Have you noticed how many courses there are about writing blogs? Most of them extol the virtues of blogging (of course they do … they want you to buy the course!) and give you 5 ways (or 7 or 10 or whatever) to monetise what you write. I’ve been writing blogs for over 10 years …
66 and still having hot sweats … menopause!
When you face menopause head on one of the key symptoms are sweats. The bad news is you can go on having them into your 80s. the good news is they’re treatable.
Calories and Dealing with Stress by Changing Your Diet!
It seems to me that one of our major problems today is that we take ourselves too seriously. Particularly when it comes to calories and the counting thereof … As women who will never see 55 again, we’re more than aware that we have to be careful about what we say and do for fear …
Best Bags for your Body Shape
Dressing to suit your body shape is one thing, but finding the bag that fits the whole picture is another. Like your clothes, your bags require careful consideration and the only bags that will change your life are the ones you use every day. Having said that (and I’m hoping I didn’t rain on your …
Menopause; find a Cunning Plan
A little about menopause, perimenopause and even post-menopause. Some of this you will know but I hope there are a few take-aways for you to help with the experience of potentially one of the most challenging parts of your life as a woman…. We know that humans, killer whales and pilot whales are the top …
Sleepy and Tired after Meals?
Last week I wrote an article about feeling tired after meals. If you’re a blogger you will know there are a lot of things you’re supposed to do to attract readers and one of them is using numbers For example 10 Reasons why … or 5 ways to do … or The 7 Best ways …
Ageism, Feminism and Equality
It doesn’t matter how much society as a whole appears to accept 55+ women, they don’t. Not even in the US where baby boomer women are, in many ways, more out there than elsewhere. Or are there just more of them?! I found it really interesting that one of the most popular blog posts I’ve …
What Others Think of Me is None of my Business
It sounds harsh doesn’t it? But when you understand its true meaning you’ll understand how empowering it is; what makes it empowering is the simple use of that little pronoun MY. There is no defence or blame when you include personal responsibility. Yet worrying what others think of them is often a major cause of …
A menopause Changeling
This is taken from a chapter in “Hot Stuff” and has been reworked a tad. Personally, I find calling myself a changeling is much nicer than being a menopausal woman … This article is about my path and what happened to me physically. It’s no different from what happens to many of us so enjoy …
At 50, Our Mothers Were Old
None of us realises, until we reach a certain age (no, not that certain age), how old our mothers are which has nothing to do with their actual age. Just as we fail to realise, how they are ageing; we’re often caught by surprise when we realise that our mum has suddenly become a little …