I’ve just spent a week with my back taped up after I could barely move for a couple of days as I’d managed to do some damage to my back that caused some discs to bulge. Lying in bed and trying to heave myself over, using my hands to physically shift my body (simple rolling,…
Have you ever been burnt out in your life? I’ve had three instances in my adult life where I’ve become completely burned out and had to reassess where I was going, what I was trying to achieve and whether or not my approach was working for me, given how I was feeling. The first time…
Recently we lost our gorgeous whippet Cleo to cancer and so it is with great joy that I’m introducing you to our new family members, Bo and Arrow the whippet puppies. Currently they are 9 weeks old and just starting to look whippety. They brother and sister (from a litter of 8) and we had…
Each year, instead of making a bunch of New Year’s Resolutions, I like to choose a word that will be my focus for the coming year, a reminder, an aide-memoire to keep me on track on all my goals – both work goals and personal ones too. As opportunities arise and decisions have to be…
The x-rays are in and my bones are healed up, so my orthopaedic surgeon has given me the all clear to run, jump and do as I please again. This is great news and what is also great is that my toes are starting to move much more freely again as well. There is still…
What to get the person who has everything or just doesn’t want any “thing”? How about an experience gift of some sort? How about something creative where they learn something new? Or go somewhere and discover something new? There are lots of fabulous experience gifts to give to someone (or just give to yourself), or…
It’s now been a little over 9 weeks since I had my bunion surgery and I thought I’d give you an update. What’s Changed in the Past 3 Weeks Since My Last Bunion Surgery Update I can stand the bed covers weighing down on my toes, it’s now no longer uncomfortable and I don’t need…
It’s been 6 weeks since my bunion surgery and I’m so so excited that I can finally drive again! I think that has been one of the hardest things about the recovery from my recent bunion surgery. Having to ask others for help and being only able to go out and do things at the…
It’s now just over 4 weeks since I had my bones realigned in my right foot to remove my bunion and fix my foot. Under doctor’s orders, I’m still wearing the post-operative shoe and have to do so for another 2 weeks) and find that I still need to keep my foot elevated a lot,…
When I was in my teenage years, getting a tan was seen as a great thing. In fact, the advertising in magazines for tanning products was all about how dark you could tan, rather than protecting your skin from the risk of skin cancers. We would sit outside at lunchtime at school trying to soak…
It’s now three weeks since I had my bunion operation and am continuing to recover slowly but surely. Still needing to keep my foot elevated as much as possible, but can get around more than I have been. I’m still sleeping with my foot out from under the covers (if it was winter I’d do…
Warning – this post includes photos of my feet and scars. It’s now been a couple of weeks since I had my bunion surgery and have discovered the answer to a question I’d been pondering… Now that I have metal screws in my foot, would I automatically trigger the security sensors at airports? Well, I…
My life as an image consultant and style blogger is all glamour. Absolutely, I’m sure that’s what you think. The reality, not so. Really it’s lot of time spent thinking and writing about style and colour topics and seeing clients and helping them sort out their wardrobes. Now I’ve always loved a fabulous pair of…
Do you have a hobby or some sort of activity you enjoy doing? What is it that you enjoy? There are so many different sorts of hobbies – from the physical (sports, golf, rock climbing, hiking, skydiving, yoga. etc) to the home-based (gardening, cooking etc.) to the social (dancing, Italian conversation classes, chess, mahjong etc)…
Charcoal toothpaste is all the rage on the beauty blogs and as a woman who cares about her teeth and knows just how a good set of choppers makes a difference to your overall appearance, I was happy to road test Carbon Coco Activated Charcoal toothpaste when they offered to send me an Ultimate Carbon…
Happy New Year to All You Lovely People! Each year for the past few years I’ve been picking a “word of the year”, a theme, for me to follow. It works as a guiding principle for me and helps to keep me on track. The words I’ve chosen over the past years are words that…
When I lived in the UK (start of 1999 – end of 2001) I found that I could never believe it was Christmas time as it hadn’t gotten hot yet. Even though we are fed a diet of snow, ice and winter scenes for Christmas, in Australia it comes in summer so it just didn’t…
Jill Chivers from 16 Style Types and I discuss why showing your vulnerability is an act of strength. Many women want to hide, to be invisible, to not draw attention to themselves. There are many reasons for this, often through feelings of poor self-esteem and worthiness, sometimes from messages received whilst growing up. Frequently people…
Following on from the video post we did about feeling fabulous in your style, Jill Chivers of 16 Style Types and I discuss this topic again, and in this video, Jill shares her journey to feeling fabulous. How to Feel Fabulous About Your Style Jill shares that feeling fabulous about her style is a conscious…
Only a week ago my lovely assistant Kate and I were chatting, and as rumours have been rumbling around Australian media about who is the Australian Harvey Weinstein, my speculation, from having worked in publicity for Penguin Books back in the 1990s, was the host of a very popular TV show at that time as…
Following on my from my blog post the other day about how I like to find the positive in the negative I wanted to discuss the topic of compliments. I used to think I was a realist, but then I realised that I’m always hoping for the best, so really I’m a natural optimist). I…
