Every so often we need a little reminder to pause. For me it has come in the form of a full to do list. Nothing ground breaking – just the daily grind, an accumulation of tasks, and a few extra and exciting tasks that I signed myself up for. It’s nothing I can’t cope with,…
Who else is dusting off their lighter layers for Spring? It’s no secret that I’m a fan of warmer weather with clear blue skies and long balmy evenings. Now that the weather is warming up I’m looking forward to greeting all of my dresses, shorts and sleeveless tops (at least in the southern hemisphere –…
14 September 2019 Today Rob and I celebrate our first wedding anniversary. Where has the time flown? It has been so lovely to look back over the photos and our wedding video, so I thought I would share a few with you. Rob and I were married in the grounds of my family’s church and…
There’s a reason a black dress is one of those classic wardrobe staples – it just takes all the effort out of dressing. A statement piece all on its own, it can take you from day to night with a few well chosen accessories. This beautiful dress by Beaufille, is my go-to black dress of the moment…
As mentioned, here, I don’t have a structured capsule wardrobe based around a specific number of pieces. Instead, I like to use capsule wardrobe principles (for example, investing in high quality basics, and re-styling the same pieces in different ways etc.) to create a small, cohesive and versatile wardrobe. While this has been an organically…
Rob and I are feeling very lucky to have just come back from a beautiful week skiing in Jindabyne, the Snowy Mountains. Gosh, I hadn’t realised how much I needed that time off. You know when you take a long exhale in yoga? It felt like that. It was my first time visiting the Snowy…
I love how clothes become a memory keepers and evoke feelings of the time and places we bought and wore them. I love the stories they tell, like this story of a navy sweater. I found this navy sweater about 8 or so years ago, on a girls trip that mum and I took to…
How many items in your wardrobe have you worn at least thirty times? This is what the 30 wears challenge prompts you to ask before purchasing a new item. And, if you’re looking for one simple thing you can do, today, to make your wardrobe more sustainable, this might be a great place to start. …
Recently, I’ve been exploring learning for learning’s sake. I’m so glad I’ve been privileged to have had a structured frameworks of study to keep me motivated. No doubt about it, exams, assignments and feedback are tried and true methods of understanding a topic in-depth. However, since formally finishing my studies (although in reality I’m not…
Ah dresses. They never fail to reel me in with promises of the glamour of a bygone era (Mum always said I was born in the wrong century, although personally I prefer the creature comforts of this one). However, in reality it’s jeans that are the cornerstone of my wardrobe. Unfancy, but just so classic…
