Can you believe the holidays are totally over? I kind of worked right through, writing for various mags and websites, and feel like I haven’t really had a real break but obviously I haven’t been blogging. I meant to write some kind of ‘good bye and happy holidays’ post but just didn’t find the time.

Anyway, here are a few snippety things I didn’t get around to blabbing about, the first being a bit of a brag about how Beluga and Sevruga now have a magazine-style menu and did a feature on Cape Town’s sexiest socialites and, as it turns out, I’m number two on the list.

I happened to spot this on a day where I was feeling especially unsexy so I didn’t feel up to obnoxiously pointing out my gesig and haggling for a free drink but hey the summer’s still young.

I also made my way into YOU and Huisgenoot’s lifestyle section on a piece relating to how many kilojoules people should be eating per day to avoid packing on the pounds.

The story focuses on how many people don’t have a clue as to how many kilojoules they need to eat per day in order to maintain a healthy weight and how counting kilojoules can help you lose weight. (I’ve been a kilojoule counter for years now and have found it’s the only ‘diet’ I’ve ever been able to stick to ‘cos then I can eat pretty much whatever I want within reason.

What else can I tell you? The sweet PR peeps from Power Play sent me a few of samples of their new energy drinks along with a cute pair of wayfarer-style sunnies.

I was very grateful for this as it arrived on a post-party morning when I was especially hung and really, really needed a little somethin’ somethin’ to get my up and about. The caffiene and guarana-infused ‘Fruit Kick’ flavour was particularly nice and tasted like carbonated real fruit juice. Apparently they’re holding some event later this year which I’ll cover on the blog.

In saying that though, I’m definitely going to be choosier about what I say yes to this year. Towards the end of 2012, I started to feel like a pizza that was being pulled in every bloody direction. Or a chest of drawers that was stuffed with too many things. Or maybe even a bit like Britney Spears just before she shaved off all her hair and busted up that car with her umbrella. But don’t worry. I’m, like, waaay too vain to shave off all my hair.

Anyway, I’ll ‘be back’ officially as of next week Monday with a bunch of new beauty reviews relating to some of the nicer products I got to play with over the holidays.

Here’s to a kick ass 2013!

Love, love

Leigh