Break Free from Invisibility: the Ageless Woman’s Revolution
At this time of year, it seems appropriate to acknowledge it’s time for us to stand tall and declare, once and for all, that we will not be invisible! We…
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Identity & Self-help
Looking at menopause with a little sass
So, you’ve probably heard about this thing called “Male Menopause” Yes? But let’s get real – it’s a bit of a misnomer, isn’t it? I mean, just the word “menopause”…
Embrace Life with Passion: 55+ Women Breaking Free
Are you a fabulous 55+ woman who’s tired of society’s constraints, and ready to embrace life with unbridled passion? If the answer was yes, it’s time to kick those societal…
The Power of Owning Your Mistakes in Your 50s and Beyond
What Was I Thinking?! This is a familiar thought to me and I wonder if it’s the same for you. there have been so many bizarre decisions made since I…
Friends: Don’t be upset when the lines blur.
This article has been prompted by people I have always thought of as friends and who aren’t. I would love to hear your views on this. I find it quite…
What’s my Label as a Woman 55Plus?
I have learned this is a very vexing question which can create huge emotional swings in people. If you’re a woman who is 55Plus, a very specific demographic, do you…
Developing your self-belief
Your self-belief is one of your greatest assets, whether in business or home life or relationships, or anything in your world. Self-belief is the way you feel about yourself regardless…
The 55Plus Woman: being Aware!
An aware woman in the 55Plus bracket. If that’s you, I’m wondering if you will be sweet and kind enough (I know you will!) to answer a few questions for…
Blogs: So you Want to Write One
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Younger or Better? Your choice!
There is probably a good deal of non-PC in this blog, which is in 3 parts … I make no apologies. It is what it is … read it and…
Just Write the Damn Book – Set Your Passion Free
I have always loved to write … and read! As a child, getting me to take my nose out of a book, or stop scribbling stories on pieces of paper,…
An Introduction to Journaling for YOU!
How often do you read or hear about Journalling nowadays? A lot, I bet. When even Forbes magazine devotes entire articles to journaling, you know it has achieved a certain…
Happy, happy, happy. Until you’re not!
Last week, a lovely lady (who shall remain nameless), asked me how I am able to be so happy all the time. I’m not! I’ve learned to keep the not-so-good…
The Invisible Woman
How many women do you know who feel, or have felt, invisible when they reached their magic fifties. How many felt as though they were in a Harry Potter story…
10 Things to Acquire in our New Normal
This is a relatively short list and is, as you would expect, to do with aging. Or not aging. Or at least slowing the process. It is a list of…
A New Life for a New Normal … begin with Happiness
Well, here we are, it’s almost Christmas and here in the UK we’re back in the realm of masks, social distancing and everything else. Although we don’t have to go…
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…
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…
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…
Comparisons: Bad for you …
But I digress (I know, you’re used to that), because today I really want to challenge the idea that the majority of women over 55 are often unable to do…
Leave Friends and Family at Home when You Shop
Outside supermarkets these days, in the time of pandemic, you regularly see Shop Alone on a large-ish placard. This is a great idea for several reasons …
The 4 Best Ways to feel Useful. Again.
I’m wondering if the title of this little blog seems patronising, sexist, and the type of thing a woman of 50 (and then some), would not look for! It does…
Rediscovering Your Style Mojo
We hear so much about dressing your age and dressing age appropriately, often from people who look 12, you really have to wonder who made the decision that women over…
Travel Documents… The essentials, the non essentials, and the nice to haves!
Well, this was written before Covid-19 and Brexit. How the world has changed in just a matter of months We are yet to see an end to Covid and the…
Women, Ageism and senior management
This article has been lying in my Temp box for some time, and after last week’s German pronouncement, it seems appropriate. As does this article on women becoming agents of…
Women of a Certain Age: How Old Are We?
I’ve just finished reading an article about society’s extraordinary, generous and open acceptance of Women of a Certain Age. Baby Boomer women. Half-way through the reading, I began to wonder where in…
Stocktake Systems: Create your Own
If we’re being kind to ourselves, and why wouldn’t we? we should, in truth, run a stocktake at the end of every week. One of the keys to doing that…
How PC Do We Really Need To Be?
You know, I frequently find all things PC to be too OTT and I’m not alone. but occasionally I wonder if it’s due to my age. I have now decided…
7 Secrets for Christmas Giving and Receiving
If you’re experiencing low self-esteem issues, which affect women of all ages, you may be challenged in your ability to receive; gratefully and graciously. Gracious. Such an old-fashioned word for…
Mindfulness. Is it the new buzz word or really something new?
One of the most popular words used in almost every alternative health discipline is mindfulness. It seems to have replaced awareness which is probably thought to be old-fashioned. I suppose it is!
Your Stomach is Bored; not Hungry! Challenging Weight Loss
“I’m on a diet” you say, and there you are, suddenly faced with every diet myth in existence! “Don’t eat after 6 p.m.” “Drink lots of water.” “Eat six small…
Vision Board: Visualising your Best Life
If you are one of those people who think a Visions Board is woo-woo perhaps you should think again. Why? Because they not only work, they work well.
Me First: put yourself at the top of your to-do-list
Me First: put yourself at the top of your to-do-list One of the things I’ve struggled with, and I’m sure you have too, is putting myself on the top of…
Letting go: Change in Business
I don’t normally write about business, but this is about business and change and letting go …
Women 50+ should be Agents of Change
It’s time we saw midlife women for exactly what they are … agents of change. If we don’t we should because, being honest, we have wit, wisdom, experience and acres…