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With its various incarnations, this blog has always been about living your life in a way that makes you proud. Living with style is our way of sharing lifestyle content without the side order of FOMO. Take what you need, the things that inspire and serve you, and leave the rest behind. We’re all about creating your life, not trying to make it look like someone else’s.
You’re only as good as the advice you take. {Confident You}
Today as I sat tapping madly away in my local coffee shop, a conversation started to drift into my space. A father and his adult son sat talking over their plans for the future. The adult son had a lot of financial commitments for the year, including a child old...
25 things you can do today to be more confident {Confident You}
Well hello, there folks, it's the weekend, and I'm about to dive head-on into some work. But I've been chipping away at this list for a while, and I finally finished it. Mostly because I've been easily distracted lately, but also, 25 things is A LOT. Good luck to...
Where to Buy Plus Size Stockings and Tights
I don't know about you but finding plus size stockings I like, that fit me well and don't cost the earth is something that is damn near impossible. Yet, owning a great pair of stockings or tights can be such a godsend to a girl's winter wardrobe. Summer dresses get...
Warm Winter Chickpea and Pumpkin Salad
For me, winter salads have to at least have something a little warm about them. In summer I love the crisp, fresh, chilly feeling of a fresh salad with chilled dressing and loads of colourful produce. In winter I need something a little more comforting and warming....
Laugh with your mouth open.
It was a cool night in Brisbane and the afternoon rain glistened on the now darkened pavement. The buses whooshed by but no one else was really out and about except us. We were attending a workshop about being effective. Not more effective, effective: full stop....
Where to Buy Wide Calf Boots {Part 2}
When I posted about where to buy wide fit boots last time, I had no idea how badly you guys wanted to know where the heck to shop! It remains to this day one of the most popular posts on this blog. And because a lot of you added suggestions to the original post, I...
Are horizontal stripes REALLY making you look fat?
At least weekly at the moment someone comments on one of my images {on Pinterest mostly} reinforcing old rules about style, dressing and telling me what to do with MY body and outfit choices. Sometimes if they're just pointless, I delete them. Or mean, like what...
Make Yourself Proud.
I'm writing an article for teenage girls about life, life lessons and confidence. Working with young women to see their value earlier in life is something that I've touched on here before. I used to think it was going to be an eBook. That didn't happen, as I found...
Where to Buy Plus Size LBD {little black dress}
For all girls, the little black dress is a wardrobe staple. But for me, as a plus size girl, the plus-size LBD is waaaay essential. It's got to be short, a wee bit flirty and classic. THAT is what I'm after. Something with a good solid fabric, that moves with me...
Standing up for yourself {Confident You}
There are only a few reasons people don't stand up for themselves and most of them boil down to that you simply don't want other people not to like you. You don't want to be that person. The jerk. And you know what, that's a valid concern. Human beings run in packs...
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