Honest to blog: A blogging promise

Honest to blog: A blogging promise

We used to have a weird phrase or analogy where I used to work, that when things got really frantic and hectic, we called it shooting elephants.  The idea is that instead of being able to be proactive and tackle…

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A mystery blogging event: indoor climbing at Rock Reef, Bournemouth

A mystery blogging event: indoor climbing at …

The week before last, five bloggers waited nervously outside Aruba in Bournemouth, after receiving an email from Hannah about a ‘mystery blogging event’.  All we knew was to wear comfy clothes – we were even told not to worry about cameras…

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Five reasons why blogging is awesome (and you should do it)

Five reasons why blogging is awesome (and …

On 22 August 2010 I wrote my first blog post for A Rosie Outlook.  It was called ‘New for the last time‘, and in it I confessed that I’d tried innumerable other writing projects and blogging platforms in the past,…

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Loose leaf

Loose leaf

These photos were taken a few weeks ago and have been sitting in my ‘to blog’ folder (that’s not a real thing, by the way, just a little corner of my mind where un-blogged outfits live) waiting to be posted.…

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Honest to blog: Comparison in the blogosphere

Honest to blog: Comparison in the blogosphere

One of the most common comments I see in blogland, especially on reviews or outfit posts, is the expression ‘so jealous of your [product/item]’  I know I’m guilty of doing this, and even if I might not outwardly express it…

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