March 3, 2022
This book was the prize I won, aged 11, in my first year at Grammar School. After choosing it, I was informed that it would need […]
January 11, 2022
The great thing about my new word for the year, Discernment, is that it enables you to take time to think, reflect, ponder on a previous […]
January 7, 2022
Every year, instead of choosing a Near Year’s Resolution, I select a word (or a phrase) that will help sustain me through the 12 months ahead. […]
December 24, 2021
Whatever your year has been, whatever the future might hold, I hope you can find time to enjoy the holiday season. 2022 is a new year. […]
December 1, 2021
With the advent of the Omicron virus, there doesn’t seem to be much to celebrate. However, as life is short it makes sense to be grateful […]
November 19, 2021
I was browsing in my favourite shop in the whole wide world – Liberty – when I came across these. They had just arrived at the […]
November 14, 2021
It’s Autumn. In Feng Shui, this season is represented by the metal element. Like trees shedding their leaves, it’s the time we let go of what […]
October 28, 2021
The pause button has been lifted and, with it, my energy. I’ve re-discovered my mojo! Like many of us, I am not comfortable staying still and […]
September 30, 2021
I’ve been off the radar for a while now. I was in a place where I seemed to have nothing new to say, to share or […]
August 12, 2021
Sometimes you just need to feel a bit more feminine, gentler, softer. Today is one of those days. The fabric of the dress feels cozy against […]
August 10, 2021
I know it’s been a while since I posted. I’ve been taking an educational journey, making the most of the COVID restrictions, to immerse myself in […]
April 10, 2021
According to art critic, Waldemar Januszcak, in times of comfort and success art grows unfocused and un-anchored. It floats into fairylands of experimentation. Yet, as soon […]
April 7, 2021
The foundation of Fashion Feng Shui resides in the Wellness Wheel. Once we find our essences – who we are at our very core – they […]
March 16, 2021
A graphologist once told me that I live in the present. How did he know? Because my handwriting is bolt upright, no slants to the left […]
March 9, 2021
…. to be featured in this brand new styling magazine. It is the brainchild of one of my students, Angela Messinella-Addis, who is creating so much […]
February 17, 2021
The trend for organising books into colour seemed .. …totally geared towards aesthetic effect on social media. Then I realised. It’s how I organise my wardrobe, […]
February 14, 2021
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I’d decided to have a date night, Chez-Donnelly. Thinking cocktails, gourmet food and a scrummy dessert, with a side helping of glamorous […]
February 10, 2021
Did you know that 90 – 95% of serotonin, our happy hormone, is found in our gut? A healthy gut houses 70% of our immune tissue […]
February 7, 2021
Stephen R Covey famously advised to “Start with the end in mind”. Great advice when working on a project, or a future intention. As our lives […]
February 4, 2021
One of my yoga teachers described the practise of meditation as being ‘curious in the moment’. I’d like to extend that thought to Mindfulness too. To […]