Lipstick, Lettuce & Lycra

Category: Inspiration & Lifestyle

  • Tips to Keep Active At Christmas

    Tips to Keep Active At Christmas

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    Christmas is soooo close, just 5 days away, and the temptation to eat, drink and be merry, whilst staying firmly glued to the sofa is all too real. Last year I wrote some tips focusing on dealing with food at Christmas, this year I’m focusing on staying active. Photo by Cindy Funk Staying active over…

  • Exercise, My Body and Me

    Exercise, My Body and Me

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    When I took up running 18 months ago my first thought was that I wanted to lose some weight. I’ve lost some, not as much as I’d perhaps like, but exercise has changed my relationship with my body in ways I never even expected. When I first started running I wore baggy tracksuit bottoms and…

  • Why I'm Tired of the Good Old Days.

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    Yesterday I was innocently scrolling through my Facebook feed. It’s a thing I often do when I should be doing actual work. I call it research and tell myself that I work in Social Meeja so, you know, this IS work. Anyway, while doing very important Social Meeja research yesterday I came across a photo…

  • Walking on Broken Glass

    Walking on Broken Glass

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    This weekend I voluntarily walked across broken glass. I know, what an idiot, right? It was part of an event for Domestic Violence charity Leeway which is the charity my Roller Derby League, the Norfolk Brawds are supporting. Other league members were around with collecting buckets, but somehow I ended up walking on glass with…

  • That's Not Very Vintage

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    Do you think you have a signature style? My personal style has definitely evolved over the 5 or 6 years I’ve been writing this blog and recently I’ve found myself wondering about the idea of a signature style, and if I even have one. I think if I had to define my style I’d say…

  • Too Old?

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    I’ve found myself using this phrase a bit recently. Am I too old for cute? I wondered about this outfit which I thought made me look a bit like I was off to ballet school this weekend. Am I too old to be throwing myself around the floor on my knees I wondered when I…

  • Things I’m Loving Lately

    Things I’m Loving Lately

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    I’m feeling a little bit more on track than I was earlier this month, but more on that next week when the month is actually over and I can assess how it’s gone! Part of feeling a bit more motivated has been doing some little things that make me feel “healthy”, as well as just…

  • The Polyester Vintage Dress Fan Club

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    Polyester gets a hard rap. Poor old polyester. It can make you sweaty on an unexpectedly warm day, go static if not washed and dried properly and stick to your stockings and give you static shocks when you take off your coat. So perversely I have developed a love of vintage Polyester frocks from the…

  • Struggling

    Struggling

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    I have to confess to struggling at the moment. I’m self employed, and my husbands job takes him off travelling round the country for 3 or 4 nights a week most weeks. I made the decision that as I’m self employed I’d head off with him, rather than spending 4 days a week alone in…