November 29, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Fashion & Beauty

Allergy Face

Ugh, right now I am suffering from a bad case of “allergy face”. I don’t know what tree or flower causes it, but evidently it starts torturing me at the end of May and then just as rapidly moves on to find someone else to pick on by early July. June, however, can be a

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Dear Diary

This Week I……

Late last night, while I was actually enjoying Pride and Prejudice and Zombies on Netflix, news of another terror attack in London started to come in. The reports were confused to start with, as they often are, then there were scenes of people leaving Borough Market with their hands on their heads and reports of

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Fashion & Beauty

Summer Dresses and Hoop Earrings

 This cut out dress got worn just ONCE last year. I wore it, loved it, predicted that I was going to wear it LOADS, then promptly forgot all about it and it languished in my wardrobe all Summer. We are 2 days into June and my dire predictions that it would rain constantly have so

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Fashion & Beauty

8 Tropical Midi Dresses for Summer

Aloha! Well, it’s June tomorrow, which will no doubt immediately herald an end to the tropical temperatures that we’ve been having, at least where I am, over the last few weeks. Still, I’m sure they’ll be back later on in the year, so I’ve been fantasy shopping for tropical prints. Seeing as I can’t afford a

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Dear Diary

This Week I…..

Good morning! I hope it’s a lovely sunny bank holiday weekend where you are? This weekend has been glorious sunshine in Norwich, which was pretty predictable as I have been inside a sweaty sports hall at a Roller Derby bootcamp. The minute I have free time it will invariably rain. I am planning to take

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Fashion & Beauty

When is a Crop Top Not a Crop Top?

Today I am pondering how many outfit posts over the 9 years I’ve been blogging have started with me talking about the weather. “A lot”. I would wager is the answer to that extremely dull question, and today will be no different. Phew. Isn’t it hot? This bank holiday weekend it is apparently going to

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Things I Learned Playing a Team Sport

Team sports is a whole new thing to me. I mean, they made me play Netball and Hockey at school, but I was never part of a team. I just tolerated it for the length of a PE lesson until I could escape. It wasn’t until I was 34 that I discovered Roller Derby, and

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Important Things to Do Today

Do you have a to do list? I do, I have to have one these days or everything just falls out of the gap between my ears. What’s on yours today? Today mine includes boring regular Monday things like write this blog post, and some VA work. It also includes some self care things like

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Dear Diary

This Week I……

Well hey there! How are you all today? The sun is shining, I can hear birds singing and I’m feeling pretty good. I have absolutely no intention of making the most of the lovely weather.  I plan to spend today watching some Roller Derby, and then this weeks Drag Race, even though Jinxx Monsoon totally

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