I don’t know how you feel about the way things look at Christmas but for me, and the rest of my family, the décor and table look were paramount in the preparations for The Big Day. My mother, who was always incredibly well-organised, had everything out ready to be used about a month beforehand! We …
The Top 3 Attitudes to abandon over 55
In today’s culture we seem to be constantly inundated with anti-aging advice, along with ideas on how to stop the aging process. Let’s be clear about this … you cannot stop aging. You can slow it down, but that’s as good as it gets. In my quest to find something that will work for us …
How to find Stress Relief for FRUSTRATION
This page needs a featured image If I were to sum up the overall emotions of 2020/2021 that seemed to affect us all, I would have to say the loudest scream of anguish was reserved for frustration … the sheer unadulterated frustration of pretty much everything! John Lennon got it right when he said “Life is what happens when you’re making …
The Magic of Aging and maybe Ageing
Strange how things magically appear in life at the right time … sometimes! Just the other day I found a variety of materials on the topic of The Magic of Aging. I was having one of those days, feeling particularly un-magical having fallen up the stairs the previous night; I was licking my wounds and …
5 Things Every Woman over 60 should quit
If you’re over 60, you probably know all this that’s written here; if you’re nowhere near 60, ditto! Whether you believe it, or apply it is another matter, but it’s key to remember … to quit can be as hard as to start. Nobody likes a quitter … there are times when it’s not just …
5 Simple Ways to Feel Happier
There’s a plethora of unhappiness in the world today. Or is it a plethora of disappointed people who don’t have what they want or think they deserve, which is to feel happier. Everywhere you go, you’re faced with people who look as though their cat just died. Maybe poor puss did, but there’s no need …
Have You Turned into a Lazy Old Lady?
Feeling Old? Perhaps it’s All in Your Head!? Is it just physical activity that keeps us young, or is there something else too? I personally don’t believe it’s physicality alone that keeps us young. After all there are some days when moving our bodies can make us feel much older! You know what I mean?! …
Face Masks: Hydrating and Anti-Ageing
The only face masks we’ve been talking about for the past year or so are those that provide protection from viruses and other nasties. But today, in the interests of a little me time for yourself and finally doing something for your skin, this selection of facial masks have been tried (by us) and are …
Comparisons: Bad for you …
Remember the saying? Comparisons are odious … Odious – [adjective] extremely unpleasant; repulsive. Oxford English Dictionary and it’s yet another great word disappearing from our English language although it really feels and sounds like it’s meaning. But I digress (I know, you’re used to that), because today I really want to challenge the idea that …
Trousers and Pants for Women: Classy and Gorgeous for the 55+ Woman
Is there really anybody who thinks women’s pants or trousers, even jeans are age inappropriate for women of any age? I don’t think so! Women’s pants are far more youthful than a skirt and none of us is ready to look like Granny just yet … are we?! In fact, pants or trousers (a Rose by any …