Yes, I am fat. I have struggled with my weight my whole life. Knowing what I know now, I wish that I had figured out how happy keeping moving makes me years ago. A few weeks ago someone asked…
Category: shopping
In many cases not often enough. I fall in love with a palette and keep going back to it. Or sometimes I forget about something (in amongst the clutter that is my make-up table), and then find it again. I…
When I think of Christmas I think of traditions. Those little rituals that cause you to feel warm and happy. For me, it’s these little things you do year after year that make my festive season special. Spending time rather…
I love clothes. From the days of dressing my Barbie dolls in scraps of fabric, to the era of online shopping, fashion has fascinated me.. I am fabulously plus sized, and am delighted to find that more and more gorgeousplus…
Packing for a week in a carry-on bag is the biggest holiday challenge for me. I want to be comfortable, feel fashionable and pretty and still not incur excess baggage costs. It starts with shoes … Shoes are the most…
, I love smelling fresh, and I don’t like sweating, but then again I don’t like deodorant or antiperspirant. The stingy spray is painful and the fumes choking. This is not something I often reveal. One day I was trawling…
I have always wished I had different feet. Prettier smaller, slimmer feet. The kind of feet that Manolo Blahnik would like to grace. Extreme Foot Make-over Fantasy In the nineties there was a TV programme being aired called Extreme Makeover. …
There are two kinds of travel for me. Travel to visit friends and family and travel to places where you can be anonymous. I love both. (They can of course be combined!) Finding time for family I was reflecting on…
I love buying gifts, I buy them all year round and then keep them in a very important place – my gift drawer. It isn’t about the value of the gift for me, but rather about the sentiment, and the…
These are the things I always like to have at home just in case the dreaded flu strikes. Flu season – that time of the year when we just know that the bugs are circulating. Kids go back to…