I had a very busy start to the week with my mother, sister and her toddler and baby and dog to stay. We had a lovely time which included a dinner party on Monday night with a colleague of mine, trips to the park and coffee in the local cafe, Sobo (www.sobogallery.co.uk).

Whenever there's a group of people, whether its family, friend or workmates, there's going to be an exchange of ideas. This morning, while I was following one of my mother's pearls of wisdom (something about bleach and dishcloths) I realised how easy it is to ignore or overlook really useful advice. However open minded we like to think we are, we all have our routines, habits and models of the world and sometimes it's difficult to deviate from these.

I'm going to make use of this revelation by listening to people more. If I'm going to be a know it all, I might as well be good at it.