Weekend Snapshot

Being woken up to a flower + coffee from the Pres

While the Pres got to work exposing some bricks in the front room...

I was the good apprentice who made protein smoothies and a sandwich

Vinyasa yoga with a view and my wonderful cousin

Saturday morning coasty and brekky with my bestie Eli

Lashes for another bestie Lisa. BEFORE...

And AFTER

The Pres was disgusted that at the first sign of rain I declared it onesie weather

Happiness in a bowl = vegetarian bimibap - brown rice, ginger tofu, enoki mushrooms, wilted chard, kimchi, pickled cucumber + nori

Hope your weekend was delightful xx

Pampering SOS: The Pres to the Rescue

Having been a beauty therapist in a past life, I vary rarely find myself in a day spa having treatments done. The same goes for most therapists, usually because:

1. Their time is filled with pampering other people
2. They have access to the products so find it hard to justify spending the money when they can do it themselves
3. It’s hard to switch off during a massage when you are critiquing someone’s technique
4. All of the above

I definitely fall under “4”, and being a naturally anxious person, find it hard to switch off at the best of times and usually find myself thinking about my to-do list and what’s coming up in my diary during a massage.

Scarface: Natural Treatments To Fade Scars (contains pictures some may find squeamish)

Say hello to my little friend....

A few weeks back I had some work done to my face. Unintentionally. by the hardwood floor of the OBH. From doing the worm.

Needless to say, when the Pres picked me up that night, he wasn't thrilled to see my chin open, nor the three hour wait in the emergency department. The next morning I went straight into damage control mode, starting with a big sorry to the Pres, and then working out a game plan for my wound.

Makeup Trend: Ox Blood

Get your inner vamp on and try this bold look. It is quite dramatic, but is balanced out by the minimal eye. These pics were my inspiration for my outfit for my dear friend, Hayley's wedding recently. The lippy I used is from  MAC and is called "Studded"

Power Plate - Worth The Hype?

So there I was, standing on a black platform, covered in sweat, everything jiggling at a million miles per hour. And when I say jiggling, I mean JIGGLING. I don’t think there is a girl out there who would welcome their thighs and ass moving like Miley Cyrus twerking in fast forward, let along in public. Did I mention that even my face was wobbling at full speed?

Why would I subject myself to such embarrassment, you ask? Turns out I was trying Power Plate – a machine that you stand on while performing strength and Pilates-style exercises whilst the machine transmits waves of energy throughout the body, activating muscle contractions between 25 and 50 times per second, enhancing overall performance.

Links I Love

Pets, then & now - an adorable, sometimes hilarious look at how quickly time flies 

Soooo cute - check out this baby girl do a "workout" with her dad 

Awkward or Hot? - a LA filmmaker asks 20 complete strangers to lock lips

Moving in Together? Make Sure You Read This First!

I recently had breakfast with an old work friend, who is about to move to the other side of the world (literally) to give love a chance. Talk about brave! I really admire people who have the balls to throw caution into the wind and put themselves out there. She asked me if I had some advice about moving in with a guy for the first time, and as a self-proclaimed girl who falls head over heels in love hard and fast, I have lived with my fair share of serious boyfriends and would consider myself “well practiced” on the topic.

In my gorgeous group of girlfriends, aka “the Clams” there are a few who are married, a handful who are engaged, some who like me are loved up and some who are single (but have lived with past boyfriends), so it was a no-brainer  to ask the clams for their advice. To protect their identities, I won’t reveal who said what, but if you know the clams, some of these will be glaringly obvious. Just a word of warning, this advice is raw and uncensored….