I do all of my laundry and ironing on Saturday (yeah, wild life I lead) and when I come into the city on the tram on Sunday to do my shopping at the markets I bring a week's worth of clothes and hang them at work.

This way I don't have to carry clothes to and from work every day. I also have a few different pairs of shoes under my desk so I have a bit of a range to choose from each day.

One thing I discovered - jersey/knit/soft fabrics are your friend. So much easier to travel with a soft jersey top than keep a cotton button-down shirt neat and ironed in your backpack. Even better are jersey wrap dresses. They scrunch up small and don't crease - fantastic.

For lunches (so I don't have to travel with them and I don't spend all my shekels on takeaway) I go to the supermarket on Monday lunchtime and buy a loaf of multigrain bread, some cheese and five tomatoes. Cheese and tomato sandwiches for a week. Not exciting but I don't have to carry it or think about it.