Meet Our New Puppies Bo and Arrow
Recently we lost our gorgeous whippet Cleo to cancer and so it is with great joy that I’m introducing you to our new family members, Bo and Arrow the whippet puppies. Currently they are 9 weeks old and...
View ArticleSick of Thinking About What to Wear? 4 Ways to Deal with Image Burn Out
Have you ever been burnt out in your life? I’ve had three instances in my adult life where I’ve become completely burned out and had to reassess where I was going, what I was trying to achieve and...
View ArticleWhat to Wear to Bed When You’ve Got a Bad Back or are Pregnant
I’ve just spent a week with my back taped up after I could barely move for a couple of days as I’d managed to do some damage to my back that caused some discs to bulge. Lying in bed and trying to heave...
View ArticleNew Decade New Resolution
Each year I choose a word as a replacement for a series of New Year’s Resolutions. I think of it as a focus word of what I want to do or where I want to go in the coming year. It’s a great reminder...
View ArticleWhen is it the Right Time to Wear Your Good Clothes
Do you have a pretty unfancy lifestyle? Right now, you may even be in lockdown and at home, all day, every day – with no particular reason to dress up in anything other than your activewear, or tracky...
View ArticleWhat I’ve Learned About Being Happy From One of the Longest Lockdowns in the...
Melbourne is slowly and cautiously coming out of a very strict lockdown that we’ve been in for the better part of 5 months. To give you an idea of the restrictions, we had an 8pm – 5am curfew, were not...
View ArticleHow to Plan and Get Organised for the New Year
It’s hard to believe (like I say this EVERY year) but it’s almost Christmas and this year is nearly over. And I, like many, am starting to think about the next year. What I want to achieve, what I want...
View ArticleIt’s that Time of Year Again – Season’s Greetings
It’s hard to believe it’s already Christmas again, this year has been a super strange one – and even though I’ve barely left the house for the majority of the year, it’s whizzed by at lightning speed...
View ArticleBecoming More Aligned in 2021
With great hindsight and as 2020 breaths its final breath, I’m looking back to the past 12 months which have been unlike any others in my lifetime. We started the year with terrible bushfires and it...
View Article4 Questions to Help You Let Go of Expensive or Sentimental Clothing
Some people find it easy to get rid of stuff but they are often the exception to the rule. The vast majority of us have a sentimental or emotional attachment to the time, money or the energy cost of an...
View Article3 Tips To Feel Polished In A Corporate Environment When Heels Are Not Your Thing
Reader Question – I have a back issue that means I can’t wear heels. I work in a corporate job and I feel that wearing ballet flats doesn’t look as polished as heels. Do you have any suggestions? The...
View Article10 Strategies I’m Using To Cope During the Pandemic
Melbourne, Australia will soon be the No. 1 in the world for being the city with the most number of days in strict (stage 3 and 4) lockdowns since the pandemic started 18 months (or so) ago, by the...
View ArticleReflection on the Year 2021
Wow-what a year 2021 turned out to be. It started off feeling like we were getting on top of Covid and living a more normal life again here in Melbourne after our long 2020 lockdown ended towards the...
View ArticleWhy It Took Me 12+ Years to Discover I Had Skin Cancer and Why You Definitely...
I’m riffling through photos from the early noughties decade 2000 – 2009 to see if I can find evidence of when the skin cancer lumps appeared next to my nose. Doing this is fun as I get to see my kids...
View ArticleHappy New Year and Time for a New Focus Word of the Year 2023
It’s that time of the year – the New Year is almost here and we farewell 2022. I’d like to say a heartfelt thank you for coming here, reading and commenting on my posts, joining my programs and...
View ArticleGetting a Good Bra Fit to Reduce Back Rolls
Reader Question – The last time I was fitted for a bra I ended up as a 34G. I understand that the band needs to be firm to support the dress the breasts, however, the firm band of my bra digs into my...
View ArticleA Shoe is Just a Shoe Until Someone Steps into It
“Let me tell you quite frankly…” This was the subject line of an email I recently received from a woman who needed, in her words, “no help with her style“, yet she’d downloaded my free How to Build a...
View ArticleShift Happens: 15 Style Tips For Menopause and Perimenopausal Changes
Menopause which is the cesation of menstruation (and Perimenopause, which is the period before that often lasts for around 10 years) are something I knew very little about until I started going through...
View ArticleSeasons Greetings to All Inside Out Style Readers
As the festive season envelops us in its glory and insanity, I wanted to take a moment to extend my warmest wishes to each and every one of you. Your support, curiosity, and dedication to personal...
View ArticleWhat’s Your Word for 2024?
I’ve spent weeks toying around with ideas for my Word of the Year for 2024, trying on different words for size to see if there was something that really resonated. And then it came to me (whilst...
View ArticleThings I Wish I Knew about Menopause Before I Went Through It
We’ve all heard about hot flushes as a common symptom of peri-menopause and menopause. But there is so much more to this change of life. According to my blood tests I’m post-menopausal now but my...
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