I’m Not Quite Ready To Wear A Leopard-Print Kaftan This Christmas
How’s everyone faring in the depressing search for the perfect dress for Christmas parties and, ultimately, the big day? I’m …
Category Archives: Beauty
The Best Skinny Jeans For Women That Aren’t Skinny
Not sponsored. Nothing gives a middle-aged woman more pleasure than great customer service. Perhaps, because we’ve been through the mill …
Is This Year’s “Bachelor” Helping Us Think Beyond The Stereotypes?
I’ve been sucked into The Bachelor again. No excuse really, other than it’s the perfect wind-down tv that gives me …
The Hidden Link Between Muscle Tone And Weight Gain In Middle Age
I know I drone on about the unfairness of weight gain in middle age a lot. I don’t want to …
Arty-Fartiness And A Celebration Of The Naked Female Form
One of the best parts about this stage of life is having the time, finally, to concentrate on what we …
Where Were The Boys From Queer Eye When Meghan Needed Them?
Most Republicans and anti-Royalists would agree that having feigned disinterest in a royal wedding for months, there are only two …
The Eternal Battle of Comfort V Style, And If I Really Have To Get Back Into My Jeans?
DON’T MAKE ME, PLEASE DON’T MAKE ME try to get back into my jeans… I dread this …
Eating And Drinking Healthily In Middle Age To Maintain Your Body Weight
I’ve written a lot of posts about this topic in the past because let’s face it, girls, on a scale …
Hiking, And How To Unhinge An Already Rocky Marriage
It may surprise you to know that the old man and I are not adventurers. We will never jump out …
The Link Between Insomnia In Middle Age And The Boomerang Generation
Biologically-speaking, there is a proven link between sleep problems, peri-menopause, and menopause. It has something to do with the dying …
Eyebrow Problems In Middle Age
I went through another of those middle-aged duty calls in order to meet the aesthetic expectations placed upon womankind the …
11 Things I’m Bloody Loving Right Now
I’m sorry, I really am for ignoring you over the past few weeks, but in all honesty, while everyone else …
Middle Aged Clothes-Shopping Hell
Ahead of my birthday celebrations last weekend, I foolishly chose to waste a whole hour of my remaining lifetime on …
How The F*ck Am I A Size 16?
I know that we all have inherent body image issues to some degree, not aided by the pressure put on …
