• crossfit - wedding

    Fitting into “THE” dress

    Every bride knows the struggle of fitting into THE dress. I don’t know why we do it, but we will ourselves to be thinner than we have ever been in our lives for the day we walk up the aisle. From an early age, most of us have imagined the moment when the first chords of the wedding march ring out from the keyboard and we glide up the aisle, arm in arm with our father, to marry the man of our dreams. For some, the longed for wedding body comes easily. While the rest of us have a much…

  • wishlist - wishlists

    My Christmas Wishlist

    My family have been pestering me for the last few weeks to give them an idea of what I would like for Christmas. For the last few weeks I have been slowly whittling down my list and I decided to give you guys a peek. Picking items for your Christmas list is hard work, so hopefully this will give your guys some ideas. Hollywood Mirror It will come as no surprise that this Hollywood mirror from Illuminating mirrors is the very top of my Christmas list. I’ve been trying to save for this mirror for the last few weeks, but…

  • crossfit

    15 reasons why being a girl at the gym is hard

    During  my Crossfit journey with Crossfit Fifteen, a few things became apparent. It is hard work being a girl at the gym! Check out my top 15 reasons why being a girl at the gym is not easy. 1. Boobs getting in the way of every single type of exercise Boobs get in the way of everything. Not only do you require an industrial strength bra, to stop giving yourself two black eyes, but no matter what you do boobs always end up getting  in the way. Every time I try and do any type of exercise that requires lying face down…

  • crossfit - fitness - Uncategorized

    Diary of a Crossfit newbie

    It is a bit of an oddity, that I am writing a fitness post. I am most certainly not a gym bunny, nor do I regularly take part in any form of exercise. In fact the height of my exercise for almost 2 years, has been the odd stroll around the Phoenix park to try and help shift a few pounds. Exercise is honestly just not my thing. Makeup and lounging on the couch with the laptop are my thing. I most certainly never thought that I would find myself back in a gym, never mind a Crossfit gym. To…