tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35017854131757192432024-03-13T20:10:52.785+00:00What Katy Louise DidChampioning health, wealth and happinessKaty Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-32536816025272280072016-06-17T08:47:00.001+01:002016-06-17T08:47:44.668+01:00How to become more powerful, wise and courageous as you grow olderSince I wrote my post in April about positive representations of people over 50 in the media ('Why ageing is optional') I've been seeing more and more examples – the latest Amazon Prime advert, for example, of the older couple in the garden. Although it may start out with the man having a bad back while pushing his granddaughter on the swing, it ends with him having a blast – Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-46098261972161611792016-05-28T13:19:00.000+01:002016-05-28T13:19:33.081+01:00'Bitchy resting face': what it is and why I have itHave you ever heard the expression 'bitchy resting face'? I confess I hadn't, until I read a column by author Katie Roiphe in the latest (June 2016) issue of Red magazine. In said column, Katie was sticking up for her decision not to smile in photographs, at least not professional author ones. She had been criticised for looking 'icy', 'mean', 'intimidating' and 'aloof' on her book jackets, so Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-36720566525794277052016-04-02T20:20:00.002+01:002016-04-02T20:20:51.650+01:00Why ageing is optional – and the media has finally caught on!
I wrote in my editor’s letter of Top Santé this month (Spring 2016), that there is a sea change going on. It's been swelling for some time, and now it’s finally mainstream. What is it? Older women/models/actresses in advertising campaigns.
It all began with Helen Mirren for L’Oreal, showing that we’re still worth it whatever age we are. And a few weeks ago, I saw a TV ad for online Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-72566082776163078162016-02-17T08:18:00.000+00:002016-02-17T08:18:16.730+00:00Fish for breakfast anyone?I read in Stylist a few weeks ago (Jan 20th) that one of the health trends for 2016 is eating salad for breakfast. This was no surprise to me as I've been doing that for the past three years, pretty much since I met my now husband, who's a personal trainer. On our first date we chatted mainly about health and fitness, both being in the profession, and making it feel somewhat like I was Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-49849639955622033312016-01-23T11:59:00.004+00:002016-01-23T12:16:24.905+00:00RIP Grandad (still feeling connected even after death)
Even when you are expecting death and
preparing for it, it still comes as a shock. I was on holiday at the end of the
December, having a much-needed sunny break, but upon arrival back at Heathrow,
I found out Grandad had passed away on the penultimate night of the holiday.
He was 89 and a half – he’d
wanted to get to 90 – and had moved from hospitals to dementia Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-73916218646283400152015-11-28T18:50:00.000+00:002015-11-28T19:00:34.525+00:00Believing in synchronicity and the butterfly signs It's been months, perhaps even a year, since I did a card reading for myself. When I edited Soul&Spirit magazine I'd be sent numerous card decks, mainly from the lovely peeps at Hay House or Blue Angel and so inevitably I'd end up doing readings, usually to find out what was going to be happening in my love life, as that tends to be the main concern during our 20s.
I still have a fair few of Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-42547485796418358182015-11-22T12:39:00.001+00:002015-11-22T13:33:02.683+00:00* HEAD ORGASMS: what they are and how to get them!
At various moments throughout my life I've experiencing a pleasurable, fuzzy, tingling sensation spreading across the back of my head. While it's actually not a sexual thing, I guess the reason some people are calling it a head or brain orgasm is because you do experience a kind of whole-body relaxation response during and afterwards. And, frankly, there hasn't been any suitable way to describe Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-75462178857215176472015-11-08T22:06:00.000+00:002015-11-22T13:30:53.836+00:00A birthday blogSo, 37 years ago today I was born. First of all I was late by a few days, then even later as when mum went into labour, the hospital gave her an injection to numb the pain, which made everything stop. When I did finally arrive, at 3:07AM on a
Wednesday November morning, I had to be dragged out with forceps, or so I am
told.
Years later when I started delving into how events can affect us even Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-73047912256241814562015-10-10T17:48:00.000+01:002015-10-10T17:51:08.941+01:00One for all the rainbow and sunset lovers (don't miss the pics at the end!)As I looked towards the patio doors this morning I could see dark rain
clouds ahead but yet bright the shed, back wall and house beyond were glowing orange from the 7.30am sunshine. It meant there had to be a rainbow. And as I stepped out into the garden, I was greeted by the sight of a huge rainbow, missing only right in the middle, covering half of the
horizon. It was beautiful.
And then I Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-48216698674035948672015-10-02T19:09:00.000+01:002015-10-02T19:11:56.428+01:0050 shades of grey - why I'm loving the new trend in hair colour
Grey hair is a huge trend right now. Everyone from catwalk models to style
mavens in their 20s seems to be rocking every shade of grey. And it makes me happy. Why? Because although I currently I dye my greying roots,
too afraid to let my hair become flecked with white just yet, when I
get older I want to confidently claim my grey hair and not allow it to define me in terms of age.
The Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-27316905281108513292015-09-13T22:17:00.002+01:002015-09-13T22:17:55.460+01:00Why de-cluttering isn't always easy - but so necessaryIn my last post I reflected upon reinvention and how sometimes you get
the urge to clear out and start afresh. What with it now clearly being
autumn, we can all take a leaf out of natures book and
let go of old stuff that no longer serves us.
My first reminder of this came while reading the 'Declutter your life'
feature in the current issue of Top Sante (October, on sale now @topsanteuk). Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-12162021436572832652015-09-06T17:47:00.000+01:002015-09-06T17:47:26.811+01:00My message from Madonna (well, sort of)Just when I decide there are no such things as signs and synchronicity, or at least not to look so deeply into such supposed things for hidden meanings, the universe goes and surprises me.
Last weekend is a classic case in point. I’d been working on a book manuscript for someone – a spiritual tale of self-discovery, just my thing – and after two hours of typing I felt a bit achy in my shoulders Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-19099848103718693212015-07-11T15:10:00.002+01:002015-07-11T15:13:12.354+01:00Why is it easier to believe the bad stuff?Why is it, that it's often easier to be negative about ourselves than it is to be positive? Think about it for a moment; doesn't it come more easily to point out your faults, talk about what you're not good at or reject a compliment rather than than big yourself up, speak of your talents, or believe it when other people say nice things to you?
The reason I got to thinking about this was from a Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-57021109456158625472015-06-27T19:49:00.000+01:002015-06-27T19:49:07.491+01:00My spiritual lesson from strawberriesI love how the smallest, simplest of things can remind us of life's most profound teachings. Today has got to be one of the hottest days of the year so far in the UK. My husband was out in the garden doing some weeding and alerted me to the fact that the neglected strawberry patch was looking rather fulsome. Neither of us are particularly into gardening – well, I would be, it's Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-28219035910725719902015-01-16T10:27:00.002+00:002015-01-16T10:27:21.115+00:00The key to having what you want: love, wealth, anything! Each Friday I try to spend a little time working on my finances, all in aid of Financial Freedom Friday, an idea created by author and entrepreneur Kate Northrup and written about in her excellent book Money: A Love Story. With money high on my mind at the moment – my first ever tax return deadline looming – I feel the need to get my financial affairs in order. I have plenty of books on how to Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-76039380052756721562014-10-02T12:22:00.000+01:002014-10-02T12:22:06.760+01:00STOP being your own worst critic!
Are you your own worst critic? Always berating yourself for something? Join the club. I was just watching an episode of SATC where Carrie has her book published and is fearful of bad reviews. She says, in her 'wondering out loud' way as she writes her column: "Why are we so quick to believe our own worst reviews?"
I know how she feels. I'm a number one, A* student at being negative: not to Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-42451928798269129402014-09-23T16:59:00.000+01:002014-09-23T16:59:37.998+01:00Autumn equinox - a time to let go and shed the past Are you ready to let go and prosper? It's time to get down to some serious autumn cleaning and clearing as the equinox is upon us. Mabon, as the Pagans call it. Today is the day of equal day and night, when, in the northern hemisphere, the nights now grow slowly longer until we reach Yule, on December 21st. It's the time to let go of what no longer serves you.
The Autumn equinox is where we reap Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-75889277822699917512014-09-19T14:56:00.000+01:002014-09-22T13:33:49.297+01:00Your Journey to a better life starts NOW!FREE meditations and satsang this Thursday with Brandon Bays, creator of The Journey
Click here: Journey Global Gathering
Ever feel overwhelmed and in a total rut? Or does the past weigh you down? If you find yourself wasting hours a day re-hashing past mistakes, decisions, actions or non-actions and are fed up of not knowing what to do next, or feeling crushed by the perceived weight Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-70216043468433197782014-05-22T09:11:00.000+01:002014-05-22T09:21:30.266+01:00Older, wiser and more interesting… how flowers stay beautiful past their primeI wrote the other day about the ageing process, how I was trying to come to terms with it, and how it would be good to appreciate different ages in our society, rather than only prize youth. I’d like to add to my previous musings, this time using flowers as an analogy, which is apt as the Chelsea Flower Show is on this week.
While the best, most perfect floral Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-41442838500659245722014-05-17T19:02:00.002+01:002014-05-17T19:02:21.248+01:00Resistance is futile! Gracefully accepting the ageing process
Why is it getting older such a bad thing? If we eat well and exercise, surely we can age gracefully? So why does it feel like everyone, including myself, is obsessed with youth and trying to fight with Mother Nature?
I just returned home from a walk to the Co-Op, where I’d gone to buy a wine for my dad’s birthday. Having picked up a bottle of Malbec, and seeing the warning signs for anyone Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-73117601775319901982014-02-14T12:10:00.000+00:002014-05-03T11:59:12.422+01:00Love your money (and yourself) this Valentine'sHappy finance Friday! Yes, it's also Valentine's day but I want to talk about cash, and why I've made Fridays my day to appreciate and care for my finances, both incoming and outgoing.
This all came out of the book I read over Christmas and New Year, called Money: A Love Story by Kate Northrup (Kate Northrup), which really got me thinking hard about my financial life up to this point.
Having Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-28654430474262151332013-08-22T19:55:00.002+01:002013-08-22T19:55:37.145+01:00NEWS FLASH! FitSteps classes being taught by... me!
It's been so long since I wrote on this blog! How remiss of me. I've been a busy little bee and am writing this short entry just to let you all know about my new venture, which is teaching FitSteps!
FitSteps is a brand new ballroom and Latin-based group workout, devised by none other than Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe from Strictly Come Dancing fame. (see pic of me with the guys, below).&Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-3333534316341495372013-05-17T22:40:00.001+01:002013-05-17T22:40:40.772+01:00A step closer to Strictly! (wearing one of Flavia's dresses)I've been meaning to write in this for ages, and I can't believe it's been almost a month (now since I performed at Karen Hardy's studio in London (karenhardystudios.com) wearing one of the actual dresses from Strictly Come Dancing as worn by the amazing Flavia Cacace! (bbc.co.uk)
Outside Karen Hardy's studio at Imperial Wharf, London, on the day of the showcase!
Just to recap, it all Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-22805292757574663452013-03-31T18:10:00.000+01:002013-04-03T21:46:14.013+01:00How to find buried treasure from the pastThe past never truly goes away, especially if it had emotional significance. Relationships especially. Just when you think they're dead and buried, the past pops up to take you back down memory lane. And it doesn't even have to be actual relationships, it can be passionate 'liaisons' you had when you were barely out of your teens that left an indelible mark on your psyche. The reason I say this Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3501785413175719243.post-38511430430702113102013-03-27T23:06:00.000+00:002013-03-27T23:07:42.815+00:00Being part of Strictly (well, by association!)Can't believe it's more than a month since my dance lesson with Camilla Dallerup - former winner of Strictly Come Dancing (Strictly Come Dancing). I spent about three hours getting to the lesson, in Sunbury Upon Thames, but it was so worth the trip. We spent the time working on my rumba action, which was a bit lame as I wasn't using my legs properly - not straightening them enough or using my Katy Louisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16653834418254151585noreply@blogger.com0