Woman's Weekly

What we did in LOCKDOWN

‘I got clever with colour’

Irina Pehkonen, 36, is an analyst living in London.

As I look at the colourful, organised books, I can’t help but smile. After a few evenings spent colour-coding, I’ve turned a messy bookshelf into a piece of functional rainbow art. It’s lovely to use my creative side – my working life is all about facts and figures, so I don’t often get the chance.

Although many people have time on their hands in lockdown, for me life is more hectic than ever! My husband

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