This summer has been warm and I’m a fat woman of a certain age, while I don’t suffer from hot flushes, I do run hot and I struggle once I’m warm to cool down especially on the bus. At some point it was inevitable, and I bought a mini fan. This one.

It has been the best thing I’ve purchased for the commute to the office and the bus journey to Mum’s, even though it’s October. The Guardian had a list of the best ones (here) and if like me you are hot all the time and not in a good way, you should get a mini fan.