Happy Festive Season
In this short break from regular programming I want to wish you all a happy festive season, whatever your beliefs, it’s a great time to spend with family and loved ones. Thank you all for reading and...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Been Wearing – No Repeat November
Here are a few of the outfits I’ve been wearing this NoRepeat November so far. Here’s what I’m wearing (or similar cos it’s old): Red and Black outfit: Red long sleeve tee Red fur vest Black and...
View ArticleI’ve Had a Makeover
You may notice that my blog has had a little makeover. My new header illustration was created by Vanessa of Velvet Wolves on Etsy. I decided my whippet Cleo should be part of my blog as she so often...
View ArticleHappy Festive Season to You All!
To all my lovely blog readers! Every day I appreciate that you bother to come and read my posts. Every day I appreciate that you are there and supporting me. I appreciate that you ask questions and...
View ArticleMy New Year’s Resolution Idea that Actually Works
As 2013 draws to a close, with only hours to go, I want to take this opportunity to wish you all the best for the coming year. A new year is a time that many make resolutions to move their lives...
View ArticleMy Favourite Cold Summer Snack
Do you love a cold glass of white wine on a summer evening but you don’t always have one already chilled in the fridge? You don’t want to add ice as it dilutes the wine, well, my favourite summer snack...
View ArticleLosing Weight and Gaining Health
Some of you have started to notice and comment that I’ve lost weight. It’s interesting that nobody noticed the difference in my appearance until I’d shed around 10kg (22lb). Last October I realised...
View ArticleMy Style Philosophy – Rules are Made to Be Broken
As my regular readers would be aware, I spend many hours, days and weeks writing blog posts to give you sets of rules to work with to find out what works for your unique body and all its glorious...
View ArticleBoobs as Big as Your Head
There’s been a lot going on in my life this past week. Not only have I had the funeral of my wonderful sister-in-law who died recently of Ovarian Cancer (which kills one woman every 10 hours and...
View ArticleWhy Having Big Breasts is Not So Fun
Today is the day, all going to plan, I’m having my breast reduction surgery. Many women find it a strange thing to do, and many women pay to have their breasts enlarged. Sure this is a first world...
View ArticleSo Long and Thanks for the Mammaries
I’m writing this sitting in my hospital bed, the night after my breast reduction surgery. I’m still mentally coming to terms with what I’ve done, after a lifetime of overly large breasts and in many...
View ArticleBreast Reduction Update – 6 Weeks Post Surgery
Hard to believe but I’m now 6 weeks post my reduction, and I’ve forgotten what it felt like to have larger breasts (my shoulders and back do still feel like there is less strain on them than there used...
View ArticleIt’s My 5:2 Fastiversary
One year ago today I started on my 5:2 Way of Eating (I don’t call it the D word) and today I’m around 15kg lighter and a whole lot healthier. I’ve written about how I’ve done it and what it is here....
View ArticleA Week in the Life of this Personal Stylist and Style Blogger
This post is brought to you by Ford Kuga I think my life is kind of dull and mundane. A rather ordinary life. When I think about it, I’m a mum, self-employed image consultant, blogger, and trainer....
View ArticleGoodbye Cleo
Many of my long term readers and clients have met or virtually met my dog Cleo over the years. She sits next to me in the banner on this blog and spent her days in my office nudging me every few hours,...
View ArticleWinning the AICI Jane Segerstrom Award 2019
I’ve just spent 4 days at the AICI Global Conference in Chicago along with 300 other image professionals from around the globe. It’s a time for learning and growing and connecting with others in my...
View ArticleThe Secret to My Success as an Image Consultant
I’m often asked by up and coming image consultants and personal stylists how I’ve managed to achieve all that I have done, This blog with its thousands of posts, image training programs, books, videos,...
View ArticleInterview with Imogen Lamport
I’m excited to be sharing with you here the latest copy of the AICI (Association of Image Consultant’s International) Global magazine, in which I’m featured in an in-depth interview. AICI is the image...
View ArticleReflection on the Year 2021
Wow-what a year 2021 turned out to be. It started off feeling like we were getting on top of Covid and living a more normal life again here in Melbourne after our long 2020 lockdown ended towards the...
View ArticleHappy New Year and Time for a New Focus Word of the Year 2023
It’s that time of the year – the New Year is almost here and we farewell 2022. I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you for coming here, reading and commenting on my posts, joining my programs and...
View ArticleUnveiling Confidence: How Upgrading Your Style Elevates Your Self-Worth
Have you thought about how the early messages you received about style may still be impacting your style and your confidence? Childhood memories often hold a treasure trove of experiences that shape...
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