‘Help! Je Suis Stuck Dans Le Car Park’ Four Idiots Abroad
Four idiots abroad.
Read More…Long Reads
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?
Read More…Motherhood
My Kidney Stone Emergency Hospital Trip
I always used to scoff at my brother who said kidney stones were as painful as childbirth. Turns out he was right…
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Down Days, Dog Days, and Duct Tape Afternoons.
A miserable morning but my children and Dog cheered me up.
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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.
Read More…It's all about the Books
My Best Summer Reads 2018
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.
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‘She Does Something Magical with her Characters’: Why I heart Lisa Jewell
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.
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Thriller Queens: Sophie Hannah and Clare Mackintosh
So many twists you’ll get whiplash. Two of my favourite thriller writers: Sophie Hannah and Clare Mackintosh
Read More…Middle Age Beauty
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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Horror Hair, What the Hell Happened? How to Turn back Time
Over 45 and I don’t recognise my hair. It used to be gorgeous. What the hell happened? How I tried to recapture the hair of my youth, but this time, without the perm.
Read More…Weight
F**k that Sh*t! Keeping the Weight Off
How crap it is when the weight creeps back on.
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Easter can go Suck on a (Chocolate) Egg
This is why I can’t have chocolate in the house.
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I discovered my inner Super-Hero at the gym yesterday
A morning of bad parenting slightly redeemed by an afternoon of being a super hero
Read More…Poetry and Creative Writing
Down Days, Dog Days, and Duct Tape Afternoons.
A miserable morning but my children and Dog cheered me up.
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Autumn, Writing, and La Mer Face masks
How blogging helped my writing, how I’ve become resigned to autumn, and the problems when really expensive skin care actually makes a difference.
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Stupid Goldfish, Writing, and the End of Summer
Last drops of the summer holiday: Wasps, Goldfish, Ponies, and Parents
Read More…Televsion
OK, So I’m Still a Little Bit in Love with Norman Reedus: Walker Stalker 2018
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.
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Funny Women
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
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Why you should watch: Grace and Frankie
Why you should watch: Grace and Frankie. Old age, friendship and vibrators for the elderly. Who could ask for more?
Read More…Blogging
Autumn, Writing, and La Mer Face masks
How blogging helped my writing, how I’ve become resigned to autumn, and the problems when really expensive skin care actually makes a difference.
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Trying to Work and be a Good Mother and Failing at Both
A hectic couple of months at work put a big strain on family life. Children respond with ninja tactics.
Read More… ‘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?
Read More…My Drumming Journey
I’m Still Alive: Getting my mojo back with Pearl Jam’s ’10’ – Post 5
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… I’m Still Alive: Getting my mojo back with Pearl Jam’s ’10’ – Post 4
Can I learn the drums then play with a band in front of an audience of 500 by June 2018?
Read More… I’m Still Alive: Getting my mojo back with Pearl Jam’s ’10’ – Post 3
Can I learn the drums then play with a band in front of an audience of 500 by June 2018?
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