I started the New Year feeling a little guilty for eating and drinking a bit too much over the festive season. Whilst a dry January and a new fangled diet were out of the question, if I am being brutally honest a number of outfits in the wardrobe were fitting, to put it mildly, a bit snug. So the pressure was on to make that New Year's resolution and commit to a new goal to improve my wellbeing in the coming year.
The festive season is truly upon us. You have a clear idea of all the gifts you are getting everyone, planned the Christmas lunch, and pulled together the Christmas card list. You think your'e on top of everything.
And then there are the Christmas and New Year parties that you haven't given much thought to. But not to worry as you have convinced yourself that there are a couple of outfits in the wardrobe that will do.
Besides, you don't want to look like you made too much of an effort, but you still want to look great.
In this modern hectic lifestyle it is becoming ever more difficult to stand out from the ordinary and develop your own style on a budget. The fantastic price paid earlier this week for a reported Leonardo da Vinci artwork (a record $450m) and an Angolan Diamond $33.7m had me choking on my cornflakes.