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Friday, April 22, 2011

Y-bloggist Alumni , Singapore Blog Awards 2011

Met up with some of the ex-Ybloggist contestants... was at SPH to do a trailer for Singapore Blog Awards 2011. What are you waiting for? Join the contest now!
http://sgblogawards.omy.sg/

Addicted to weighing and trying to avoid the dreaded plateau

Starting weight: 80.5 kg

Last week's weight: 71.5 kg

Current weight: 71.1 kg

Loss this week: 0.4 kg

I was totally disappointed this week on weigh day. Why? Because a couple of days earlier I weighed myself and got 70.8 kg and I thought I might even get down to 70.5 kg and post a 1 kg loss. Then I got on the scales on "the day" and got 71.1 kg. Boo :(

Now that I've got my fabulous fancy scales I'm getting a little bit addicted to weighing myself. I really should restrict myself to once a week on weigh day only. How often do you weigh?

Now that the weather is getting a bit cooler and less humid here, I've started going for longer walks to amp up my exercise a bit. I've still got quite a lot of weight to lose and I'm concerned that the rate of loss is dropping off and that soon I'm going to plateau. I'm trying a pre-emptive strike of extra exercise to avoid this. I guess I'm concerned that my body will get used to working with less calories and will become more efficient and I'll stop losing weight. Does this happen? Does anyone else out there worry about things like that?

Now I'm going to do a bad, bad thing. I'm guessing that this post might get more traffic than my usual ones due to the fact that I'm linking up with Brandy at You Don't Know. So I'm going to include a link to my last post in the hope that if you're visiting from Brandy's blog, you might click on the link and check it out.

http://readersrandomramblings.blogspot.com/2011/04/you-host-me-and-ill-host-you.html

And if you haven't come from Brandy's blog then you should definitely click on the button at the top of this post and go visit her straight away!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

You host me and I'll host you!

Plans for my World Tour 2012 are underway. The money for airfares is in the bank, so the biggest obstacle has been removed. Hooray!

(It turns out that we have built up a fair bit of equity in our house over the almost sixteen years that we have been paying it off, so the bank was happy to loan us a bit more!)

As you may know, I've been searching for potential house-swappers so as to eliminate the need to pay for accomodation. With accomodation costs minimised, the family and I will be able to holiday for much longer and really have an authentic experience of living in another country, rather than just playing tourist for a short visit.

The good news is...

...two different families in two different countries have offered to host my family! How kind and hospitable and wonderful!

The first family is an older couple who live in England. They are the parents of a very good friend of mine who have a large house in Exeter and have said that they would be glad to have us stay with them! How exciting! I am beginning to investigate things to see and do in both the immediate vicinity and further afield. Of course we'll have to see the sights of London; and I quite fancy getting "Lost in Austen" and my "Potter On".

We're also quite keen on popping over the channel to France! With a bit of luck and good timing, my sister and her family might be in Paris and able to show us around. They are hoping to houseswap with two different families, one in Paris and one in a small town in the Brittany region of France.

But that's not all! One of my blogging buddies who shall remain anonymous has offered us accomodation somewhere in the US! (I'm keeping it a bit mysterious at the moment until all the details are hammered out. It's still over a year until we'll be there and I want to give her every opportunity to back out if she needs to!) The most exciting part about it is that it's not an actual houseswap. She'll be there to host us during our stay! I cannot tell you how excited I am about meeting her in person and being shown around her town! I think we are going to have so much fun and paint the town red!

I'm really, really hoping that I'll be able to repay the hospitality by hosting her and her family one day when she visits Australia. I'm already planning all the things we'll be able to do and all the places I want to take her and things I want to show her! I think that this "you host me and then I'll host you" is soooo much better than an actual houseswap. So much more fun!

So as you can see, I was not kidding when I called my holiday plans my "world tour". We're definitely doing the UK, some of Europe, and some of the US!

Would you like to jump on board?

Would you consider letting my family stay with you next year? We'd happily sleep on mattresses on your floor or even camp in your yard! (We're planning on coming during the northern summer.) Don't make a quick decision. Just think about it. Obviously we'd have to get to know each other well over the next year to make sure that we trust each other. It's not an offer to make lightly. But if you hosted our family on our adventure, we'd be happy to repay the favour by hosting you on your Australian adventure.

I'm so looking forward to your comments!

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Graham Breakwell


Graham working with some of our future stylists.

One of the many things that I love about my career are the wonderfully talented artists that I not only get to meet but that I also get to work with on a regular basis. Today I would like to recognize an icon of our industry and wish him a very happy birthday!!!

Happy Birthday Graham Breakwell!

This is what SEVEN has to say about the man himself...

"Graham began his career with Christopher Brooker, Artistic Director for Vidal Sassoon, doing runway shows and photo shoots for fashion magazines in London and Paris, such as VOGUE and ELLE. Some clients included Mary Quant, Paul McCartney, Paul Newman, Phil Collins, Angelica Huston, to name a few. Chosen by Vidal as first Artistic Principal for his Advanced Schools in London, Graham developed the curriculum to which the foundation is still being taught at these academies around the world. After leaving Sassoon to launch his own business, Graham started training stylists in Europe, Asia and America. Traveling worldwide, conducting seminars and teaching advanced cutting skills eventually brought him to Seattle where he formed the design team, Fashion Media. Looking for a new challenge, Graham has come full circle. He joins the SEVEN team as the hair guru implementing the technique he spent a lifetime perfecting."

Graham reunited with Vidal Sassoon

This is what I would like to say to Graham... "Thank you for all your hard work, passion and tireless dedication to the craft that you helped mold and cultivate. Your humble passion for this industry is most evident in the education department where you continue to inspire and spark our students to become the best hairstylists they can. Thank you, for we are all better for knowing you! Happy Birthday!!!"

Have a wonderful day!!!

Xoxo,

Jaclyn

Simple Luxury

Here are some of the final shots from our last photo shoot titled "Simple Luxury" 2011. A great day and a great shoot with some very talented people.

Photographer: Darrell Peterson
Hair: Jaclyn Beith and Tony Potts
Wardrobe: Elle Holiman
Makeup Artist: Nikki Reign
Models: Juliana SMG, Eriq SMG, Spencer TCM