Happy New Year everyone. I hope you’re as excited about the dawning of 2019 as I am. I’m determined that this will be the year when I finally get my act together, lose some weight and take a step into fitness. Our photoshoot with Fatima Batook was certainly inspiring, especially when you consider she actually lost 70kg some years ago and now has her own fitness studio – not to mention she looks bloomin’ amazing. Eyeing her sculpted form, it became clear that walking the dogs is no longer enough, so it was fun looking at the coming year’s fitness trends to see what might be in the pipeline to help on my fitness journey – anyone coming down the barre?
The beauty trends, I must say, did not leave me quite so inspired. Don’t get me wrong, I love a bold red lip as much as the next girl but I’m not sure I fancy running an ice roller over my face. I was, though, happy to see that traditionals like aloe are making a comeback. I’m an absolute devotee, I’m pretty sure if they took this stuff to the UN, it could probably bring about world peace. OK, slight over exaggeration, but you get my meaning.
I was also pleased to read Dr Murat’s piece on uterine cancers as it seems, these days, we are all very breast aware, but other female cancers are taking a back seat. Too many of us are neglecting Pap smears, which can save our lives. Take a tip from Dr Murat and go for regular screening.
I’m happy to introduce some new contributors this month in the shape of Laetitia and Theresa, the women behind the blog liveandtaste. Health-conscious mums who love all the things we do – trendy accessories, home décor and a certain lifestyle – they’ll be joining us every few months to share healthy and tasty recipes. I’m loving the look of this month’s tahini energy balls.
Elsewhere this month, I’m also planning to take some tips from our financial expert Pria Masson Tanwar. She’s absolutely right, you don’t need to wait till spring to clean out your financial closet – I might actually have to forego my usual trip to the January sales, I reckon they come under non-essential expenses!
