The P Spot: April 2009

2 days in a row! Good huh? And I'll tell you what else I've been keeping up; my gym visits! Ok I've only worked out a few times since starting last week, but trust me that is a few times more than usual! I just ran up hill for half an hour, did some body toning with the personal trainer and now I'm gonna go and do a load of sit ups and squats. So be proud of me! I guess I've never really bothered with working out as I've always been fortunate enough to be able to eat as much as I do (you wouldn't believe how much unless you saw it; even then you may not) and still maintain my shape/weight whatever. But it's important to reach high levels of fitness, plus working out releases lots of endorphins (the happy hormone, lol) Well I think that's what they are called, endorphins, I've probably spelt it wrong; I will google it later and find out. All I know is you feel great after a good workout; even if you can't walk after! And yes I am still talking about the gym.

So, I'm gonna get back to the gym, possibly jump in the jacuzzi for 10 mins if I've got time, and then my friend is gonna come and pick me up and take me out to........eat. Lots of food. Kinda defeats the whole purpose of this self-torture thing but oh well. I would have done it anyway, exercise or no exercise.

Such a shame that the weather has taken a turn for the worst :( But this is England so didn't expect much else. To be honest I'm not too bothered; at the moment I'm just working on my little secret project, my lingerie line and my body so I'm in hibernation anyway! I wouldn't have much time to soak up the sun. Though it's always lovely when the sun is shining...motivates you a little more.

Anyway my lovelies, just tryna update regularly so that I don't get any more complaints ;)

Maybe even speak to you later?

Portia xxxx

Today should be a sad day but I see it as a celebration of someone so caring, so lovely and generous. Today is a celebration of her life and a chance to remember how grateful we should be that someone so loving and beautiful was ever a part of our lifes. She still is, always will be; will never be forgotten.

Love you always. You didn't deserve what happened to you but now you are in a better place. I hope so anyway. That's what everyone says right? Call me selfish but I'd rather you be here with me than in that "better place". But I will see you soon. R.I.P. Love you always.

Today I was with my family all day; later I will drive back down to London

Soooo.....

I know that once again I have neglected my blogging duties! I'm actually considering removing it; I have a much more personal blog on my Members Site plus I don't see the point in having a blog if it's not updated regularly. A blog is supposed to have new posts constantly; really I should be posting up everything when I'm out and about, at meetings, shoots, filming, at home, with friends, whatever. I should be blogging and posting up pics and videos so you get to really share my world. But to be honest that's not really my thing; some things have got to be private! But my Members do get a much better blog; more personal, more vids etc.

I don't even know where to start. Ummmmm.... ok lets talk work. I have a new feature on my website called Portia Presents. You will basically get to see me interview celebs, up and coming talent etc, and if you're lucky you may even get to follow me to some events or shoots. But it's all presented by moi! My entrepeneurial streak meant that I wasn't happy with just the workshops, the Members site, the charity etc. I need my own show now! Lol. Produced and directed by me myself and I. The other day I interviewed rising star, Actor Adam Deacon; you need to google him! He's got some huge achievements under his belt and he's only 25! It was great to also get in the studio with him as well and speak about his musical talent. I love talking to multi-talented people! I will let you know when the show is up and running; still got a lot of interviews and filming to do and trying to work out what goes where, for example what will go on my public site and what will go on my private one; gotta save the best features for my Members!

So I've been working on my show, lining up interviews etc. Another much bigger project is my LINGERIE LINE! Woo Hoo!! I got approached by a company to be the face of my own lingerie line; yes they have in-house designers but I have also brought one of my own on board and I still get to create EVERYTHING. I'm not taking any shortcuts! I will create and design the whole line myself and I already have a few different ranges in mind. I got asked to do this a little while ago but obviously negotiating and reading through contracts can take some time! But since mentioning it I have literally been asked constantly about it so I am sure it will sell out before it hits stores! I want to create some gorgeous, sexy, playful but classy pieces, something that represents all my personalities and also many other women out there! I feel so blessed to have this opportunity and I promise you all that I will take my time with it and come up with some quality designs. Nothing less than the best! lol. For more information on my up and coming lingerie line email Bookingenquiries@PortiaFreno.com

There is another EVEN BIGGER project that I am working on! Lol, but as I mentioned in my last post now is not the time to be talking about that.

So I think it's fair to say that I have been working hard on all my entrepreneur projects, and the website etc that for the last few weeks I have hardly been a model! For me modelling was a stepping stone, a hobby I was passionate about and still am. But as I start to grow and progress I'm finding that modelling is only like 40% of what I do at the moment, which I think is great, cos it shows that I am versatile and capable of a lot more. However I have still found the time to fit in a few shoots over the last few weeks as work is work and I am still a model, regardless. You may have noticed that I rarely post up new pics; I don't see the point in posting stuff up on facebook really so all my images will only be used for my websites. Obviously I can't post up anything until the images have been used for the publication or brand, but even after that it's not really about Facebook, lol. Ok I might treat you facebookers now and then! lol.

Ok so everyone's gone Twitter mad at the moment? It is kinda cool, but do you not think a little inner? I mean who wants to know if you've just been in the shower or what programme you're watching? I try it every now and then but I'm not gonna lie, I feel a little silly sometimes. I mean would you stop a stranger in the street and tell them what you're cooking that night? NO. Would you stop a stranger and tell them what programme you watched earlier? NO. I dunno...thnk I'm gonna have to have a little think about this Twitter thing; sometimes I like it sometimes I hate it. Twitter is still on probation

Ok that's most of work out of the way (well as much as I can speak about) so how about pleasure..... Well I'm not a party girl so I can't say I've been raving it up hard and I don't really have many stories to tell you about mad nights out or getting mad drunk; I'm a bit bored of stuff like that at the moment. I like to have a nce night out every once in a while, and the best ones are prob the ones you don't plan! For example my girl picked me up from a shoot the other day; on the way back we hit a little bar in Clapham, then went on to SO;UK, then when she was dropping me home we passed through Boujis and I had a fantastic time! Oh but some MAN stole my jacket from my table! Ummm...What is THAT all about???? Weirdo. I can just imagine him wearing it now. Freaks me out. And the night wasn't over there! Once we left Boujis we headed to The Royal Garden Hotel for some munch as the food there is amazing. Prawns, grilled salmon, rice, potatoes, chicken soup...YUM! Most people know about my huge appetite and the amount I eat, despite being a size 10 (size 8 if I've got an important shoot coming up lol)

Oh, talking about sizes, I've been hitting the gym hard! Well I say hard, hard for me as I am SO not a workout girl...But I am now! Yoga, pilates, cardio, power plate, abs work, you name it I'm doing it!! I'm not out of shape, and I'm not overweight, but there is always room for improvement and I'm a fussy cow, even the personal trainer told me that! Oh and can you believe that apparently I have too much body fat...on my arse!! Well excuse me but since when was that a problem? What is the world coming to? Lol. I already feel like I am slowly losing my arse as the trainer works me out more and more. Sly ones......I am fighting a bum war, and I will win!! My bum can be as big as it likes as long as my waist stays itsy bitsy; which is hard for a big eater like me! Seriously I don't know how I do it..... but wish me luck and pray that I stick to it; I want to be back in the same shape I was when I shot SHOW magazine and also with a lot of promo coming up for the lingerie line, I can't be any less than perfect. No pressure......

In between working and chilling I've been on a madness with friends; driving death traps, falling in and out of love, eating 8 course meals and late night milkshakes.....I won't elaborate....

I actually wrote all of the above yesterday (Saturday) but I am continuing today! I got a little distracted yesterday, then I drove back down to London, went home, bathed etc then he came round........ then he left..... with ALL of my mint ice cream! By the time he left it was just after midnight which is still very early for me so I read for a little bit but realised I was bored and it was Saturday night! I would have gone with him to play pool and eat some food but wasn't allowed! Kmt. Luckily just as I was contemplating what to do my friend who lives local called me and popped round, kept me company....And now it's Sunday and I prob will not do much today but cook and clean and a bit of writing...oh and some sit ups! Was meant to go for a steam but someone let me down to go and do some running competition!! Pfffttt!! I guess I could go alone; I'm just making excuses.....

Anyway, I've missed out sooo much but like I said earlier unless I'm gonna blog regularly I will probably forget or miss out lots of important stuff. Ok I am going to try to blog regularly again like before; I promise! This week is a trial; lets see how much I blog! Starting from....NOW!

Ciao!