One of my favourite books growing up was the Louisa May Alcott classic, Little Women. I was reminded of this when I caught a snippet of the movie on TV recently – what I think of as the “new” version, starring Susan Sarandon as Marmee and Winona Ryder as Jo. However Miss 26 informed me […]
Mother of the Bridegroom Outfits
It’s only a matter of weeks before our son gets married, so the hunt has been on for mother of the bridegroom outfits. His lovely fiance is from a Greek family (I wrote about the proposal here), so you know what that means – it’s our very own Big Fat Greek Wedding! I realised early […]
My Lip Story
Perhaps you’ve heard of Liptember (a fundraiser held each September for women’s mental health services) … well this is my Lipstory (Lipstick History)! Like most little girls, my first lipsticks were my mother’s cast-offs, or the tiny lipstick samples courtesy of our local Avon lady. When I started at high school, lip gloss was BIG. […]
Letting My Hair Grow
I love my hair when it’s sitting just above my shoulders – I feel like that’s when it suits me best – and yet you might have noticed, I’ve been letting my hair grow. It wasn’t a conscious decision at first. My last haircut was in October last year, and with so much going on […]