When I compare myself to others, I always seem to come up lacking. I suspect that this is the same for many of us. Is comparison the thief of joy? And what role does social media play? Before the advent…
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…
Everyone has different expectations of a holiday and of course different budgets too. We were so excited to be visiting Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife. Endless hours had been spent on YouTube looking at travel videos. I was very…
, 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. …
I love the cinema. The allure of the darkness, of being totally drawn into a story with no multi-tasking allowed. I am not sure quite why, but I always believed you needed a companion for the cinema. Someone to share…
Reading giving me itchy feet. It inspires me to travel to destinations that have until now only existed within pages of a book. When I was about eight years old I didn’t read. I didn’t like it – I thought…
Dignity is a complex state and something that I truly believe that everyone deserves. Dignity is the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect My blog is all about being fabulous despite the circumstances of your life. …
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…
Well the obvious answer is with cake! I love cake – I would choose it over chocolate, crisps and even wine. I think a cake is just such a symbol of celebration. It always makes me feel festive, as well…