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What Do You Do to Relax?

May 8, 2013 in Books, Entertainment, Film & TV, Health, Lifestyle, Mental Health

What sort of stuff do you do when you need to relax? As I was pulling together my thoughts for this article I started thinking about things I do in my spare time or what I do for fun, but they’re not exactly the same thing, are they? In my spare time I might do housework (not relaxing for me) or go on social media (which is fun, but not relaxing). I find playing Dungeons & Dragons great fun, but not relaxing, as it’s a fairly intense creative experience. So what I’m asking is not what you do for fun, [...]

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Fashion: My Plus Size Picks for Winter

April 24, 2013 in Fashion, Style

As the weather turns cooler, and the stores start their mid season sales, I bring to you my plus size fashion picks from ASOS Curve. I usually turn to ASOS this time of year, as they have their 70% off sale, and given that they’re in the UK, their cooler clothes are now in the sale. Score! ASOS has free shipping, and sizes in Curve range from 20-26. They have also started stocking Inspire items from UK store New Look, some of which goes up to 28 (which is awesome and I hope they keep doing it). Given that I’m [...]

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How Do You Do Pocket Money?

March 14, 2013 in Children, Finance, Lifestyle, Money, Parenting

Way back in the Christmas holidays, I started pondering the subject of pocket money. I have two boys, 5 and 8, and the subject of pocket money had come up now and then, but never seriously. As my youngest was about to start school for the first time, and my older child got old enough to be able to save for things, I resolved to make a decision on the subject before school started. I thought I’d share my thinking process with you all, as some of my friends found it helpful to think about too. I opened up the [...]

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Shopping: Top Plus Size Picks from ASOS

January 24, 2013 in Fashion, Style

Welcome to 2013 lovely readers, and here’s my first fashion post. Today I’m sharing with you some selections from Asos Curve, sizes 20-26. I like Asos for its free shipping and good mark downs (they have a great 70% off section). I would love to see them make larger sizes, and have more items available in the Curve section. Midi Skirt in Jersey $29.96 First up is a great addition to your basics, a pencil skirt. This skirt is made of soft jersey, and stretches so your movement isn’t hampered. Also, it’s comfy. I own this skirt and find it goes [...]

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Screw the Fashion Rules

December 6, 2012 in Body Image, Fashion, Self, Society, Style

Fashion Rules. You know what I’m talking about, right? All the rules dictated to us by media, friends, family and society about what we should and shouldn’t wear. Fashion rules are a favourite topic for the media “Which dress is best for your body? Top ten jeans for your shape! Fashion dos and don’ts”. Telling us what fruits we look like, what colours to put together or not put together, what styles suit us best. Between myself and my friends on Twitter, we came up some examples like: “If you’re a pear shape, don’t wear colours on your bottom half. [...]

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Shopping: Polka Dot Party!

November 8, 2012 in Fashion, Style

I love polka dots. This week the fashion blogger group I’m a part of had polka dots as their theme, and when it came to writing a shopping post I thought I needed to share the polka dot love. Today I’m bringing to you the interweb clothes, shoes, jewelry, stationery and accessories featuring my most beloved of patterns. I’m featuring my local store Catfight Collections a bit here, as I like to support them and their clothes are awesome (and quite polka-dotty). The clothes and shoes are bit pricier than my usual fare, but the accessories, jewellery and stationery are [...]

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Australian Style Exclusive: ASOS Summer Collection

October 11, 2012 in Fashion, Lifestyle, Style

Many of you will know of the online, UK-based, clothing store ASOS. With great sales and free worldwide shipping, ASOS are a continual online stop for me. And they have not been ignoring their Australian customers. ASOS opened an Australian office so returns and refunds are now local postage, and this week they went a step further. They created an exclusive summer collection specifically for Australians. We get to buy these clothes first, people! The collection launched on Monday, with a variety of their trademark pretty dresses, jewellery, shoes, swimwear and separates. Before I tell you how pretty the stuff is, [...]

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Shopping: Etsy Journals

September 20, 2012 in Books, Entertainment

I love the written word. Don’t get me wrong, I love computers, and how easy they are to write on, but I still love putting pen to paper. I have a notebook I carry around with me for any ideas that pop into my head, and a diary I write in most days. There’s something intimate and personal about writing in a book. I don’t think I’m the only one who thinks this way, for there are a multitude of beautiful journals on Etsy. Let me show you some I have collected together, and whet your appetite for jotting down [...]

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Time Alone Is Part of Balanced Parenting

August 30, 2012 in Anecdotes, Children, Family, Mothers, Parenting, People, Relationships, Stories

Sometimes being a parent is a weird dichotomy of feelings. And sometimes being apart from your kids is too. I was sitting at a table in my local pub. This was back when my boys were spending weekends at their grandparents, so their father could spend time with them. I had Friday night to myself. This pub, within walking distance from my house, was a regular haunt for dinner on my own. At first I felt incredibly awkward, going there by myself. I felt like everyone was looking at me and pitying me for being alone, or worse. Gradually I [...]

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A Dress Helped Me Love My Body

August 2, 2012 in Anecdotes, Body Image, Fashion, Health, Mental Health, People, Society, Stories, Style

I studied the dress on the hanger. It was bright, stripey and colourful. The navy stripes of the singlet top changing into green at waist height, then into orange as it traveled to the floor, caught my eye. I was reminded of summer and fun. But it was in the straight size section. The larger size section that I had already perused was full of boring drab colours and shapeless tunics. I wanted this dress. The old me would have sighed, and walked away. The new me of the last few years, living on a diet of body positive blogs [...]

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