
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?
Read More…Getting old, married with youngish children, rediscovering my mojo
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?
Read More…My inappropriate crush on Norman Reedus/Daryl Dixon and my love for The Walking Dead. Does this crush make me a bad feminist?
Read More…How I finally lost enough weight to put my Diabetes into remission. It took me thirty years to work out what I was doing wrong.
Read More…Those rare, carefree moments when life is simply perfect.
Read More…Children, dogs, ducks, and noodles.
Read More…My theory on why the illusion of control becomes more important the older you get
Read More…The wonderful ‘Older and Wider’ Podcast and general love for Jenny Eclair.
Read More…What I am reading at the moment now the summer holidays have started. This is the best of the bunch, ideal for lazy poolside/beach relaxation.
Read More…Lisa Jewell’s characters can be riddled with self-doubt, plagued by insecurities and tremendously flawed. However, there is something magical about the way Jewell creates and shapes them.
Read More…It actually works! How I re-lushed my lashes.
Read More…A week of good news and disasters – and how to make your gnarly old trotters beautiful for the summer
Read More…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?
Read More…Why you should exercise even if you’re over fifty and hate exercising.
Read More…Children, dogs, ducks, and noodles.
Read More…How crap it is when the weight creeps back on.
Read More…Those rare, carefree moments when life is simply perfect.
Read More…A miserable morning but my children and Dog cheered me up.
Read More…How blogging helped my writing, how I’ve become resigned to autumn, and the problems when really expensive skin care actually makes a difference.
Read More…The day I met Norman Reedus, Daryl Dixon from ‘The Walking Dead’ and long time crush of mine. Also, I learn how to apply gruesome horror make up.
Read More…Musings on women in comedy – why do some people still think women aren’t funny? Sorry it sounds a bit like a bad A level essay
Read More…Why you should watch: Grace and Frankie. Old age, friendship and vibrators for the elderly. Who could ask for more?
Read More…Why you should exercise even if you’re over fifty and hate exercising.
Read More…Children, dogs, ducks, and noodles.
Read More…The wonderful ‘Older and Wider’ Podcast and general love for Jenny Eclair.
Read More…I bet you lot thought I had given up on my drumming – but no! I’m still at it and getting closer and closer to my goal. It turns out learning the drums and getting any good requires lessons and lots of practice; this is not great blogging material. I would basically be saying, ‘and […]
Read More…Can I learn the drums then play with a band in front of an audience of 500 by June 2018?
Read More…Can I learn the drums then play with a band in front of an audience of 500 by June 2018?
Read More…Words, food, thoughts, sports
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