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Low-tourism Fiji - Nikki Parkinson Styling You

Low-tourism Fiji … you had me at the first Bula!

Nikki Parkinson July 15, 2022 Travel 10 Comments

Oh Fiji. You had me at the first Bula! It was a love affair I did not see coming, one of those sucker punch moments in life that takes your breath away but at the …

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How to pack for a holiday at any destination

How to pack for a holiday to any destination

Nikki Parkinson April 4, 2022 Travel 4 Comments

With the world and Australia opening up with fewer restrictions, travel is back on the schedule for so many. There is a huge back catalogue of “what to pack” blog posts HERE but when it …

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21 books, shows and podcasts we loved in 2021

21 top books, shows and podcasts in 2021

Nikki Parkinson December 16, 2021 Life 2 Comments

Every week in 2021 I’ve shared my recommendations for books, shows and podcasts over on the Styling You The Label blog (yes! I write over there too!). I’ve culled each of those lists down to …

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Why it was essential I changed how I thought about exercising | MerryBody app

Why it was essential I changed how I thought about exercising

Nikki Parkinson October 28, 2021 Health, Life 4 Comments

(Sponsored by The Merrymaker Sisters) Do you know why it was essential I changed how I thought about exercising? In short, the old thoughts were damaging me – physically and mentally. Mentally, even though I’d …

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Frocktober 2021 - how to support

Get behind Frocktober to raise funds for ovarian cancer research

Nikki Parkinson October 5, 2021 Health, Life 2 Comments

It’s 15 years this month since my husband’s family lost an incredibly beautiful and amazing woman. My mother-in-law was just 54 (the same age I am right now) when she died from the insidious disease …

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Body acceptance is a mental muscle best exercised daily

Body acceptance is a mental muscle best exercised daily

Nikki Parkinson September 21, 2021 Health, Life 4 Comments

Body acceptance is a mental muscle best exercised daily. I truly don’t think you can flick a switch and suddenly undo the deep layers of societal expectation that we and others have put on how …

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The Simple Seven strategy for remaining present and empowered in times of unknown - Cath Corcoran psychologist

Anxious about the uncontrollable? Try the Simple Seven strategy

Nikki Parkinson August 24, 2021 Life 5 Comments

It’s no secret that I get anxious about the uncontrollable, particularly when the uncontrollable is as big as it’s been since the start of 2019. (I’ve written previously about my anxiety here and here.) What …

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We need to keep talking about menopause

Why we need to talk more about menopause and peri menopause

Nikki Parkinson August 3, 2021 Health 2 Comments

My name is Nikki, I’m 54 years old and it’s 12 months since my last period. Crack the bubbly. I’m officially in menopause. I’ve discussed the many curses of my peri menopause years before but …

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Fitzroy Island Resort

What we saw and where we stayed in Cairns and North Queensland

Nikki Parkinson July 7, 2021 Life, Travel 5 Comments

It had been 17 long years between visits to Cairns and North Queensland – too long, I say. The global pandemic continues to interrupt and disrupt holiday plans and gratitude is all that I have …

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Styling You the Label Danielle shirt dress in white

What I packed for a winter holiday in the Queensland tropics

Nikki Parkinson July 6, 2021 Fashion, Travel 3 Comments

Before we set off on our trip, I shared what I packed for a winter holiday in the Queensland tropics (watch the first video below). In this post, I’m sharing another video as well as …

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It's my bloody birthday fundraiser for Share the Dignity

It’s my bloody birthday … month

Nikki Parkinson May 31, 2021 Life 2 Comments

It’s my bloody birthday … month. I’m turning 54 on June 6 and this year I’m ditching the presents and asking for donations to Share the Dignity. Those who know me, know this is a …

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What to pack autumn escape - city

What to pack for an autumn escape in Australia and New Zealand

Nikki Parkinson April 20, 2021 Fashion, Travel 6 Comments

Planning a weekend or longer escape? My tips for what to pack for an autumn escape are adaptable for any destination in Australia and New Zealand.  The weather plays the biggest part in planning what …

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