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Not Not New

April 23, 2012

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So I’m not going back to the high street for my clothes. Ever. But there are a few essential items that I have discovered I need to do new – for the hygiene and comfort factor that’s underwear, stockings, socks and shoes. Here are my favourite U.K. brands meeting those needs. All made by skilled […]

Two Things

February 23, 2012

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Two things that I’ve learnt this year: 1. Private resolutions don’t work, public projects do. If you want to change something about your life don’t try to do it quietly and don’t try to do it permanently. Just challenge yourself to change a specific behaviour for a set period of time – that could be […]

Oh so quiet

February 23, 2012

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I don’t know what happened. January came and it was cold and I wore clothes everyday – not-new ones like I always do –  but I had nothing to say. I think because a year after my resolution to buy nothing new just became too easy – no longer a challenge, just a way of […]

Other People’s Undies

November 14, 2011

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Back in the days when I used to party hard and sleep long on random sofas I didn’t think it was weird to borrow a clean pair of pants from a friend’s cupboard, brush my teeth with paste on my finger and head off in sweaty, smokey, filthy clothes until I found my way back […]

Pearl Necklace

October 27, 2011

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Of the actual pearl variety. This is a present bought for me by the gorgeous Holly Hope Harper who not only has the best name in the world but also the best taste for bling. It must therefore be about time chokers made a come back early 90s style – just need some cover-up on […]

One Year for Ms Wanda

October 14, 2011

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A couple of weeks back I met Ms Wanda hosting an Eco Tweet up in town. Turns out, like me she’s given up New for a year and is just reaching her Not New anniversary so in celebration of her achievement – and to give me a bit of inspiration for the last leg of […]