Brand identity designer | Specialising in branding for lifestyle businesses

Cherish the past, adorn the present, construct for the future.

Clough Williams-Ellis

Tranquilo Creative

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As the mercury is set to tip 36 degrees here on Ma

As the mercury is set to tip 36 degrees here on Mallorca tomorrow, I thought I would share my top five tips for keeping cool when it’s hot, hot, hot outside! 🥵 NB These tips may also prove useful at the moment for some of my UK based friends too!

1. Wear light, loose, linen clothing - the loose weave of linen allows body heat (and sweat!) to escape from your body. Linen absorbs a lot of moisture and will dry quickly, keeping you both cool and dry. 💦
2. Keep shutters (if you have them), and curtains closed during the day to keep the heat out. Now, if you come from the north east of Scotland like me, this one will go against everything you were ever taught growing up (open all the windows, let the sun / day light in, let fresh air in - and yes, even if it is absolutely freeeeeezing outside!) 🥶😂
3. Placing a bowl of ice cubes in front of a fan creates a similar air cooling effect to air conditioning. 🧊
4. Running cold water over your wrists - the blood vessels there are closer to the surface of your skin - will help to bring your body temperature down much quicker. Very important for those of us of a certain age! 😉🫀
5. (And my personal favourite!) Eat your own body weight in watermelon! 🍉 Personally, I love my watermelon in a salad, mixed with cucumber, feta and fresh mint, with a dressing of olive oil, lime juice and honey, and sprinkled with a touch of sea salt flakes. 😋

These are just some of things that I have found that work for me, but I’m curious, how do you like to keep cool?

#islandlife #ascotonmallorca #livingthedream #aquietstyle #mytranquilolifestyle #tipsforkeepingcool #mallorca #hereforthestills #freedomseeker #mycreativelife #ascotabroad #atasteofplace #expatlife #igersmallorca

. . . and relax! Auto-responder is on, and I’m n

. . . and relax! Auto-responder is on, and I’m now officially on holiday! I hope you all have a fabulous Summer, wherever you are in the World!⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The Studio will be closed from Friday 16th July until Monday 13th September.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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This past year has been such a strange one. All th

This past year has been such a strange one. All that's happened - and my husband’s extended working rota - has meant that I’ve spent more time on my own, and in my own head, than I ever have before. And that’s sometimes not been the best place to be. 😔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Over the next month I’m hoping to take a trip back to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿. I’ve not travelled since last December, so I am excited and nervous in equal amounts. Although with the travel guidelines continually changing it’s difficult trying to keep up - and it’s just a wee bit stressful! 🤯😩⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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The rest of my Summer will be generally spent trying to stay as cool as humanly possible in temperatures hitting the high 30’s / low 40’s! 🥵 Any tips for keeping cool in hot, humid climates will be (warmly!) welcomed!! 😂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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As the temperature begins to steadily rise here on

As the temperature begins to steadily rise here on Mallorca, my thoughts are beginning to turn to closing up the Studio for the Summer. It’s time to slow down and take some time for myself. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I’ve not really taken any time off since last Summer - and my body is now telling me it’s high time that I did! So, with that in mind, I just want to say that the Studio will be closed from Friday 16th July until Monday 13th September. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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It’s Friday afternoon and there’s a new Blog p

It’s Friday afternoon and there’s a new Blog post on my website, if you’d like to read it then please follow the link in my bio.

#onmyblog #elevateyourbrand #brandstory #brandidentitydesigner #brandidentitydesign #intentionaldesign #brandpersonality #smallbusinesslife #smallbusinessmarketing #clarity #growyouraudience #femaleentrepreneur #minimallogo #simplelogo #mytranquilolifestyle #tranquilocreative #myexpatlife

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Sometimes, you just need to step away from the com

Sometimes, you just need to step away from the computer . . .⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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