The soles of my Crocs had been wearing thin for some time so I was not surprised that a hole appeared in the right one. Now I needed to confirm the colour of my replacement pair, and work out the best way to place to buy: in the UK, US, or Canada.

I had something else on my mind. I was taking part in a sleep-out and had not yet decided on the tent that I would use. I had an offer from SM’s family, but it was unclear as to whether all five of us would sleep in the same space, or I would have a canvas ‘room’ of  my very own.