EVERY DAY ITS A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING UBER AMAZING...WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?
If you want to find out about anything from a lady who knows everyone in Marlow - it's Lizzie. Before you ask - she is not a busybody, she is not the lady at the end of your road with twitching curtains, nor someone you cross the street hoping you don't catch her eye. What Lizzie is - is infectious, with many fingers in lots of pies, creating, influencing and genuinely wanting to make Marlow a better place that we call home. Beautiful illustrator, crystal lover and creator of
PUTTING ON A PERFORMANCE!
To tell you the truth I haven't actually met Gemma, its not intentional (but are followers on those pesky little Instasquares) but we've never got a time in to have a coffee and once you've read how Gemma's day pans out you'll know why! Intrigued and inspired by her writing through @gemslittletreasures I approached Gemma to be part of the stylishschoolruncommunity and I am so glad I did. She is the epitome of all us working mums - juggling small children and family life but
WHAT WOULD SUZIE DO?
Yah my Friday Features are finally back after a longer break than expected with such a huge influx of work that I've needed to complete. I met Suzie from @Stuffelbags at @beyondtheschoolrun Book Launch and her calm, friendly warming exterior shone through when I turned up on my own and I had the realisation that many knew each other already. When I find myself in that type of situation I go two ways, a sinking feeling of those dreadful networking meetings or Bridget Jones sce
FIND SOMETHING WONDERFUL..
Growing up in Manchester I've always loved Vintage, I can remember checking out Affleck's Palace every Saturday in my lunch hour (Saturday job) and finding one off pieces that I could wear out that night to the Hacienda, great memories but boy times have changed! I still have a wardrobe of Vintage pieces (dresses and handbags mainly) that I love. In our world of little Instagram squares its nice to find something that's beautiful, the tailoring is second to none and you are g
PAMPERING YOUR PRINCESS
Statistics shows that over 300,000 children are born in December, January and February and with Christmas fast upon us we sometimes leave the birthday parties to the last minute. Who doesn’t when there is so much to think about! Whilst attending Louise's @beyondtheschoolrun fabulous book launch in October I stumbled upon Saori who has her own local business with Joaty Bassi - L’s -Lots for Kids with fabulous mobile Pamper Parties, they come to your chosen location and also se
YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE!
As you can see from all these wonderful pictures Ciaran is one of the happiest people I've met, luckily for me I met her at the @stylishschoolrun launch at Sweaty Betty as she was mucking in when we ran out of booze! After chatting and hearing her story (she invested everything in Purestretch to follow her dream) I knew there and then that I wanted to cover her and Purestretch in my Friday Feature and I really wanted to train with her in my 'Get out of my Comfort Zone' events
THE SECRET INGREDIENT IS LOVE
Eating Healthily is a way of life for me, since having children its really important for them to see, learn and try out healthy options. This year my youngest has been diagnosed as a Coeliac and we are constantly looking at how we can improve our diet and certainly for him to try new foods as he is such a fussy little eater. After taking part in Sweaty Betty Live and finding a London based gluten, dairy and sugar free company, I was adamant to try and find a similar company b
BEAUTIFUL BEAUS
I'm a true believer in 'Things Happen for a Reason' and in a rush to an exercise class, I sprinted past Penny at a Pop Up Event at The Marlow Club back in September. A quick chat, an exchange of emails, a meet up to find out more about Penny and Judi, about Beau Britches - their vision, their mission and how they are taking and developing their brand, turned into Penny and Judi supporting me my first 'Get our of your Comfort Zone' event at The Marlow Club. I generally live i
BE TRUE TO YOURSELF, EVERYONE ELSE IS TAKEN
I never ever thought when I started @stylishschoolrun back in July that I would get to meet so many talented, inspiring women. Every week I am covering someone new, diverse and all these stories are just coming out of the woodwork. We are all busy, when I don't see someone for awhile I just used to say hi, how are you? now I take the time when someone says I'm busy to ask why and I tell you the floodgates have opened and I've met some wonderful women and found out stories tha
DO WHAT YOU LOVE, LOVE WHAT YOU DO!
I actually couldn't tell you how long I've known Janis, when I think long and hard its has to be before me having my children and Sophia is nine so its fair to say a long time. Like many I met in the gym and Janis's pop up shops with her fantastic jewellery and fashion. Every time I see her she has something new and different, from Scandi cool, British brands and items she has made up in Argentina. Its makes you feel special to accessorize with pieces that many people don't h
BRIGHT LIKE GLITTER AND BUBBLY LIKE CHAMPAGNE!
I cannot tell you how many hair ties, clips and now having a daughter BOWS I have bought in my lifetime. Every time I leave the house and enter a supermarket or store and they have them on sale they are in the basket. Why? Thousands upon thousands later and can I ever find one when I need it? I even gave them a place to live but hell once they've leave they never return. So to find someone local, to support a small business, it gives me the feeling that my pain is someone els
HAPPY WITH ME!
I am so excited to be welcoming Stephanie Ralston, stylist to the #stylishschoolruncommunity. Steph will be running a regular feature (well as regular as we can) on the blog to mix up the styling and get the tips and picks from a professional! not just me. I've always seen Steph running around Marlow and had the pleasure of meeting up with her before summer to discuss ideas and get her involved in the website. You know how it is, lets meet up for a quick coffee, being both No
IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, YOU CAN DO IT!
I've always exercised and always eaten healthily but last year I met Ann through the @immortals challenges. As part of that challenge we took the usual body measurements and really looked at how I was not only training but how I was eating. Yes I train hard and eat healthily, yes I have treats but I was also missing some meals when I was out and about and a real key one for me was not eating enough protein to sustain how I was training and achieve the goals that I wanted to a
HIGH FIVE TO GABBY'S FITNESS YOUR WAY
It's amazing when you stop and think about how you met someone and when. I bumped into Gabby when I was running around Marlow park exercising like a loon with Sophia in a buggy, using benches to do push ups, triceps and the rest to get back to fitness. Gabby's twins are the same age, which brings me then to how time has flown.. that was 9 bloody years ago. I can safely say its time well spent with Gabby's continued journey of fitness, establishing her own PT business 'Fitness
STORYPREZ: BLOOMING WHERE SHE'S PLANTED!
I've known Stacia now for over 10 years, I cant believe it but it has to be. We met at the gym ( pre my children, and my eldest now is 9) and became running buddies, setting life's trials and tribulations to rights, ranting, raving, laughing or just enjoying pure silence and taking in the beautiful running routes around Marlow and the surrounding areas especially on our long run Friday's. Injury and kids prevailed but our paths still cross and I love StoryPreZ. Stacia has tur
