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I've calmed down, certainly, from the days of being 18, but I'm still having a good time.

If I want to calm down, I'll buy some fabric, get a pattern, shut myself in a room and stay there for days, really happy. And at the end of it, you get a bedspread or some curtains or something to wear - it's lovely.

There may be a long list of things to do, but really, there is just one thing on the list at any time. If you think of it like that, the whole world looks different and you can stay quite calm. Maybe everything will get done eventually and maybe not. You can always have hope.

I've deliberately tried to calm myself down because eventually I want to be a good role model to my kids.

One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

I'm pretty good at remaining calm during an emergency. My house burned down when I was 12, which made me really pragmatic about what needed to be done. But I can be bad in that I compartmentalize a lot of emotions and push them away to deal with them at a later date.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

I want to be calm.

I hope I will be a calm mother; I do yoga and I meditate, and those should help.

My key to dealing with stress is simple: just stay cool and stay focused.