At the risk of sounding “old” I just have to say how proud I felt (Friday night) of all the “young” people who organised/attended the annual s.p.a.c.e Trivia Night fundraiser at Bronco’s Leagues Club. What an inspiration is Alissa Phillips and her wonderful s.p.a.c.e board of directors – not to forget all of her many… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Social Commentary
Schoolyard Skills – A subject they DON’T teach enough in school
School can really be a tough gig. Some love it but many hate it. And not just because they aren’t enjoying the school-work either. Often the toughest part of school-survival is simply navigating your way through the peer-pressure and politics of the school yard. If you fit the mold and “do as the Romans do”… Continue Reading
Ooooh….What’s That Smell?
Over the last week or so, it’s been brought to my attention more than once or twice just how much we are affected by smell/odours/scents. Not the B.O type. Not “the dog farted” kind of smells either. I mean familiar scents that bring you back to a certain time in your life. Those smells that… Continue Reading
Things That Make You Go “Hmmmm…”
We all see things from time to time that leave us scratching our head, make our jaw drop or our eyes widen as we ask ourselves “Why?” or “What”. We all have different tastes, and each of us sees life through different coloured lenses – different strokes for different folks, I guess! I thought I’d… Continue Reading
Latest Trends. How do you know what to follow/what to ignore?
Do you buy clothes just because they appear to be the latest “thing”? Because that seems to be all there is TO buy in stores? Isn’t it tricky when you go shopping and all you seem to see is the latest trend, colour, style but you don’t actually LIKE it? You toddle off home thinking… Continue Reading
Do You Love Your Body?
Last night (20th April 2010) I had the pleasure of accompanying on stage, two very stylish women – Triple M’s Emily Jade and well known author Rebecca Sparrow. What fun we all had, and how lucky was I to have a model who was too humble to share with me her latest style achievement –… Continue Reading
“Love Your Body” – it’s the only one you’ve got!
This Tuesday (20th April) I will be guest-speaker at the YWCA’s “Love Your Body” event. And I am very humbled to hear that this has been sold-out for quite a few weeks now! Who’d have thought that this little “Big Al” could attract such a crowd?! Oh, OK…so it might not be little ol’ me… Continue Reading
So now I’m a “stick insect”?
I recently heard Samantha Armytage (Weekend Sunrise) make a comment about a politician who was the topic of discussion recently, having been photographed in high fashion heels and a sexy dress. The round-table discussion was about her showing off her slender body etc. Samantha then said, (as she referred to herself “a curvy woman”) that… Continue Reading
Does My Bum Look Big in This?
Einstein’s Definition of Insanity goes something like this – “Repeating the same action but expecting a different result”. How often have you found yourself doing that very thing? I know I have! Does that make me officially insane? I guess so! Well, at least at the time I was doing it! But I’ve also worked… Continue Reading
Style Profiling – me first, then you.
We’ve all received these types of emails at one time or another, and whether you choose to “play” or not they really are good tools for getting to know people better. I use a similar tool (but more professional/Style-targeted) for every single Client I work with. Without that part of the process, I wouldn’t have… Continue Reading