I absolutely love reading people’s monthly roundups on Substack. The more random and specific, the better. I love finding out where people have been eating, what they’ve been wearing, what books they can’t put down and all the little things they’ve discovered that month. So I thought I’d start sharing my own!

This is going to be a complete mishmash of everything I’ve loved in October, from hotels and restaurants to books, recipes, clothes and a few things that have made me think differently.

Here we go!

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1. St Clement, London

I think I’ve found my new favourite place in London. St Clement is SO good. The interiors by Eagle & Hodges are incredible, the gym is beautiful, and Bobby’s Bar is exactly the kind of place you want to spend a fun sexy night out at. It has a lot of the team from Chiltern Firehouse, so it definitely feels like a continuation of that whole atmosphere, which I love and thats where I met my husband and our favourite bar manager David is not there so thats fun.

I also had the best girls’ night there this month. One of those evenings where you’re having so much fun that you completely lose track of time and don’t want it to end.

If you go, you HAVE to order the chicken for your main and the baked chocolate dessert. Both are delicious. And start and or end with a margarita at Bobby’s Bar.

Honestly is the new London place to be and worth the hype on Instagram.

2. Ibiza in October

One of the biggest perks of moving to Mallorca is being able to nip over to Ibiza whenever we feel like it.

We spend most of our time between Mallorca, London and Copenhagen, but having Ibiza practically on our doorstep is such a treat. I have to say May and October are my favourite times to visit.

It’s still warm, but not unbearably hot. The crowds are great, everything feels a little more relaxed, and there’s still so much happening. A lot of the closing parties are on if that’s your thing, but you can also just go for beautiful lunches and enjoy the island without the madness of peak summer. We went to Jondal, which was so good. Sa Capella, Zuma, Macao and Cala Gracioneta another one of my favourite really relaxed places is Hostel La Torre.

it’s the kind of weather where you can put on a really chic outfit and actually enjoy wearing it rather than sweaty hot and bothered weather but still get a tan and have a fresh crispy morning and evening.

3. Our book club read: Becoming Bulletproof

Our Pilates by Bryony book club has been one of my favourite things this year.

We recently finished The Creative Act by Rick Rubin, which I absolutely loved. It’s one of those books that changes how you think about creativity, and I’ve found myself coming back to so many of his ideas since finishing it.

We’ve now moved on to Becoming Bulletproof, and oh my God, I’m already getting so much from it. I love the author’s perspective because her life experiences are incredible, she’s a former CIA agent so a totally different perspective from the usual founder entrepreneur etc etc. It’s completely different from anything I’ve read before, and I’ve already taken away so many practical tips.

I’m also just really looking forward to spending more evenings at home reading. Candles on, phone away, in bed with a my book after I put Elle to bed. I am fully embracing cosy season.

4. Our golden latte recipe

Speaking of cosy evenings, we added a golden latte recipe to the Pilates by Bryony app this month, and it is SO good. Turmeric, ginger, cinnamon. Basically autumn in a cup.

I always find that when the weather gets colder, I crave something warm and comforting in the afternoon or evening. Usually I want another matcha, but I don’t necessarily want the caffeine later in the day. This has become my favourite alternative. It’s warming, delicious and such a nice little sweet treat to look forward to I also love turmeric as an arthritis girly.

Serves: 1 cup
Time: 10 mins

The INGREDIENTS

• 1 tsp fresh turmeric, finely grated

• ½ tsp cinnamon

• A few peppercorns

• 1 cup oat milk or almond

• Honey, to taste

The METHOD
01. Gently heat the oat milk in a small saucepan, then stir in the fresh turmeric, cinnamon and peppercorns.
02. Let everything simmer over a low heat for 3–5 minutes, allowing the spices to infuse into the milk.
03. Strain into your favourite mug if you prefer a smoother latte, then add honey to taste and give it a final stir.

5. Designing our home in Mallorca

This has been one of the most exciting things happening behind the scenes. We bought a house in Mallorca that was still being built, and we’ve been working on the interiors with my friend Rebecca who is the founder of Terre Interiors and her partner Oliver. Designing your dream home with one of your best friends is honestly the most fun process ever. I feel very lucky that we get to do it together.

I can’t wait to share more because we’ve been making so many decisions, and it’s slowly starting to feel real and come together.

We’ve actually been living out of suitcases on and off since March this year. It’s been such an adventure, and I’ve genuinely loved moving around, but I have to admit I’m getting a little tired of constantly packing and unpacking. I’m so excited to have all our things in one place again and finally move Elle into her own bedroom!

The funniest thing is that I bought her cot and everything for her nursery before she was born, and she still hasn’t even moved into it. It’s really shown me how little babies actually need. We’ve taken Elle everywhere with us, and she’s just become an extension of our lives rather than us feeling like we have to stop doing things because we have a baby. That’s how we’ve approached it anyway, and it’s worked really well for our family. Saying that though I am very excited to finally unpack her little bedroom and show you guys!

6. Porridge, in every possible variation

I am having a serious porridge moment. Oats, quinoa, buckwheat. If it can be made into a warm bowl of porridge, I’m into it.

There’s something about making a proper breakfast on a cold morning that I find so comforting.

One of my favourite tricks for making porridge higher in protein is adding a spoonful of protein powder. You can also stir in egg whites while it’s cooking. You genuinely can’t taste them, and they make the texture so creamy. My recipe is on the app along with everything else I make.

Unfortunately, I’ve become intolerant to eggs again, which is particularly annoying because when I was pregnant, I could eat them without any problems. I was eating every egg in sight. Now they’re off the menu again and its very frustrating but my hormone doctor thinks she can fix it so lets see!

7. My chicken man in Mallorca

This is incredibly niche, but I have a chicken man on WhatsApp. Yes, really.

He makes the most delicious rotisserie chickens at our local market in Mallorca, and I’ve become obsessed. I go at least twice a week and I’ll pick up a chicken, lots of fresh vegetables, ginger, lemons and whatever else looks good, then come home and make a huge pot of chicken soup or broth.

It’s one of my favourite things to cook because it’s so simple, nourishing and delicious. I’ll also use the chicken for really easy dinners throughout the week. I love food like this. Nothing complicated, just really good ingredients and simple meals.

And having a chicken man on speed dial is such a flex!

8. Ross J. Barr Sleep Patches

These have become such a staple in my evening routine.

You apply the patches to your temples after your skincare, give them a little rub, and the scent is so relaxing. I especially love using them on evenings when my mind feels busy or I’ve been overthinking. I’ve found them really helpful as part of my wind-down routine, and I genuinely look forward to putting them on and they always help my sleep.

9. Our Cosy Season Pilates Challenge

Every year, this is one of our most popular challenges on the Pilates by Bryony app, and I completely understand why. When the mornings get darker and the weather gets colder, I think we naturally want to slow down a little and rather than fighting that feeling, I wanted to create a challenge that embraces it. I cant wait to start with our members there’s this shared energy that I love during our challenges.

The Cosy Season Challenge is 28 days of effective Pilates, with lots of the movements performed lying on your back, on your side or on all fours. You can be cosy, stay home, wear your favourite pjs and still get an incredible workout in. It’s the best of both worlds!

I think it’s also such a nice reminder that you don’t have to wait until January to start feeling stronger and more consistent.

We start on 9th November, and I would love you to join us.

10. Checked shirts

I am very into checked shirts at the moment but I dont like when you see the same thing everywhere so this one felt a little bit different.

I found this shirt in a shop in Copenhagen, and I absolutely love it.

It’s lightweight but soft, really comfortable and has that slightly oversized, effortless feel that I always gravitate towards. It’s one of those pieces that makes a very simple outfit look so much cooler.

11. The perfect black midi skirt

Why is finding the perfect black midi skirt so difficult?

I feel like I’ve been looking forever. I want something that’s sexy but still quite demure, with a really beautiful fit and fabric and this is it! Linking my shoes here too.

12. My very specific matcha routine

I recently shared my matcha routine on Instagram, and I feel like I need to include it here because it’s become one of my favourite parts of the day.

It’s nutty, slightly sweet but not too sweet, warming and so comforting.

Basically a hug in a matcha bowl.

I use Cloutcha matcha, a little Manuka honey, cinnamon and hazelnut milk, and I have a very specific way of making it.

My biggest thing is half water or even 2/3 water and the rest milk Because there is genuinely nothing worse than a hot bowl of milk.

I’ve shared the full method on Instagram, which I’ll link here.

13. Copenhagen

We’re spending some time in Copenhagen before moving into our house, and I’ve been reminded how much I love this city. There’s something about Copenhagen at this time of year that is just so good. The interiors, the cafés, the way everyone dresses, the food, the atmosphere. Everything feels very considered without trying too hard. I’ve been enjoying just walking around, discovering little shops and spending time here as a family.

After so much travelling, it’s also been nice to have a slightly slower routine.

14. DM the person you want to be friends with IRL

I recently saw someone on TikTok who I thought had such a great vibe. His name is Coco, and I noticed he was coming to Copenhagen at the same time I was going to be there.

I had this thought of, I feel like we’d really get along. So I just sent him a DM.

I was thinking “is this weird? will he think im weird” which is funny because I spend so much of my life putting myself out there online, but reaching out to someone completely new and essentially saying, “Do you want to hang out?” still feels quite odd.

Anyway, it turns out he’d been following me for a while and had listened to a few episodes of my podcast, which he told me had really helped him through a particular stage of his life. That meant so much to me and we got on like a house on fire! We ended up meeting in Copenhagen, had the best time and immediately connected.

It reminded me how important it is to actually make the effort to meet people.

I talk about community and connection all the time through Pilates by Bryony, and I really do try to practise what I preach.

I think as we get older, it can become so easy to stay within our existing circles. We get busy, we have our routines, and we sometimes forget that there are so many interesting people out there who we haven’t met yet.

And the worst thing that can happen is someone doesn’t reply. Which really isn’t that bad.

So if there’s someone you admire, someone you think you’d get along with or someone whose work you love, message them.

You genuinely never know what might come from it.

And that’s everything I’ve loved in October.

A very random collection, as promised, but these are genuinely my favourite kinds of Substacks to read. I always find the best recommendations through other people’s little discoveries, whether it’s a book, a restaurant, a piece of clothing or something completely unexpected.

I’d love to know what you’ve been loving lately, especially any books, restaurants, recipes or brands you think I should know about.

Love,

Bryony x

Ive had this feeling lately that I just want to do exactly what I want. I know that sounds weird, but I mean in terms of how I show up on Instagram, Substack, TikTok, what classes I film, events literally everything I am creating.

I want to avoid every single trend, not think about what performs well and just create things that I genuinely love.

Is anyone else feeling like this?

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I’ve been thinking a lot recently about the fact that it’s been over five years since I started Pilates by Bryony, and I honestly can’t quite believe how much has changed in that time.

When I first started teaching Pilates on Zoom from my little studio flat in Fulham, I had absolutely no idea what it would become. I didn’t have a five-year business plan, a big team or a clear vision of building a global wellness brand. I was simply doing something I loved, at a time when I really needed a sense of purpose and direction. I loved teaching then, and over 1,000 classes on the app later, that hasn’t changed. I love it so much, I am truly obsessed and Pilates crazy.

I’ve learned so much often through making mistakes, feeling completely out of my depth and having to make decisions I didn’t necessarily feel qualified to make.

So I wanted to share some of the biggest lessons from the last five years, whether you’re building a business, thinking about starting something or simply trying to create a life that feels more aligned with who you are. I hope this is helpful! Ill do a follow up on the day to day business tips I have learned soon too eg: AI etc.

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I had our baby in December last year, and while becoming a mum has been the most incredible experience, there is one part of postpartum life that I really wasn’t prepared for, and that’s how much my hormones would affect the way I feel, both physically and mentally.

I’ve been wanting to write about this for a while because I think we talk a lot about the…

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For me, visualisation isn’t sitting there imagining this huge dream life where everything has magically worked out, putting it out into the universe and then hoping for the best. I do love thinking big and getting really clear on what I want, but the kind of visualisation I use most often is actually much more specific and practical than that.

I mentally rehearse so many key moments before they happen, whether that’s a meeting I’m nervous about, a class I’m teaching, walking onto a stage, having an important conversation or even something as simple as walking into a room where I don’t know many people.

I normally start by finding somewhere quiet, closing my eyes and mentally taking myself to that exact moment. I’ll see the room, think about what I’m wearing, picture how I walk in, notice my posture and hear myself speaking. I’ll think about the energy I want to bring into the room, how I want to interact with the people around me and, most importantly, how I want to feel while I’m there.

I even think about what might go wrong or what might catch me off guard and how I would like to respond if it does, which I’ll come back to further down because I actually think this is one of the most important parts of the whole process.

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Yesterday was one of those days that just makes you feel like you have a new lease of life and gives you the feeling that you are exactly where you are supposed to be and doing exact what you’re supposed to be doing.

We brought 90 members of the Pilates by Bryony community together at Ladbroke Hall in London to celebrate the launch of our new app and standing in that room, looking around at everyone moving together was so special! We started with a 45 minute class followed by a guided visualisation, a healthy breakfast and then we went back to the mats got cosy and had a Q&A catch up.

Behind the scenes this new launch has been months and months of work, long hours across developers in Australia and the US. More than 1,000 classes moved over, an entirely new platform built from scratch, new features, new categories, new ways to plan your movement and track your consistency and, as with anything worth building, quite a few stressful moments along the way!

But yesterday reminded me why we did it and being with everyone IRL is the best! Our members are the coolest, strongest and most inspiring people.

It was never really about building an app. It was about building a place for this community and helping as many women as possible feel motivated to move and unlock their inner confidence.

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Last week I went to NYC baby!! I had the best time ever. It was such a fun mix of podcasts, a community event, the Magda show and lots of fun dinners with friends and so much exploring whenever I had the chance. Also wow the energy in New York is WILD!! So so fun but was I very overstimulated? Absolutely! Am I already planning my next trip? YES. Here is my run down!

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Since we last spoke, GROES has evolved from an idea into a brand with a clear identity and a growing community. What have you learned about building a fashion business that you could only have discovered by actually doing it?

I think the biggest lesson is that having a good idea and building a good business are two very different things. I went into GROES with a strong sense of the product I wanted to create and the world I wanted to build, but you only really learn how all the moving parts connect once you’re responsible for every single one of them.

I’ve learned that the less glamorous decisions are often the ones that make the biggest difference. How much stock to buy, when to reorder, how to manage cash flow, which products to develop and which ones to leave alone. You can have something beautiful, but if you can’t deliver it consistently, price it properly and make the customer want to come back, you don’t really have a business.

I’ve also learned how important it is to listen to your customers without losing your own point of view. Some of our most valuable insights have come from seeing how women actually wear the pieces, what they return to, and what they ask us for next. It’s made me much more confident in the idea that you don’t need to do everything. You need to do a few things exceptionally well.

For someone who dreams of launching a fashion brand, what should they understand before spending any money and where did you begin when GROES was still just an idea?

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September has always felt like a second January to me.

There is something about the shift in the energy of the summer ending, the return to routine and that back-to-school feeling that makes me want to buy a new notebook, organise my wardrobe, better myself and get my life together.

But I don’t want this to be another extreme reset where we try to change everything overnight, exhaust ourselves and give up a week later.

For me, feeling my best is never just about how I look. It is about keeping promises to myself, having structure in my days, moving my body, looking after my mind and doing the little things that make me feel confident and like me again.

And yes, I want to feel healthy, grounded and productive but I also want to feel like I look like my best self too.

I don’t think those things are separate. Feeling hot isn’t about chasing perfection or needing validation from anyone else. It is an energy. It is the way you carry yourself when you have been showing up for your own life.

So, if you are craving a September reset too, this is the checklist I am following.

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Hey guys! So I’m gonna do a rundown of everything I’ve been loving in July and August. I feel like I need to do this once a month, but I skipped a month, so here’s an extra long version for you!

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I wanted to write this because when I was pregnant I read a lot about how it takes 2 years to really feel yourself again. I kind of can imagine at this stage and agree however I do feel the strongest physically I have ever felt which I am really proud of as that was my goal for 2026. The mental side of things I am still working on as my hormones have been a constant monthly balancing act in the week before my period every month but thats a story for another day and ill share all the things I have been doing on that too.

Eight months postpartum, I finally feel as though I have found a workout routine that is genuinely working for me.

I don’t mean working in the sense that it is getting me “back” to the body I had before pregnancy. I have stopped looking at postpartum movement in that way. My body has been through pregnancy, birth, recovery, sleepless nights, hormonal changes and months of carrying a growing baby around. I don’t want to go backwards I have reframed it in my mind to going forward and being a totally new me and asking myself how do I want that to look and feel. I want to build a body that feels strong and supported for the life I have now.

I want to do a major disclaimer and say I was able to work out all throughout my pregnancy and used Pilates By Bryony and lifted weights until the day before I had Elle. Thats made such a difference to my recovery journey too and I know that not possible for everyone. I also had a vaginal birth and straight forward delivery so that also helps!

For the first few months after giving birth, movement was mostly about reconnecting. A lot of 360 breathing and slowly reconnecting to my core. I love helping friends with this that have just had babies now it’s the best feeling to get someone on their road to strength and rebuilding again. We have a huge pre and post natal section on the app that they follow too.

Now, at eight months postpartum, I am moving with more consistency and intensity and I am loving it!

This is the workout split that has made the biggest difference:

My current weekly split

Four Pilates by Bryony classes

These are the foundation of my week, I vary the focus rather than repeating the same type of class: some days are more classical and controlled, while others include the ball, ring or weights and feel much more fast paced and dynamic.

This specific method of Pilates has changed my body composition and is what helps me feel most connected to my body. It has rebuilt my deep core strength, improved my posture and helped me find stability again after pregnancy. It is also the form of movement that leaves me feeling better rather than completely depleted, which matters to me so much when I am also working, travelling and looking after Elle. My hormones have been all over the place and the need for low impact training has been more important than ever to reduce inflammation and not spike my cortisol when it’s already spiking.

Two strength-training sessions

Adding dedicated strength sessions has been the biggest change.

My focus is on simple and effective movements: squats, lunges, deadlifts, rows, presses and exercises that strengthen my glutes, legs, back and arms. I am not trying to make every session complicated or perform a hundred different exercises. I would rather repeat the fundamentals and gradually become stronger at them. I lift anything between 5-40kg depending on the exercise. I also love incorporating the bands into the strength sessions. Recently I have made these sessions full body rather than body part focussed.

I am 34 now and am really focused on longevity and taking care of my body for life over pure aesthetics, I recently listened to Emily Oberg and Morgan Stewart talk about how a strong vs skinny well trained body is the biggest flex and proof of hard work as you cant buy that and I couldn’t agree more for my own personal goals, so I loved hearing that!

Walking every day

Walking is the part of my routine that is easiest to underestimate, but it has probably been one of the most important for both my physical and mental health.

I aim for around 10,000 steps, but I don’t treat the number as the focus. Some days I do more, some days I do less. A walk with the pram gives me a reset, daylight and space to think. It feels SO good! It also supports my recovery without adding more stress to my body.

At least one proper recovery day

Recovery used to be the first thing I sacrificed when life became busy. Now I see it as part of the training.

A recovery day might include a gentle walk, stretching, the sauna or nothing structured at all. I pay much more attention to how I have slept, where I am in my cycle and how much energy I actually have.

What a typical week looks like

Monday: Pilates by Bryony lower body and core using the band and ankle weights
Tuesday: Strength training full body
Wednesday: Pilates by Bryony classical no equipment
Thursday: Strength training full body
Friday: Pilates by Bryony upper body and core using ankle weights and ring
Saturday: Pilates by Bryony full body using the ball ankle weights and band
Sunday: Rest and recovery

This is the ideal structure, but it isn’t a schedule I follow perfectly every week. I am human and we all have off days but I never skip two thats my rule. Sometimes classes are shortened. Sometimes travel changes things. Sometimes I am tired and choose a walk or tennis instead but its important to keep the habit.

I wanted to include a 7 day free trial to the app incase you wanted to try!

Why this split is working for me

The balance of Pilates, strength and walking gives me three things I need: connection, challenge and consistency.

Pilates helps me feel connected, gives me the strongest core and alignment, it also makes me perform better and get the most out of the weight sessions. Strength training challenges me and allows me to see tangible progress. Walking gives me headspace.

I have also know from my teaching that every workout doesn’t needs to leave me exhausted in order to count. I don’t need to punish my body to change it. The workouts that have transformed how I feel are often the ones that leave me energised enough to continue with the rest of my day. You have to trust the process and lean in!

Of course, I still have aesthetic goals. I think we should be allowed to say that without shame. I want to feel toned, comfortable and confident in my clothes. But I also want strong legs, a supported core, healthy bones, good posture and enough energy for the day.

What I have learned about postpartum fitness

Postpartum recovery doesn’t end at six weeks simply because that is when many women are cleared to exercise.

Being medically cleared and feeling physically ready are not always the same thing. My strength, hormones, sleep and confidence have all recovered at different speeds. There has not been one magical moment when I suddenly felt like myself again ( although that would have been great!)

Instead, I have felt more me in small ways: lifting a slightly heavier weight, noticing that my core feels more connected, or finishing a workout and realising that I genuinely feel strong. Such a good feeling when you start to feel that progress.

I have also learned that the best routine is not the most impressive one. It is boring to say but it’s the one you can stay consistent with. It’s the only way to see results. For me, that currently means four Pilates sessions, two strength sessions and lots of walking.

Eight months postpartum, I don’t feel as though I have “bounced back.” I feel as though I am going forward and creating a new stronger me and I am much more interested in the woman and the body I am becoming than recreating the one I had before. I am so passionate about women feeling their best and strongest so I hope this helps!

x

B

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Last week our community came to our London office for a presentation of the new app. A year ago around 50 of our members came together for a meeting to discuss what their dream Pilates and wellness app would look like. I said if money or tech had no limits tell me every feature and detail that you would want. This was so exciting to even say bearing in mind it feels like not that long ago we were all live on zoom together! These members had been using the app almost daily for a couple of years so they were real super users, their insights were so educated and insightful. They understand more than anyone what it takes to feel inspired and motivated to use the app everyday. I am so obsessed by customers behaviours and what makes them return and make them actually look forward to working out vs it being a chore. I find it fascinating and it was so interesting to zoom out and listen their opinions and ideas - I LOVED it.

This time we had 8 members in person in London with us and around 20 on zoom from all over.

I ran through all of the fun stuff: branding colours etc but more importantly all of the features and ways they could use the app. I wanted to show you some little sneak peeks of what we showed them! I really hope you like it!

Because the new app was built completely custom by us I really wanted everything to feel fresh. We shot new imagery, we changed our logo and now have a new brand colour also. There is so much meaning with every decision. I didn’t want to do anything that felt trendy. This is not a trendy Pilates brand, this is a brand built on the classical foundation of mat Pilates. It’s a challenging workout and I wanted the branding to reflect the heritage of classical Pilates and not feel remotely fitness coded - no disrespect to any other brands, there are so many I think are amazing.

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Maggie Sellers, through her Hot Smart Rich Empire asks a much better question in my opinion. Not how do I fit into the room, not how do I shrink myself down to be let in, but instead what if I build the room myself. The Own The Room dinners are exactly that. Everyone comes as they are. You say what you’re building, what’s hard, what you’re proud of, and the whole table lifts you up, listens and adds value.

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Ok guys so because I love you all so much I am going in on this post today. Think hair, beauty, wellness burn book full of SECRETS. These are the people, treatments, things I do the second I get to London. I wish I was one of those girls that just effortlessly wakes up and looks fresh and rested but sadly it really takes a village. OK let’s GO!

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Ok so summer is well and truly upon us and clean girl aesthetic is out… THANK GOD. I was never a scraped back hair kind of girl and definitely not in public. Unless I am doing something special or filming I would have my hair blow dried but really I am an air dry hair girl, it’s an all or nothing situation. I am so thrilled that the Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen messy hair is so in right now.

I know what you’re thinking this isn’t about hair but I feel like the hair sets the mood for the makeup. So with the messy undone hair I like the makeup to look like Ive been in the sun all day and got so tanned and flushed but in a healthy fresh kind of way.I have just run upstairs to shower and throw an outfit on and here I am.

I really don’t like the matte look of some foundations and really am loving the VB drops or the refy skin tint for my face, If I want more coverage in the evening I will buff in some of the Dior foundation stick in the areas that need it. All three are wow products. I want this post to feel like we are on a girls holiday getting ready doing our makeup and telling each other we need all of these products! Let’s get into my summer makeup bag!

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Grab a pen and paper and make yourself a nice cosy drink or pour a glass of wine. Let’s get into it! I am a big fan of setting goals in January and giving each goal context and really visualising how I want the year to play out. Everything from business goals to personal travel its all in there. 12 months is a long time and I think its so beneficial to do a mid year review with yourself in the same way you’d do as an employee of a company. There are so many variables in a year and often we have to pivot or change our goals slightly, thats just realistic and it doesn’t mean you failed at your goals, maybe your life has taken a different direction, you’ve got a new job, you found out you were pregnant, so many things can change.

We are going to go through how I like to start July every year by sitting down to reflect, visualise, adjust and create an action plan. I find it so motivating to do this as we have plenty of time and especially if we have a clear vision and focus for the next 6 months.

Here’s how I do it and I would love you to do it with me! Block out an hour to zoom out and I promise you this will be a productive use of your time.

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Divide up your life into categories

instead of sitting down to review “your life.” Too big can feel stressful and overwhelming and you don’t know where to start. Break it into pillars first (mine are Business, Relationships, health/wellness, personal, finances and travel). Five or six is more than enough. We will go through and audit one at a time, properly, before we move to the next.

Four questions per pillar

What did you want in January?

What you actually did or achieved/what has happened so far?

What didn’t you do and why?

What do you want to do/achieve now?

That third one is really telling! It isn’t always a failure but it is always information and if we use this to channel our thoughts and concentration in key areas it can be really useful. Sometimes it does mean we gave up too soon or didn’t give it our everything, so be completely honest with yourself. Could you have done more?

Audit what didn’t happen and why

From your first list it’s really helpful to analyse the why. The most honest part of any review is the things you stopped doing, gave up on our didn’t even start. We’ve all had that habit that lasted three weeks. Write those down too. You’re looking for patterns. For me I nearly always have the same one: I go big and inconsistent when small and daily would have got me there.

Move forward and dont look back!

You’ve analysed and carried out the review, you’ve redone a visual mood board, you’ve rewritten your areas of focus and context. Now you build the picture of what the next six months are actually for. What does the second half look like and feel like when it’s played out exactly the way you are visualising? What’s in it, who’s in it, what’s out of it, what are you saying no to, what discipline do you need to put in place?

The homework

So the board isn’t a mood collage. It’s more of a blueprint.

Try to be really specific so its not just nice pictures. Not “travel” but the actual trip, the actual month. Not “get strong”, instead your weekly movement routine.

I like to do a page per category and on one side its visuals and on the back of the page I write specific goals and an action plan of how i’ll get there.

Why it works

Because you still have half the year! So much can change in 6 months. In the last 6 months I have had a baby, lived in 3 countries, started 2 new work projects and am in the process of buying a house. Life can be so full if we really mentally rehearse and always come back to our mission and goals. These practises have really helped me to live in alignment with who I want to be, how I want my life to feel and what I want to achieve. Everything this audit bring to the surface, you can act on with six months in front of you. That’s the benefit of doing it now instead of once a year. Woohoo! I am excited for us!

Notes to Self

• What did you want in January that you’ve actually stopped wanting? Is this from growth, or avoidance?

• Where are you going big and inconsistent when small and daily would get you there?

• What pressure do you need to release from yourself to feel lighter?

• What has happened this year that made you feel most proud of yourself?

• What’s one area where you’ve made progress towards a larger goal?

• How have you handled setbacks and challenges this year compared to previous years?

• What beliefs about yourself have changed year?

• What are your strongest values that have guided your decision making?

• What are you most excited about in the next 6 months?

B x

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