Category: Dear Diary

  • A Quick Goodbye

    Please excuse the lack of festive cheer on the blog today. It seemed wrong to schedule in a cheery post about festive frocks when in fact this afternoon I will be at my Grandad’s funeral. I know I’m lucky to have made it into my 30s with all 4 Grandparents still alive.But that does mean…

  • Dear Diary – November

    Dear Diary – November

    November Stats… Start Weight: 11st 4lb Weight Now: 11 st 6lb Monthly Gain: 2lb Total loss: 12lb Waist: 29.5″ Miles Run: 38.27 Average Distance per run: 4.2 Oh dear….. So much for getting under 11 stone, I have, in fact, gained 2lb this month. I was possibly being a little optimistic. November is my Wedding…

  • Christmas Giveaway Heads Up!

    I am writing to you today from my sick-bed. What started off as a bit of a cold on Friday has transformed itself into achy shoulders, a sore throat, no voice, a headache and sinuses stuffed with cotton wool. I’m not generally a fan of breathing your germs all over people, but when you’re self-employed…

  • Planning Ahead

    Next year seems to be filling up fast! I never used to carry a diary, but then I never really used to have a whole lot to do, and people very rarely asked me to make meeting or appointments. Then I became self employed, and all of a sudden my months fill up faster than…

  • Dear Diary – October

    Dear Diary – October

    Octobers Stats… Start Weight: 11st 5lb Weight Now: 11 st 4 lb Monthly Loss: 1lb Total loss: 14lb Waist: 29.5″ Miles Run: 42.92 Average Distance per run: 3.9 Horrendous Hangovers that could only be cured by copious amounts of food:1 Effect of cold weather on willpower and motivation:Not Good Happy Halloween everyone! It is cold,…

  • The Retro Chick Halloween Costume Round Up….

    I was going to write a whole new Halloween Outfits ideas post. And I still might, there’s still 2 weeks to go. However, it occurred to me that since I started this blog I’ve shared quite a few Halloween costume ideas, lots of them requiring very little effort and you might not have seen some…

  • Projects Old & New

    Today is one of those posts that is probably only of interest to regular readers. Sorry! I’ve got a lot coming up, and a lot going on, so I thought I would post a little update. Feel free to ignore it and head off to look at pictures of pretty frocks from last week. Firstly,…

  • Retro Chick Gets a Bob

    I hate getting my hair cut. I hate having to make an appointment to get it done and I resent spending money on it. This means I end up getting my hair cut about twice a year, and spend 3 months each time getting annoyed with my too long hair and frizzy ends. This time…

  • Dear Diary – September

    Dear Diary – September

    Septembers Stats… Start Weight: 11st 7lb Weight Now: 11 st 5 lb Monthly Loss: 2lb Total loss: 14lb Waist: 29.5″ Miles Run: 55.12 Average Distance per run: 3.6 miles Takeaways eaten: Numerous Beers Drunk: Many A montly review seems more useful than a weekly blather about how many takeaways I’ve eaten. The answer, in September,…