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ren ate all the pies
renateallthepies.blogspot.com
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Hello All!You can now find me on:http://the-morning-room.blo gspot.comhttp://renatec-b.tumb lr.comand of course on Twitter:http://twitter.com/ren nbird.I havnt left you completely, I will still use this...

28 feb 11 1 person likes this

Pastures NewFor a plethora of reasons I am moving house.  If you follow me on Twitter (Rennbird) then you will see my new blog address.I might return as ren ate all the pies, but I think that ri...

23 feb 11

The Diagnostic Run

This morning, having signed myself up for Run To The Beat, I hauled my arse off the sofa and went out for a run, just to remind myself of a) my running fitness level and b) most importantly, what has...

19 feb 11

Run To The Beat 2011

I first found out about Run To The Beat, the London music half marathon, in September last year. The 2010 race day was fast approaching and it was definitely too late to sign up, so I registered my i...

19 feb 11

Just saying...

Simply put, it will be a grand injustice if Natalie Portman does not win the "Best Actress" Oscar for Black Swan.  I have never been a huge Portman fan, but having (finally) seen the fil...

16 feb 11

Se non ora, quando?*

*If not now, when?Yesterday Italian women took to the streets.  Why?  Because despite feminism, women in Italy have yet to command the same respect as their male counterparts.The BBC depict...

14 feb 11 1 person likes this

Some musings about body ideals/ Why confidence should come from within.

It started in 2006 when the Argentinean model Luisel Ramos collapsed and died after a catwalk show, having subsisted on lettuce leaves and diet coke for several weeks.  The "Size Zero" p...

13 feb 11

Helping Hearts

We all know how to mend a broken heart (Ben and Jerry’s and a bottle of Merlot usually does the trick), but when it comes to the physical health of the most important muscle in our body, how clued up...

09 feb 11

Gym Safari

If my ten years of gym-going (give or take the odd hiatus) have taught me anything, its that gym members can not be grouped into one homogenous category.  The notion that everyone is a taught an...

09 feb 11

When style is lost in translation.

If theres anything Ive learnt during my sojourn in Italy, its that no matter how cute your Topshop Peter Pan collar dress and New Look ballet pumps are, they just wont cut it with the Italians.One wo...

09 feb 11

Please bear with me.

My blog and I are having a re-shuffle.  Be back soon!

06 feb 11

Hiatus? (Some less than eloquent, late night ramblings re: blogging).

In case you hadnt noticed I dont have much to say at the moment.  My desire to write on this blog ebbs and flows.  Some days I am so pumped with inspiration I could type until the cows come...

06 feb 11

Team BBJ

The second month of 2011 is upon us and all over the world New Years Resolutions are going down the drain.  I am no exception, but I have not completely given up my quest to achieve something th...

01 feb 11

The Monthly Feed

I thought I would use this opportunity whilst brunch digests (I am one hungry girl today) to check in and say hello- I dont do so very often and I ought to.  When it comes to blogging, I dislike...

30 jan 11

Remembering Your Dreams.

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"- Helena Roosevelt.Some years ago, I decided that one day I was going to up sticks and move to Italy.  I wasnt sure...

29 jan 11

Are You Scared Of This Cake?

My response to "The New OCD", an article on young women and food, published in Company Magazines February 2011 issue.Dear Company,I suspected that I wasnt alone in suffering guilt every time ...

27 jan 11

Makeover Monday

Yesterday it occurred to me that my blog needs a new dimension, something light hearted to brighten up the last few dreary months of winter.Enter "Makeover Monday", a weekly post devoted to t...

24 jan 11

Confessions of an Agnostic

How did you spend your Sunday?  Perusing the last of the January sales?  Meeting the girls at the pub for a cheeky afternoon glass of Pinot?  Going to church?  I must confess that...

23 jan 11 1 person likes this

From the sublime to the ridiculous.

I wont lie, I love my Starbucks.  In fact, one of the things I miss living in Italy is the American coffee chain (I know, I know).  Whilst I am partial to the odd post-lunch/pre-gym espress...

18 jan 11

The End Of The Affair

madisonplus.comJeggings, I think Im over you.When they first emerged on the shop floor, I was in awe of jeggings.  Not being able to find jeans that fit, the whole concept of stretchy denim exci...

17 jan 11

A Walking Cliché

In which I become the classic example of someone who makes huge weight loss plans then throws in the towel after a few days.  Ok, thats not strictly true.  I have not completely given up my...

13 jan 11

The Angry Generation: An Open Letter/My Response

Dear Cosmo,Thank you for your article revealing the results of your "Angry Generation" survey, dealing with the plight of young women today in the financial and job markets.  It was refr...

11 jan 11

Day One

And so, after what feels like a marathon binge during 2010, I am finally doing it- Im going on a (dare I say it) diet.  This is just as well, because I feel as though I cant look at another minc...

10 jan 11

The best laid plans of mice and men...

09 jan 11

Project!

In December I vowed to lose a few pre-Christmas pounds (call it damage limitation).  Suffice to say I failed, despite my good intentions.  Another health kick down the drain. Im not sure wh...

08 jan 11 1 person likes this

Ballet Is Bang On Trend

Those with their beady eye on whats hot are predicting 2011 to be "the year ballet becomes cool" (hasnt it always been?).  This largely thanks to the highly anticipated, Golden Globe nom...

07 jan 11 2 people like this

Stationary Porn

If anyone was to ask me what my biggest vice was, it would probably be buying Moleskins.  I find it very hard to walk into a book or stationary outlet and leave without one.  My desk is hos...

04 jan 11

Plans

It being the first week of a new year and all I thought I would do a post to lay out the plans me and my blog have for the near future:I am not one for labels, my blog is just my blog.  That sai...

04 jan 11

Hello 2011.

Did you all have a lovely time seeing in the New Year?  My night involved ten friends at mine, Nigellas Mexican lasagne and a tidy mix of tequila slammers and champagne.  Unfortunately, in ...

02 jan 11

That Was 2010

The purpose of this post is to give me something to look back on at a later date and say "yeaah, that was 2010."  In my life it hasnt been a year of huge events (which is a good thing be...

31 dec 10

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