Leading Lady – The Course to Glamour, Good Grooming and Deportment

  I am very pleased to officially announce the launch of a brand new and exclusive course to lady like glamour! Over the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of conducting numerous short classes and workshops all across Australia covering various elements of both glamour in general and vintage glamour....

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Failing at my latest challenge

  Fail Better mural by Behance I’ve failed. Not just ‘add an extra packet of bikkies to the shopping trolley‘ fail, but ‘see awesome winter coat must have it’, failed. I decided not so very long ago to challenge myself to buy nothing new for the short period of six weeks. I barely...

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The Reality of Family Travel and Why You Should Do It!

Today’s post is a very special guest post by Caz Makepeace, a brilliant travel blogger I had the pleasure of travelling to Malaysia with recently. It was so inspiring to hear about all her world travels, especially the fact that she and her husband do this with their young family in tow! I’m a big believer in travelling...

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Temptation, Self-Discipline and a Challenge.

There are several industrial hazards in my job, but none so difficult to overcome as temptation. I am the queen of self justification, of bargain hunting and a shopping ninja. The problem is I never stop. While I’m out scouting for great finds for the blog or styling cupboard, I always come across little...

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4 Simple Reasons Why Vintage Is Good For The Soul

Sometimes when I’m people watching, I see some very grey (in tone and spirit) combinations wandering along. I think to myself, “I wonder what they were thinking about when they tried that on?”  How often, do you find yourself in a chain store fitting room looking morosely at your reflection...

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5 Key Ways to survive the Back to Work Blues

This week is often the hardest of any for the many of you who are now heading back to work, post holidays. And today, being Wednesday here in Australia, may seem like the longest day of all. But never fear; there are ways to make your time infinitely better and to reach the end of each week feeling a happy sense of...

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Happy New Year! Let’s unwrap a spectacular 2013

As the countdown begins here on the last day of 2012, I’m looking back on all the things I’m grateful for this year. But even more so, I’m looking forward to all the wonderful things I believe 2013 will bring us. You’ll recall I’m a big believer in vision boards, (perhaps because...

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Your Happy Place – A Serious Question

Image source After the last post, What should I wear for Halloween, this post is the far less flippant side of questions on the blog. (The answer by the way has been voted as Kim Kardashian!) Today I have a question for you about how you use the internet. I was chatting with a friend today about our mutual...

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The Little Things.

When everything moves so fast, is always bigger, brighter and more; the little things are often forgotten. But it is the little things that when we stop and appreciate them, make the most profound difference to our days. It’s taking the time to stop and appreciate a perfect sky, the way the lady on the corner has arranged her...

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One surefire way to improve yourself both inside and out!

We all know the power of words. The power to hurt, to heal, to make us laugh; but all too often this is only brought home in those negative moments when things are said that leave us smarting. The most powerful tool we have at our disposal is our words, both to change our mood and that of those around us. One of...

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