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Dear Diary

Happy Christmas Eve!

Well hello there! We made it through December and it’s now Christmas Eve, I hope you’re all healthy and happy and looking forward to a lovely relaxing day tomorrow. There are small amounts of lurgy in the Retro Chick household, but I’m sure we’ll have a wonderful festive day anyway! Honestly, it’s fairly traditional that

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Advent Giveaway

DAY TWENTY FOUR: A Pair of Shoes from Lady Lucks Boutique

Happy Christmas Eve! There’s one final prize left for you in this years advent calendar, and I think it’s a rather awesome one! Lady Lucks Boutique is a Norwich based business selling gorgeous vintage inspired and rockabilly clothing and accessories, and this year she has offered you £65 to spend on a pair of shoes

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Advent Giveaway

DAY TWENTY THREE: £60 to spend on Vintage Glasses Frames at Madams Vintage

Snuggled behind door twenty three is a £60 voucher to spend at Madam’s Vintage, purveyor of vintage specs for both men and women. You can use your £60 towards any pair of frames on the site, so they can either cover the full cost, or you can put it towards a pricier pair! The voucher

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Roller Derby

Winding Down for Christmas by Playing Intraleague

It feels like Christmas has well and truly started here now, and it was heralded in by a week spent visiting Christmas Markets, and finally settled with the Norfolk Brawds AGM, and our first ever Intraleague bout. Part of the ethos of Roller Derby is that leagues are run by the skaters, for the skaters.

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Fashion & Beauty

A Blogger Swap Shop with In Post UK

Can anybody hear me? Coming up to Christmas is a notoriously quiet time on the blog, apart from people entering my advent calendar giveaway, of course, because frankly you’ve probably all got better things to do than read my witterings, like fighting your way around the supermarket and making sure your house is spotless so

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Advent Giveaway

DAY TWENTY TWO: A Corset of your Choice from Corsets UK

Well hello! There’s a special treat for one of you behind door twenty two, as the fabulous Corsets UK have offered you up to £75 to spend on their site on a corset of your choice! I got one of my own earlier this year and it was a tough choice, so choose wisely! Whether

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Advent Giveaway

DAY TWENTY ONE: A Vintage Bed Time Goodie Bag from Wake Up Little Susie

Behind Door 21 is what I think is a real Christmas Cracker of a prize courtesy of Wake Up Little Susie! Susie has been running her business part time for many years and is a specialist in vintage nightwear. In the New Year, though, she will be starting an exciting new chapter as Wake Up

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Advent Giveaway

DAY TWENTY: A Fascinator from Bad Kitty

Welcome to day twenty, and there’s just 5 prizes left to be revealed! Today’s prize is courtesy of Bad Kitty. Bad Kitty plays Roller Derby for the Norfolk Brawds as well as running a website selling awesome Rockabilly and vintage inspired accessories. She’s great for headscarves and unusual jewellery, as well as some more elegant

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Fitness & Health

Goals for Staying Active Over Christmas with #JLLivebetter

Christmas is a notoriously difficult time to keep up a regular fitness routine. For me it all starts at the end of November after the Norwich Half Marathon. A week off running to recover at the end of November, and then we’re into the business of December and running becomes sporadic and there’s certainly no

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