5 reasons women over 40 look amazing

4 MINUTE READ Did you see that photograph of Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda at the Emmys? Not only do they look WAAAAAAAY better than they did 37 years ago (yep 37 –  in the movie 9 to 5), but much more fun and mischevious. No doubt there’s some Spanx…

How To Hygge – Scotland Style

4 MINUTE READ It’s impossible, between October and March, to spend an aimless hour on Google or pick up a magazine, without coming across some gorgeous Nordic-type telling you how to be more Hygge. Ah yes, Hygge, I hear you mumble as you try to pronounce it (apparently it’s Hoo-guh…

6 Signs You’re Rockin’ Midlife

4 Minute Read Midlife. So when does that kick in? Well, hold on to your G-string, I’ve been doing a bit of Googling and, cue the DRUUUUUM ROLL… Actually, can we cancel the drum roll. You see, it appears that there’s no consensus as to when you hit midlife. Some experts…

How to take better selfies…without pouting

 5 MINUTE READ Let’s be honest selfies are vain and a bit pointless but hey, on a night out or sitting in a beach bar they can be fun….but getting a good one ain’t easy.  I average about 25 duffers to one mildly acceptable pic Now that I’m posting regular…

Being a morning person. The Good, The Bad and the Annoying

3 MINUTE READ Now I admit I’m quite an extreme morning person. I don’t do eye-rubbing, stretching, adjusting to daylight or yawning. I certainly don’t do lie-ins. The second I’m awake,  generally, when dawn breaks and the birds start a’ chirping (we’re talking 4.40am in the summer) I’m like a…

A Comfy but Hideous Cardi

3 MINUTE READ We’ve all got at least one (well I hope we all do, or that makes me a bit weird)…a comfy but hideous cardi, that we hide from the world.  Generally it’ll be ancient. It probably has holes. It might even smell a bit. And we would never,…

My charity shop Loubs!

3 MINUTE READ So there I was, on a wet Tuesday morning with a couple of work deadlines looming and no milk for coffee. As I dashed to the corner shop, I glanced in the window of the Marie Curie charity shop and stopped dead in my tracks. NO!!. It couldn’t be.…

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