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Sometimes it’s a specs day

If you wear contact lenses it’s good to give your eyes a rest some days. Especially if you get dry eyes as you get older.

I’ve worn contacts since the age of 12. Until recently no one ever saw me in specs. The contacts were straight in first thing in the morning and removed last thing at night.
I felt ‘less than’ in my specs- not confident, not sexy – not me. Now I feel I can embrace wearing glasses and have all sorts of styles, shapes and colours.
My specs have become an additional fashion accessory- to embrace wearing- not an embarrassing encumbrance.

The blue jacket is a vintage 1980’s Jasper Conran

#recyclingclothes.

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Sale shopping bargains

We all like to find a bargain or two to add to our wardrobes when we’re not re-wearing or upcycling our clothes- as the Duchess of Cambridge did last night at the Baftas.
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Wearing vibrant colour can bring you joy and brighten up your day.
Sometimes it’s good to venture out of your comfort zone and experiment.

Today I’m wearing :
Cotton crop polo-neck from Zara (under £10)
Blue trousers from Zara sale £5.99 (reduced from £29.99)
Heels from TK Maxx in 2019 (around £30)

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Pilates reformer exercises

Today it’s the Bridge.
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Demo-ing to the best of my capabilities
3 versions of bridge exercises from beginner to advanced under the expert guidance of @lukemeessmann
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@absolutestudios

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Happy Chinese New Year The Year of the Rat

“Gong hei fat choy” in Chinese translates to:
“Wishing you great happiness and prosperity.”

Wearing the colour red symbolises luck, joy, vitality, celebration and good fortune in Chinese culture.

May all your wishes, hopes and dreams come true for you this new year.

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A lasting close friendship of over 30 years is one where you don’t see each other for months, often even years, and then pick up again as though no time has passed at all

With my fave photographer friend, @nickyjohnston having the best Indian dinner at the new restaurant 1947, London.

It’s definitely not the same price or the same food as your local ordinary Indian takeaway – It’s an out of the ordinary special treat night out.

@1947london

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Pilates reformer exercise on Thursday

Two versions of the Scooter.
Good for core stability, balance, hip flexors, flexibility and glutes.

With thanks to @lukemeessmann
@absolutestudios

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Chilling with @missmollysmusings After a Qi Gong class

Qi Gong is a centuries-old Chinese mind-body spirit practice that can improve mental and physical health by integrating posture, movement and breathing.

I like to vary the types of exercise I do, from the meditative to the body-aligning and strengthening to the aerobic. 

@marksandspencer sweater (past season on sale)

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Reformer Pilates

For those who have only ever practised mat-based Pilates classes, I am going to regularly demo together with @lukemeessmann @absolutestudios how Reformer pilates exercises can be tailored to every ability- beginner or expert.
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Today’s exercises in video clips 2 and 3 are the basic first and then the more advanced variation. . .

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At RuPaul's first ever London event.

At RuPaul's first ever London event.
@rupaulsdragcon @olympialondon 
Here's a selection of pix and video clips to give you a little taster of a brilliant day. .
Pic @michellevisage in the 1st photo.
Video 
Ru Paul arriving into the venue after the Queens had sashayed down the pink carpet
Video Miz Cracker with Jewtorials
Video 
Baga chipz 
Video Asia O'Hara
Video Divina de Campo
Video Trinity the Tuck
Video RuPaul doing a midday DJ set
Video The Vivienne
Video 
Walking in heels
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At RuPaul’s first ever London event.
@rupaulsdragcon @olympialondon
Here’s a selection of pix and video clips to give you a little taster of a brilliant day. .
Pic @michellevisage in the 1st photo.
Video
Ru Paul arriving into the venue after the Queens had sashayed down the pink carpet
Video Miz Cracker with Jewtorials
Video
Baga chipz
Video Asia O’Hara
Video Divina de Campo
Video Trinity the Tuck
Video RuPaul doing a midday DJ set
Video The Vivienne
Video
Walking in heels
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The best day @rupaulsdragcon More of my day there with all the drag queens in the following post and stories

When I was there who did I bump into… ?
The one and only Todrick Hall
@todrick
The brilliant singer, dancer, choreographer who is currently one of the 4 judges on BBC’s Love him
@greatestdancer .

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