New year dryathlon finished!

And actually it wasn't as hard as expected. The first dinner party, eating a hearty chilli with no red wine, was nail- bitingly hard. After that it was a walk in the park...

It seems everyone is tucked up in side in January, anyway. People are broke, cold, tired and reluctant to go out. Most people are trying not to drink/eat/smoke/fill in appropriate sin.

I found the lack of wine lessened my need for sugar overall, and certainly made it easier keeping a slim line. Normally I bust my ass in the gym to keep the figure trim due to my cake-love - but no booze(and no red meat) made that need lower, too. Enough smugness. I'll drink this week as I have a friend coming over. But I'm almost growing to like the dryness. Almost.

For those who follow my progress, you'll see a significant change this season: The blonde has, temporarily, moved aside for the darker locked version. The first week I mostly jumped every time I looked in the mirror. But not as much as I jumped during the process:

Here I am, significantly scared with my outgrown blonde locks pre- colour. Sorry for the unattractive angle. As my chirpy no- nonsense Aussie hairdresser casually threw out: "It's REALLY damaged. Like SO thirsty. It's gonna DRINK up the colour."

As I learned, blonde hair has had all pigment taken out- red and brown both. So number one on the agenda was to put red pigment back in. Cue rebellious 90's teenager look.

Kurt Cobain has nothing on me. Rockin the orange.

And did it indeed "drink up the colour"! I think my bleached poor tresses were thanking me on their knees, weeping with relief and joy. 

And voila...new Kat coming right up! It took me about 2 weeks to get used to it. Now it's the best thing EVER. I do love blonde and always will, but might think twice before going that super light again. Benefits: Silky soft hair without tangles. Hello?! Drawbacks: It needs more dry shampoo and washes. Face needs more makeup. My hair naturally falls down so needs more persuading to get volume, but at least I'm not relying on volume created solely by tangles anymore! 

January has been long, hard, cold and tough. We have managed on very little money and hustled our bums off to make things happen.

The latter aint gonna change, but there are so many exciting prospects for this year. My film is in consideration with some fabulous directors, I just came back from doing a radio play in Oslo, and there are some GREAT things about to happen to our production company... keep Redeeming Features in mind folks!

The 14th marks big changes for us. The Englishman launches his cake brand along with Matt Jones and Olivier Farvel, bakers extraordinaire from Borough Market. And we are moving - wooo! To a flat with more space. And it's Valentine's. Of course, these things are all happening at the same time. Such is life. 

Oh- and we're going to CANNES! The film festival better watch out...

Gonna enjoy a Snickers with "more nuts" now. Genius invention. Lethal to the waistline. M-m.