Year: 2013

6-week beginner running plan

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As promised to myself, as soon as I arrived in New-Zealand, I started the good habits again: drinking 1.5 lt of water/day, eat more fruits and vegetables, avoid eating gluten and start running again.Each day I run I feel excited, hopeful and scared at the same time….Excited to run again and doing something positive for my well-being, hopeful that soon I will feel better and scared that I will feel as down as I felt last November when I got hit by depression but at the same time, I know that if I keep eating healthily and work out regularly, I will be fine.My sister sent me this running plan for beginners that is really good. It’s for beginners and although I used to run 10K a while back, I haven’t run for over 12 months so rather than going for a 20 min run straight away and ache, I decided to do it gently.Each day I run, I feel great. The plan is in French so I’ve translated it for you. It’s normally over 6 …

Last post….

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This is my last post for the year….for the next three weeks and maybe more.A month ago, I wanted to give up everything…BODIE and FOU, the blog, trying for a baby, trying for so many things, now I just think f**k it. I just want a break, go to the beach, eat healthily, sleep, feel fit again and be with the people I love. {The F**k it therapy} Last year when Mila and I flew to France to say goodbye to my grand-mother before she passed away, I read an article about the “F**k It therapy” in Grazia and how liberating it felt to say f**k it. It made me laugh but it was true…it does feel good to say F**K IT loud and clear. While in France by her side, I taught one of my aunts to say it and we had a good laugh despite the sad circumstances that brought us together. It felt good because it’s like saying no to the things/people who spoil your life. It feels good because it’s like making a …

Kate Barry

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I was half-kidding a couple of days that you don’t need to watch the news to find out what happens in the world, each time someone dies, my Facebook wall is filled by R.I.P. posts and this morning sadly, it was about Kate Barry.I loved her, in fact I love her whole family and I think it was one of these ‘famous’ family of artists who was very much loved because they were naturally ‘cool’, very talented and beautiful. I grew up listening to Serge Gainsbourg and naturally came to love the rest of his family. Jane was/still is a style icon, a sexy tomboy who numerous girls seek to emulate. I didn’t have the skinny, tall figure but I’ve always loved her style, a cool attitude and then there was Charlotte, a couple years younger than me and three years older than Elodie. Charlotte, like Vanessa Paradis were and still are my favourite style icons. I love the women they became and the artistic choices they made.Kate chose to build her life behind the …

20% OFF our gorgeous stonewashed linen collection

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I hope you’re well. I’m so looking forward to this weekend. It has been a crazy week, the blogger styling competition with VIPP was a-ma-zing. Unfortunately I broke my phone the morning of the competition so I couldn’t post any pictures on Instagram but the final pictures are amazing. I will post them later.I just wanted to let you know that we are offering 20% OFF on selected stonewashed duvet covers until Friday so if these gorgeous linens were on your wishlist for a while, now is the time.Have a fab weekend! bisesLEAVE A COMMENT THANKS! http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/UxVs

Life with Mila | The S.E.X.

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I haven’t done a post on Life with Mila since this one when we went to France to say goodbye to my grandmother. It was a sad time but reading Mila’s words made me burst out laughing again. Here is another one that will make me laugh for a long time…Mila: “…my friend Magdalena is crazy. Lily said that no-one could be as crazy as she is”Me: “why is she crazy?”Mila: “She says she knows about S.E.X.”Me: “About what?” (the look on Mila’s face just spelling it out was priceless)Mila: “S.E.X.!”Me: “What is this? Tell me…”Mila:“Well you should know, you are a grown-up….”Me: “Umm…yeah maybe but I’m not sure, tell me what Magdalena told you”Mila: “No I can’t and anyway you know, you had me, so you should know…You know it’s when a boy and a girl do ummmm” (pressing her two hands like two people kissing like crazy).Me: “Well..I had you 8 years ago so it’s a long time, I forgot about it :-)”Steve: “Come on, tell us…”Mila: “OK, give me £10 and I tell …

Say hello to Polly…

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As some of you know, BODIE and FOU is an independent concept store which I launched with my beautiful sister Elodie eight years ago (just before Mila was born). It has been and still is a work of love, passion and drive and I can’t believe how many people we are now reaching through the world with our BODIE and FOU parcels. It feels amazing!As Confucius said: “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life”.The other day, I introduced you to Doryan so today, I would like to introduce you to Polly who recently joined our A-team. Polly is very talented girl. Her blog has already been voted one the best interior blogs by The Telegraph and she has already done an amazing job on our new Christmas catalogue. If you need any high-res images for press or blogging, feel free to contact her, she is very helpful and if you haven’t met her yet, by all means come and say hello here on the blog.LEAVE A COMMENT THANKS! http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/UxVs