Middle-Aged Warrior

My Book!

So… My Book is Out! Please buy it – shameless plugging alert.

To Pube or Not to Pube? Personal Grooming in the Modern Age

A huger proportion of young woman remove 100% of their body hair. Why do I have a problem with this? Is hair-free the way to go?

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‘I am a little bit in love with Norman Reedus’: A middle-aged woman’s mid-life crisis.

My inappropriate crush on Norman Reedus/Daryl Dixon and my love for The Walking Dead. Does this crush make me a bad feminist?

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Balm for Middle-Aged Rage

My theory on why the illusion of control becomes more important the older you get

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Why Do We Despise Older Woman?

‘I am so sick and tired of the casual, dismissive, and contemptuous way older women are treated in the media and so much popular literature.’

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I Hate Sports Direct: Middle Age Rage

I used to laugh at jokes about middle-aged women getting their rage on. Now I am one, and it’s all Sports Direct’s fault.

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My Book!

So… My Book is Out! Please buy it – shameless plugging alert.

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Middle-Aged Catch Up

How are we all doing in Lockdown? And my book goes live in a few days!
Also, recomendations for books and movies to escape the horrors of the lockdown

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You have GOT to listen to this Podcast

The wonderful ‘Older and Wider’ Podcast and general love for Jenny Eclair.

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A Poetry Lesson: Robert Frost’s ‘Birches’

A gorgeous poem by American poet, Robert Frost. Nature, childhood, coping with life, and some interesting rhythms. Who could ask for more?

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A Poetry Lesson: Miniatures and Sonnets – The Snapchats of the Renaissance

Sonnets and Miniatures, how the Elizabethan’s flirted and got promoted before Snapchat and Instagram

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A Poetry Lesson: John Donne’s ‘Holy Sonnet XIV’

One of the most beautiful poems in English Literature. Here 17th century metaphysical poet John Donne explores a crisis of faith with honesty, energy and tremendous passion.

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Middle-Aged Catch Up

How are we all doing in Lockdown? And my book goes live in a few days!
Also, recomendations for books and movies to escape the horrors of the lockdown

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My Movie Moments

Those rare, carefree moments when life is simply perfect.

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A Funny Old Month

Children, dogs, ducks, and noodles.

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Revitalash and the Middle-Aged Eye

It actually works! How I re-lushed my lashes.

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Burns, Needles, and Summer Ready Feet

A week of good news and disasters – and how to make your gnarly old trotters beautiful for the summer

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‘Let’s Get Wiggy With It!’ Horror Hair Part Two

Part Two on coping with Middle Age Hair. I get a wig I like! But when will I find the courage to wear it outside. What do you think looks better? The wig or the extensions?

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