December 23, 2024
Chicago 12, Melborne City, USA
Inspiration & Lifestyle

Struggling

I have to confess to struggling at the moment. I’m self employed, and my husbands job takes him off travelling round the country for 3 or 4 nights a week most weeks. I made the decision that as I’m self employed I’d head off with him, rather than spending 4 days a week alone in

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

What Makes You Happy?

I never used to be a naturally grumpy person. But as I’ve got older (and busier) I sometimes find myself slipping into grumpiness. I do like a good rant occasionally, and I can be easily irritated by things beyond my control that I should just let wash over me. More seriously I’ve struggled with depression

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

The Need for Speed

When I started running I started buying running magazines. They frequently contained sentences along the lines of “running at a fairly easy 9 minute mile pace” which made me snort, and then feel like a failure as I looked at my Nike+ stats average of 10’40” a mile. Quotes from an assortment of blogs. I’ve

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

How To Motivate Yourself Into Starting A Healthier Lifestyle

It’s easy to end up living your life by the clock and convince yourself there’s no time for exercise. If you can find time to add some physical activity into your day such as running, high-intensity interval training or swimming then it will help your health and research shows can make you happier! The only

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

5 Blogs I Love

Today I feel like sharing a little love. So I thought I’d share 5 of the blogs I love to read (semi) regularly. I’m terrible at keeping up with blogs. I have a Google Reader that now is stuffed with so many blogs I don’t read and has so many unread blogs I daren’t look

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Food & Drink Inspiration & Lifestyle

Is a Soft Drink Tax the Answer?

In the early part of this week the papers were full of a story about Doctors demanding a “tax on soft drinks” to tackle the obesity epidemic The tax idea was a headline grabbing part of a 10 point plan that the Doctors involved feel will help reduce the growing rates of obesity among adults

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Inspiration & Lifestyle Vintage

Retro Chick Reviews : The Well-Dressed Lady's Pocket Guide

Today I’m taking a peek inside a book I’ve had sitting around to review for so long I can’t even remember when I got it! The Well-Dressed Lady’s Pocket Guide is a teeny little book, though personally I would say slightly more than pocket sized, maybe a large patch coat pocket! Although the book comes

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Dealing with Christmas….

I suppose I have to face up to the approach of Christmas and inevitable weight gain it brings. In years past I’ve managed to gain as much as half a stone over Christmas, other years it’s just been a couple of pounds. The entire interweb is awash with articles telling you how to not gain

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Inspiration & Lifestyle

Unusual Books for the Christmas List

Books make great gifts. They’re not too expensive and whatever the interests of the recipient there’s bound to be a book or two to appeal to them out there! Today I thought I’d share a few of the mose unsual books I’ve been sent for review this year. They’re books that at first glance might

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