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Until last February, I’d only step foot inside a

Until last February, I’d only step foot inside a gym once, and that was to tag along with my best friend to a circuit class with weights and an over-zealous instructor. I was wholly unprepared, largely overwhelmed, and proceeded to swear against gym memberships for life as my knees threatened to buckle beneath me on the way back to the car.

Fast forward a year and a bit, and this once self-proclaimed workout-a-phobe is making time to exercise three times a week. Sometimes that looks like heading to the gym first thing in the morning, sometimes following a YouTube video at home, and others its waving at dogs on my run around the park. Whichever shape and intensity exercise takes, there is one cliché I have found to be true: working out is a tonic for a frenetic mind.

I’m a worrier. I worry about time and money and my health and whether something catastrophically bad will happen very suddenly that I haven’t been able to prepare for. Exercising doesn’t soothe that stressful energy entirely, but it does redirect it away from the confines of my mind to pushing, pulling, running, stretching, even if only briefly. I started moving my body originally to get stronger and feel fitter, and I’ve done both! But I’m also appreciative of “calm down” clarification it grants my mind in a space where I can switch off.

If, like I did, you’re currently reading this thinking ‘it’s just not for me! I’ve never done any exercise’, hear this: exercise can look whichever way it needs to for you. You don’t have to start in a gym, you don’t have to get a PT, you don’t even have to go outside. Start small, stay persistent, and trust that you’re doing something good for your body and mind which absolutely categories as important self-care. 🏋️‍♀️🏃‍♀️👟

Bra: @girlfriend
Shorts: @wearetala

Here’s wishing you a sun-kissed and languorous S

Here’s wishing you a sun-kissed and languorous Sunday, whether you’ll be elbow deep in burgers and buns (already hungry - can’t wait 🍴) or you’re bookending the week with a slow descent into peace. Whichever end of the spectrum you fall on - the hungry or hazy - I hope my panicked experience of trying to dress for summer is shared; suddenly I feel totally exposed wearing shorts? Like this is a lot of ham hock to be on show. I’ll spend 20 minutes trying on various combinations of this tee and that, ultimately to end on - yep, you guessed it - all black. 🙃 But let’s pass that off as a personal style choice rather than leaning back into a comfort zone.

Enjoy the peaceful retreat that a slow Sunday can bring. Cheers 🥂

Shirt: 2 years old high street/FF
Top: Reformation
Shorts: 1 year old high street/FF (Macy’s in the US)
Bag: Ganni

Blonde, honey & gold: a buttery blend of gilded wa

Blonde, honey & gold: a buttery blend of gilded warmth, whipped together in the shades of the sun. Wearing some of my favourite @ammelondon (own products), @daisy_jewellery (gifted) and @laura_bond_jewellery (gifted) pieces. 👱‍♀️🍯✨

As this little community has more and more convers

As this little community has more and more conversations about rewearing, loaning and borrowing clothes, I wanted to start a new ♻️ #CareToRewear ♻️ series so you can share your outfit repeats too.

After our conversation about borrowing outfits from friends and family last week, it’s clear that there is still this insidious stigma surrounding the wearing and sharing of clothes that don’t “belong” to us. And isn’t that strange? In our youth we’re encouraged to swap and borrow, raiding our best mate’s wardrobe for that hip-disc belt which would look perfect with your poncho (okay my references may be a little old here, but you catch my drift), and yet as soon as we start to earn money of our own, the expectation of NEW NEW NEW blooms.

Even now with the soaring popularity of fashion rental services, I wonder why it is that we’re happy to pay to rent a stranger’s clothes, but we wouldn’t first think to check the back cupboards of the people we love most. Is there an element of shame there, perhaps? Wanting to show that we can afford things over needing to borrow?

Don’t get me wrong, I’m VERY into fashion rentals. And I love finding new sustainable brands to share with you, because then you have more options when it comes to making conscious clothing decisions. But but but my heart soars for a rewear, and the more we can “normalise” outfit repeating (and I put that in “” because outfit repeating has never NOT been a thing, the internet has just made it seem that way), the better. So if you fancy it, tag #CareToRewear and we can share share share.

I have had a ~ wild ~ week and I have SO much to u

I have had a ~ wild ~ week and I have SO much to update you on, but I also need to take a second, drink some wine and decompress because it really be like that. 🥴 Pls send love and hugs and good vibes only - I’m drinking rosé again so I clearly need it.

This dress is a fast fashion buy from a few years back. It’s still going strong and always makes me feel ✨ cute ✨, kind of like that failsafe perfume you always reach for when your senses need a boost. If I see it listed anywhere on Depop/eBay I’ll make sure to add the links to my stories.

A handful of snaps from past week. 📸 I am 100%

A handful of snaps from past week. 📸 I am 100% on board with photo dumps and the little window of everyday life they open up. Here’s what’s going on in mine:

- impromptu brunch date because I wanted mimosas
- “never dunk” we have a badass on our hands
- drunk after mimosas lol
- me every day
- the most gorgeous summery vibrant fruit display
- lost interest in my face roller for a while but having just written an article about facial massage, I’m back in
- cawfee ☕️
- selfie ☺️ absolutely covered in fluff
- the friendly lil robin who always pops up in the coffee shop garden
- and me who always pops up there too @applaud_coffee

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