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Green and Growing or Ripe and Rotting May 16, 2022

The age old saying, "you are either green and growing, or ripe and rotting".

I love learning new skills. I am even learning to love the part when I suck at the beginning. Well, "love" maybe a stretch... I'm conditioning myself to know it's all part of the process. "Every master was once a disaster!"

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What do you do when you are feeling blah? Apr 05, 2022

You know the feeling when you are low on energy, sluggish, bored, uninspired by food, irritable, unproductive and feel like each day is Groundhog Day?

My answer is movement and movement first thing in my day is key.

Be it a walk, a run, high intense cardio, swim, weights or stretching / yoga, movement...

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When 'sales' don't actually save you money 💰 Nov 26, 2021

Did you survive Black Friday / Cyber Monday weekend? Was your inbox like mine for what seemed to be weeks of SALES? Let's be honest no longer is "BLACK FRIDAY" a 1 day sale, it is closer to a month long sale period.

And it is very common to be overwhelmed with the sheer amount of offers that you gi...

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A key learning from buying secondhand clothes âœŒđŸŒ Nov 18, 2021

In January of this year I made the decision to not buy any new clothes, bags or shoes for the remainder of 2021.

I gave myself some guidelines being that I could buy secondhand and I could buy one pair of jeans and one pair of winter boots new and I did.

So what have I learnt from only thrift shop...

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You're so LUCKY 🍀 .. but are you? Nov 11, 2021

Yesterday I wrote an Instagram post that would appear from the comments and the DMs that a lot of people resonated with it, so I wanted to share it here and expand on it a little more.

MY POST:

You’re so lucky
Lucky you
I wish I was that lucky

It’s an interesting concept being “lucky”. I’ve had m...

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Before and After photos never get old 😍 Sep 08, 2021

How amazing does this beautiful lady look? đŸ”„

Stacey is the owner of Stacey Wright Hair Design and we had a 1-on-1 Personal Styling Session back in late 2019. At the time she was a hairdresser looking to live out her dream of owning her own salon which made a reality in 2020.

Stace was also a Founding ...

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Spend some time on you đŸ„° Sep 06, 2021

Now more than ever before, women I speak with are feeling flat and tired. They are lacking energy, feeling irritable and their normal daily routine is even becoming a challenge. And I get it!

Taking additional care of ourselves mentally, emotionally and physically needs to be a top priority right now
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Take the damn photo đŸ“· Sep 03, 2021

You know as I flick through my camera roll on my phone, the number of photos I took in 2020 was about an 1/8 of what I would normally take in any given year and 2021 isn’t working out to be much better.

When we have been forced to spend so much time at home it’s felt like there has been little reason
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Business and all the feels ❀ Aug 31, 2021

I've closed the doors of two businesses in the last 6 years and the feeling couldn't have been more different when comparing one with the other.

When I locked the front door of my Ella Bache salon for the last time five and half years ago, it was truly a day of celebration.. and celebrate we did đŸ„‚ I ...

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Post Half Marathon Chats âœŒđŸŒ Jul 01, 2021

This is me âœŒđŸŒ

Just completed a half marathon on my own (due to the Gold Coast Marathon Carnival being canceled), soaked through from the rain and I couldn’t be happier or prouder.

When I set out to train for this half marathon 12 weeks ago I set myself a goal to run it in under 1 hr 58 mins. I wrote m...

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UNCERTAINTY Jun 22, 2021

“It is how we embrace the uncertainty in our lives that leads to the great transformations of our souls.” - Brandon A. Trean

When *things* are outside of our control we have the choice to view the uncertainty as a gift rather than a threat.

We can choose to be patient, embrace the uncertainty, find th...

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Styling Principles 101 - The Shirt Jun 17, 2021

Video 2 of the Styling Principles 101 video series by Kell Quarrell.

Together we explore the versatility of a key wardrobe item - The Shirt. 
Watch along as Kell shares some of her favourites shirts and why!

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