My Chest Costs!
My chest costs! I don’t mean the two little bags of silicon propping up my boobs, I mean it’s not there as a cheap advertising hoarding.
Last week I sat people watching in one of my favourite locations: Heathrow Airport Terminal 5.
Boxes of Memorabilia at My Parents
Joy of joys, thank you My Weekly for taking us back to the 1970’s. Born in 1960 I’m a decade baby and these were my teenage years of exploration into music, fashion and life which included the biggie boys.
Good Old British Summer
I know Cher wanted to turn back time but if I could stop for a while, it would be in the summer - and not the summer of a foreign holiday on a faraway beach - it would be our summer, our good old British summer! I love them.
How much do we all love a bumper issue?
How much do we all love a bumper issue? More of everything, and by the time you read this I’ll be on a plane clutching my mini-mag of travel fiction and can’t wait. I’m the ultimate beach reader, it’s my holiday pleasure and beyond happy under a parasol with my nose in a book.
Are you a space claimer?
Do you arrive at a beach or field survey the scene, take ages working out where base camp is going to be for you, your friends and family, then once decided set yourself up in the style of a nomadic Bedouin encampment and for the time you are there it’s like you’ve traded a land deal which you would guard with your life – Ok the last bit might be taking it a bit too far but you understand the emotion.
How do you read your copy of My Weekly?
Do you do what I do, as soon as I see it land on the matt,
I know, unlike other items of post, it’s a treat and like a child at Christmas I rip open the envelope and take my first flick through.
The To Do List
I’ve Just sat down all calm and happy with a cup of coffee and you, are top of my ‘Today List’ The reason for saying this is because yesterday had a mini melt down which you might relate to.
Beautifully Crocheted Blanket
I’m sitting here thinking which of all the things flitting through my mind am I going to pull out and share with you this week?
Love, Love, Love, May
There’s a buzz in our lovely magazine this week and it’s all about the Summer, I’m not one to wish my life away but love, love, love, May. Not only is it the month I was born, but it’s the month when we’re all fresh and perky with summer anticipation, the leaves are out the flowers are out, my legs are out and so are my ideas to not waste a moment of it, because by the end of October I’ll be reaching for thermal underwear a hot water bottle and a warm toddy in front of the fire.
Staying Active
Over the last 10 days 2 of them have been sunny and bright, yes, I know only two but what a reaction those sunny hours had on us, like little flowers our faces were turning towards the beautiful yellow blob in the sky we took a moment and smiled.
How many times can we talk about decluttering?
How many times can we talk about decluttering? Well, every day in my book, it’s an essential part of our wellbeing tidy home, tidy mind, eradicate and radiate. I don’t know anyone who is focused yet has a light open ‘uncluttered’ mind with a healthy attitude to life and seems to get the best out of it who operates back at base camp (home) in chaos because it’s virtually impossible to achieve.
Coronation Edition of My Weekly
This is a major event for our country, viewed around the world and I’m lapping up everything I can. London is preparing itself and as I live in the centre of the action it would be criminal to miss out. Where I’m going to be on the route? I’m not sure, but the upside of it being shorter than our late Queen’s Coronation and funeral will make position decisions will be less complicated
This Weeks Thoughts
So many lovely things to talk about from this week’s magazine but I’m going to pick the two closest to my heart. The first being knitwear, I LOVE it all so much so a colleague at GMTV gave me a nickname Four ply - Jumpers, cardigans, hoodies, scarves, gloves, throws, wraps and even trousers I adore them all, not only do they have a positive place in fashion there is I believe a significant something else they bring to our life party and that comes from what the garments are made of and the feelings we have when wrapped in their soft textures.
‘Bucket List Holidays’
Our magazine this week is counting down to ‘Bucket List Holidays’ I’m not expecting to kick that one anytime soon but that doesn’t mean my mind never wanders there when it comes to travel. To be honest though, when I do have a little think about travel these days its coupled with not just location but the people, I want to share that with and funnily enough my sister and I have been discussing the very topic.
Female Friendships
As it’s the topic of our magazine this week I thought I’d talk about women and what my female friendships mean to me which is everything.
My fourth Emergency Service is a Local Independent Garage
Our Editor Stuart asked me this week if I had any tips on how to be smart with our finances, he said “I’m not talking about shopping in charity shops, and I know you’re not Martin Lewis just other bright ideas you might have?”
The Podcast Explosion
How can I be in the media business have contributed to many, but as a listener, been late to the Podcast Explosion? Well I am and I know why. I was totally overwhelmed with the amount out there, I saw them as another confusing choice I had to make and frankly everywhere we look these days there are multiple choices of everything from bread to shampoos, health supplements and now podcasts
“Doesn’t time fly?”
Well the older I’ve become the more I’m convinced time has strapped itself to a supersonic jet. I honestly was telling a friend the other day Mark and I had been together for three years when in actual fact it’s four this July, and was it only Summer 2021 when I was going through the final drafts of my book ‘How To Age Well The Secrets’ while sitting in a hotel room in Santorini?
I’ve joined a Gym
I’ve joined a Gym; Not a fancy pants gym, no coffee bar, sofa, TV, swimming pool, sauna or social activities it’s just an inexpensive weights gym with one studio for classes.
One of the Best BAFTA’s On Record
After one of the best BAFTA’s on record with Alison Hammond smashing it in her presenting role both on stage and back stage chatting to stars together with Richard E Grant next come The Oscars.