The ingredients for happiness…

Welcome back to #GTime. Today's #SundayTimes has been inspired by my recent trip to Lyon for a race in the beautiful Beaujolais hills. It is dedicated to the Boston Marathon, today's London Marathon & my great school friend Tori & new friends Ronnie & Gary. We spent last weekend together in Lyon, all with a common … Continue reading The ingredients for happiness…

Ski in Style

Evening! It's #SaturdayShopping time... With London Fashion Week comes talk of A/W13 trends to watch out for but what about looking hot this winter? In preparation for skiing in a few weeks, tonight's #5aday features gear to make you stand out on the slopes & ensure you ski in style. Gucci Goggles in Silver - With double lenses & special technology to … Continue reading Ski in Style

Ski Sunday

Evening! Welcome to #SundayTimes & today's #5aday #SkiSunday. In a month I head off to the Swiss Alps for skiing in Verbier & Crans Montana. I've written a few skiing related posts before, so today's #5aday revisits some of these to give you inspiration if planning a ski break. Powder or Party or both? What are your priorities when planning your ski holiday? Read … Continue reading Ski Sunday

O Flower of Scotland

Evening & welcome to #SundayTimes. On Friday, it was Burns Day, where Scots around the world celebrated Robert Burns' birthday by toasting the haggis. And on Friday, appropriately Andy Murray beat Roger Federer to progress to the Australian Open final. After an incredible first set this morning, unfortunately Murray was beaten by Djovokic. But there's … Continue reading O Flower of Scotland

Perfect Ski Bum

Welcome to #WellbeingWednesday. In just over a month I will be hitting the slopes for the 1st time this ski season (subject to snow!)... Apparently the best bodies for skiing are decathletes, with all the aspects of their training & disciplines making the perfect athlete. You may not be an Olympic decathlete but if you’re tackling the … Continue reading Perfect Ski Bum

Home away from Home

Evening. Hope you've been enjoying the lovely weekend's weather. Tonight's #SundayHome #GTime theme is 'Home away from Home'... I've just booked to go 'Home' to Scotland with friends in November. We're flying into Glasgow & then driving to Campbeltown, Argyll. Campbeltown is on the tip of stunning Kintyre & it's where my parents live in a handsome Georgian house … Continue reading Home away from Home

Faking it

Evening! Ahead of my hols, I'm renaming tonight's #TuesdayTreats  #TuesdayTreatments. Here's my 5 essential pre-holiday beauty treatments. Fake it - Get a headstart with a natural bronzed glow from Dove Summer Glow - On offer at mo from Boots @ £2.84! Waxing - A visit to Strip, St Paul's for a quick, pain-free wax treatment. See my previous … Continue reading Faking it

Beach Ready

Welcome to #WellbeingWednesday! In 4 weeks, I will be on holiday & the countdown is now on to get bikini ready for the beach...  So to help, today's #WellbeingWednesday shares 5 steps (Part 1) of an intensive 4 week plan focused on burning fat & getting rid of cellulite! Week 1 - Fat burning through interval training. Run 3 … Continue reading Beach Ready

Stretch Yourself

Hello & welcome back to #WellbeingWednesday... with all this wonderful weather it’s time to plan a summer load of healthy activities! Today I’m featuring 5 summer sports which I’m looking forward to dabbling in this summer. Hope this provides some inspiration! Horse-riding – Some friends & I are soon to go riding in the beautiful … Continue reading Stretch Yourself

Edina! Scotia’s darling seat!

Happy Monday! It’s good to get that first day of the week out of the way isn’t it?! Today I’m dedicating #MysteryMonday to #Edinburgh... I’m returning to the city where I grew up this weekend for my cousin’s wedding. For 5 years I had one of the best views of the world, looking out over … Continue reading Edina! Scotia’s darling seat!