start work? Tell me a bit about what you do?</h3>



<p>I start work at about 8.45am on the days I do the school run after a quick 5 minutes in the garden. A bit earlier at 8am on the days that my husband drops the kids off. I am my most creative first thing so I block out time in my diary to create content for Instagram, write articles for my Substack Newsletter <em>The Seed</em> or to write paid articles for magazines, blogs, and newspapers.</p>



<p>Then I have my mid-morning coffee while I research some plant ideas for a client. Followed by a client session where I may be teaching them a new mindful gardening skill, about border design, helping them identify the plants they have in their garden or helping them to plan their week to include time to garden.</p>



<p>I give my all to my client sessions so I need to recharge afterwards and I do this with some time in my own garden sowing some seeds, pruning or weeding. Then I have some lunch before an couple of hours of admin and the school run to collect the girls. My energy is lowest in the afternoon and my brain is tired so I use that time to do simpler admin type tasks.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="597" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-expert.jpg" alt="Mindful gardening coach Kendall Platt" class="wp-image-63721" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-expert.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-expert-800x478.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-expert-400x239.jpg 400w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/berkshire/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2024/03/Kendall-Platt-Gardening-for-wellbeing-expert-768x458.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-you-re-a-mindful-gardening-coach-do-you-think-this-has-helped-you-get-better-sleep-and-in-more-of-a-consistent-routine">You’re a mindful gardening coach – do you think this has helped you get better sleep and in more of a consistent routine?</h3>



<p>Before I practiced mindful gardening my brain was always running at 100mph. I’d wake up in the night panicking about all the things I had to do, about things that had happened at work and in my relationships, and generally being overwhelmed by my feelings on a near daily basis. Mindful gardening enables you to quiet the noise in your mind. To find the headspace needed to process those big feelings, to get out of your head and into your body so those stuck feelings can move through you and be released.</p>



<p>I rarely wake up with my mind racing anymore because I have time in the garden daily to release the things that are worrying me. Instead of feeling like I’m constantly chasing my tail, I now have the headspace to implement a routine that allows me to achieve all the things I need to do AND have time to do the things I want to do.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-how-do-you-choose-what-to-wear">How do you choose what to wear?</h3>



<p>I am all about dopamine dressing and adore bright colours. It really helps to lift my mood. Most days I reach for my Acai waterproof trousers as they are super comfortable and mean I don’t end up drenched on the school run or in the garden. I love a patterned shirt so choose one of the many I own and put on some Wolf and Moon earrings to add some fun and colour to my outfit. On the school run or in the garden I pull on my Birkenstock boots with striped purple and pink laces and my hot pink waterproof jacket. Brightly coloured patterned waterproof jackets are really hard to find!</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-your-beauty-and-skincare-routine-anything-you-swear-by">What’s your beauty and skincare routine? Anything you swear by?</h3>



<p>I love Tropic Skincare products. I’m currently obsessed with their hot cloth cleanser and their Elixir oil which smells like almonds. I’m not as disciplined with my skincare routine as I am with my time in the garden. I often find I’m too knackered to do the cleanse, tone, moisturiser routine before I collapse into bed. But I do love washing and pampering my face in the morning. </p>



<p>I don’t wear makeup every day as raising two little girls I want to show them that women don’t need to plaster their faces in makeup to look beautiful. When I do wear makeup though, I love a bold lip colour. Maybelline SuperStay matte ink colours are my favourite as you don’t need to keep reapplying. They can be tricky to get off at the end of the day though!</p>



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<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-you-re-grabbing-brekky-out-where-s-your-favourite-place-to-go-in-berkshire">You&#8217;re grabbing brekky out – where’s your favourite place to go in Berkshire?</h3>



<p>Cobbs Farm shop at Englefield because I can walk there from my house, the food is delicious, and the staff are wonderful. We have been regulars there since it opened.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-where-s-the-perfect-local-day-out">Where’s the perfect local day out?</h3>



<p>If I’m on my own or with a friend then a trip to Savill Garden to look at the plants and then a walk around Windsor Great Park. If it’s the hubby and I, then we love Time Trap escape rooms and a meal out, with Pho, Wagamamas and Miller and Carter being our faves. If the kids are coming too then it’s Wellington Country Park every time. There is so much to do there.</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-where-do-you-get-your-shopping-fix">Where do you get your shopping fix?</h3>



<p>I tend to go to Reading town centre, mainly John Lewis, Zara, Marks &amp; Spencers, but the parking is very expensive. I’ve recently discovered Newbury which has a great range of shops and a great park to take the kids to once they inevitably get bored of trudging round the shops. I also love Marlow as we got engaged there, and I love Scamp and Dude. Plus, it also has an excellent recently refurbished park!</p>



<h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-if-you-could-wake-up-anywhere-where-would-it-be">If you could wake up anywhere where would it be?</h3>



<p>In one of those fancy treehouses in the middle of a woodland, dappled sunlight, with the green of the trees shining through the windows and the sound of a babbling river running underneath me.</p>



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<p><em><strong>Kendall is a mindful gardening coach <em>helping women take time out of their busy lives and quieten their mind by r</em>unning a variety of floristry and botanical workshops and programmes across Berkshire. Find out more about <a href="https://www.adventureswithflowers.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Adventures with Flowers</a> here.</strong></em></p>


Morning routines of happy women: Mindful gardening coach Kendall Platt

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