• Live

    Things to look forward to

    I’ve been trying to get better at booking things to go to, so next Thursday I’m off to the Gaultier show at The Barbican. I’ve heard really good things about this and…

  • Live

    This week I’m thinking about…

    Work – there’s lots of it, and it’s taking over most of my waking-hour thoughts at the moment. Good thing I like my job. Getting old – my Nan is not very…

  • Live

    Perfect day out

    Himself got a new motorbike this week, so we decided to go out together for the first time on it today. I had a sports massage booked in Hove this morning, so…

  • Live

    Car booting and park walking

    Busy few weeks, at work and at home. The weekend before last I got it into my head that I was going to do a car boot sale to get rid of…

  • Live

    The power of time off

    I wrote a bit earlier in the year about how holidays are healthy, allowing us to de-stress and get motivated, but Stefan Sagmeister goes quite a bit further. In this TED talk…

  • Design

    Nails and Tattoos

    I’m a little bit obsessed with both. Here are some of mine, featuring excellent shoes and obligatory cocktail 🙂 Nails by The Lanes Health and Beauty Tattoos by Valerie Vargas and Into…

  • Live

    My clothes don’t fit!

    Clearly I’ve not been very good at keeping my blog updated, but in my defence I can’t believe how quickly the last 11 weeks have gone by! The biggest news is that…

  • Lo-carb
    Live

    Time for change

    So, after much prevaricating, the time has come to try to do something about losing weight. This is the first week of the low carb eating plan and it’s been interesting so…

  • Travel

    I love a hotel, me

    I’ve stayed in many, many hotels in the last 15 years but the novelty still hasn’t worn off. Well, maybe not including the Premier Inn, but generally I love staying in hotels.…