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I was going to…
Today I was going to write a post about fr’enemies. But decided that the last thing I ever intended this blog to be was a place where negativity breeds. Then I was going to post some photos of an outfit I wore the other day. But I deleted the photos before I had imported them.…
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Suit of Armour.
I was reading a biography years ago about a successful business woman in the late eighties working in the music industry. The name of the woman and the book both elude me now. The heroine of the book, in a way I’m sure was common then {now?}, donned a suit of armour to face her predominantly hostile…
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Pinterest: How to pin your blog posts
Look, pinning your own content is a bit like liking your own status on Facebook, it’s okay if it happens now and again by accident but all the time… Come on. Or that’s what I thought anyway. But I changed my mind. I created some content specific albums on Pinterest for my blog posts and…
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Leftover Roast Vegetable & Brown Rice Salad
Oh hi, guess what? It’s recipe time. I was putting this baby together over the Easter weekend and thought, I bet you guys would like to see it. It’s simple, fast and can be done while dinner is cooking. Plus you get to use up all those leftover containers full of half eaten vegetables in…
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Why exercise in the mornings?
///Lorna Jane image credit /// There was a time when the very idea of getting out of bed in the morning to go to the gym or to exercise whatever the description would send me cowering under the covers. These days, not so much. I prefer mornings even if I am half asleep for a while. And…
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Aussie Curves: Belt {She Wore What}
The week of my birthday a little package all tied up with string arrived from Mel at Missmel. Inside were two beautiful dresses from the SWAK range that she stocks at her website. The one shown here, looking all kinds of wonderful with the diamond belt from TS14+ last year. The other was a black…
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Where to Buy Plus Size Patterned Pants.
From leggings to jeans and a few in-between This week I’m bringing to you the loved or loathed patterned pants. I’m calling it and saying I love them. Some of you saw me in the Autograph post and we like, errr, no thanks. But I’m telling you, it’ll be like coloured denim, you’ll wake up on…
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Being there for yourself {Confident You}
There is one person that matters. One person who you should work your whole life to get on your side. Only one, the rest can do what they like. That one person is you. They could also be the hardest person to win over. Are you your harshest critic? I know I always have been. Imagining, thinking…
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When You Just Know {She Wore What}
Do you know that moment when you see something in the shops or in a catalogue and you just know it’s perfect for you? That happened with this tunic. I’ve almost worn my old faithful work tunic out and hadn’t seen anything to replace it with. It’s just so a simple work combination to wear a slim fit pant,…
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Party People!
Moooooooore party photo goodness!! Yay! Short version it was an amazing night, I danced until the wee hours of the morning and ate cheeseburgers on my way home. I was gifted some many presents and the presence {see what I did there?} of so many wonderful people. I worked hard to pull it off with the help…