Rather than creating a list of New Year’s resolutions which I’m likely to break (and it’ll depress me) I decided instead to choose a couple of words to use and guide me this year in what I want to achieve and as inspiration. The words I’ve chosen are Balance and Growth. As a single mother,…
Yesterday I spent the day boating up from Tutukaka to Whangaruru Harbour where we slept the night. Then we got off the boat and drove up to Russell in the Bay of Islands where we’re staying for the night before we head back to Hamilton. Russell has some delights- a gorgeous harbour. and it’s also…
I arrived into New Zealand on my holiday early on the 31st December, spent a little time in Warkwiorth before driving up to Mangawhai where I spent New Years Eve with the lovely Jan, her husband Warren and some of their friends. We’ve then come up to Whangarei before boating up to the Bay of…
Today is my final Dressember wrap – after spending 31 days in a dress what have I discovered? On cold days I miss my jeans. You tend to always look a little more ‘dressed up’ in a dress. I have less washing – one garment not two, what a bonus that is! There are a…
The lovely people at the Karina Chronicles have interviewed me for their blog and you can read it here.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate it. Happy Black Friday for those of you who celebrate that. Today I thought I’d share with you in this short video my motivation, my mission, my manifesto, my beliefs about why I do the work I do and what I want for you. And in the…
. I’m really excited to announce that I’ve finished my latest ebook The Finishing Touch: perfecting the art of accessorizing. With chapters on Shoes Handbags Glasses Scarves Jewellery Hats Hair Accessories running to over 100 pages with heaps of new colour illustrations and information this ebook is packed with advice on how to choose accessories…
.. Hello from Orlando, Florida. I’m here and sharing a hotel room with the lovely Jan Fisher (who you will know from these posts on Certain Age dressing). I thought I’d share a couple of outfits with you that we’ve worn yesterday and today. The first two outfits are what we wore to the opening…
Last night, around dinner time I was rung up by a journalist for the Herald Sun newspaper (tabloid in Melbourne) and asked to comment on racing identity Gai Waterhouse’s blog comments about our Prime Minister Julia Gillard needing some help with her image. “She desperately needs a make-over. It wasn’t the carnage behind that gave…
In my line of work I know that my professional photos that I have on my website are really important. So many clients tell me that they are something they consider when deciding if I’m the right image consultant for them. It’s important for me to keep them up-to-date too as I frequently have to…
What I wore Saturday was an Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) education day in Melbourne. I love going to them as it’s always great to catch up with other image consultants who I don’t see too often. As we all work independently it can sometimes feel lonely, and it’s a great place to share…
You may all be wondering what has happened to me, seemingly disappeared off your screens. Well while on my holiday I got severe abdominal pains which resulted in 4 days in bed and eventually a visit to the emergency department of my local hospital, who then proceeded to do some emergency exploratory surgery. Finally after 5…
Ok, this is particularly off topic, but something I find fascinating, it’s all about how you taste food. I’ve been told since I’m a kid that I’m kind of ‘fussy’ about food, I’m certainly nowhere near as fussy now as I was when I was a kids, but I still find some tastes, particularly things…
I was interviewed by Madonna King on ABC Radio in Brisbane today about how to pack for travel. You can listen to the interview here.
I’m off to Manila in the Philippines tomorrow for the Association of Image Consultants International South East Asia conference. I’m speaking at the conference on blogging, so have to have something that is suitable to stand up in front of a critical audience. There will be a gala dinner, other conference events and then I’m…
Ok, there isn’t much style advice in this post, and I’ve no idea why I’ve been thinking about this recently, but for some reason I keep thinking of skills that I’ve acquired over my life that are now either out of fashion (see got a style word in there) or just no longer useful. 1.…
Hard to believe it, but today is my 2 year blogiversary. Thanks to all my lovely readers. Without you coming back again and again, I wouldn’t have found the motivation to keep writing. Your support means the world to me. What has surprised me about blogging, and this was not something I ever expected, is…
I’m really pleased to announce that I’m a speaker at the AICI (Association of Image Consultants International) South East Asia Conference on 24/25 September. The conference is in Manila, Phillipines, and I will be presenting at the conference. Early bird registrations close 20 August, so book your seat now and I’d love to meet you…
A little off topic today, but just to let you know, we got the first lot of pathology back on my son’s tumor and it was benign and they got it all, so that’s a relief. Life is precious, so is health. It’s important to embrace life, and do what you can to keep those…
Thank you all for your kind words, prayers and thoughts. Aston had his operation this morning and he’s now recovering well at home. We still have to wait for pathology results, which could be a couple of weeks, and still more other blood tests and the like to come with the endocrinologist, but I can…
I received a comment from Jesslyn, who asked after I mentioned eating a Choc Top a the cinema what it was, and even though I try to make the terminology I use fairly international, I thought it would be good to share a glossary of terms so that my Australianisms don’t confuse (plus a whole lot…
