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New Year, new me, new you

The end of a year, a propensity for pondering the next – let’s see now… a handsome rich lover? 60% pay rise? unlimited world travel? (a spot on the comedy circuit?) Yep! It’s time to revisit the bucket list. To tick off the year’s conquests (interior makeover, explore Croatia, celebrate pesky big 60 in Paris, nail social media branding expertise), and add more for the coming year (learn the Flute, conquer the French language, learn to write code).

It’s also time to think about a few simple lifestyle enhancements for the coming year; shared of course for that’s what the blog’s all about. Enhancing our lifestyles. Did a spot of sleuthing across the mags and bloggers and curated my top 10. This will be our year of ‘Be’s’…

  • Be radiant: Buy one new nourishing skin care product to combat long dehydrating summer months, refresh and rejuvenate – our complexions will thank us
  • Be bright: Book a rapid teeth whitening session with our dentist or invest in a whitening kit – bright white smiles strip years off our faces
  • Be bold: A new red lipstick – ever so french and perfect for setting off that gleaming smile – a Cosmetician to help select the right shade for our complexion of course
  • Be nourished: Shift the focus from weight and calories to health and nutrition – out with empty white carbs, in with nourishing, nutrient-dense real whole foods
  • Be energised: No such thing as ‘no time’. Make time for exercise, from simple 15 minutes quickies to something more substantial, our bodies will thank us

  • Be stimulated: Keep the brain active with apps like Lumosity for brain stimulation, Babble for languages, Ted Talks and Pod Casts for intellectual enhancement

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Pinky Promises…

Pinky Promises. Heard about them? Well, given this blog focuses on quality of life at work and play, I became a tad excited when I discovered Pink Hope’s Pinky Promise concept. Pink Hope is a preventative health organisation working to ensure every individual can assess, manage and reduce their risk of breast and ovarian cancer, while providing personalised support for at risk women. The Pinky Promise concept centres on ensuring that no matter what, you’ll have your BFF’s back when it comes to their health, while Pink Hope will have yours.

Yep, it’s all about looking out for one another. As simple as making a pinkie promise with your bestie on one thing you will do to maintain your well-being and then, because nothing exists unless it’s documented on social media, posting a selfie sharing your promises #BFFPinkyPromise.

A selfie that could just help save you (and your bestie’s) life!

Pinky PromiseElle editor-in-chief Justine Cullen and Pink Hope founder Krystal Barter made the promises: ‘to get more sleep‘ and ‘always be in control of my health and be my own health advocate‘ to one another. Models Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Lily Aldridge shared’To meditate daily’ and ‘to always remember what matters in life is health and happiness’ and from Blogger’s Elle Ferguson and Tash Sefton of ‘They All Hate Us’ Blog – ‘I promise to breathe and put myself first!‘ and ‘I promise to lose my phobias that stop me from getting health checks

Love your bestie to the moon and back? Why not sidle up to them, check out the PinkyPromise instructions, make your Pinky Promises to one another then post #BFFPinkyPromise to the site. See you there!

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