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Sometimes It Feels Good To Coast
For those of you who read my posts for my input on ADHD, I discovered the most fantastic read on ADDitude magazine last weekend by Frank South, aka ADHD Dad. It just so happens his post was about his twenty-three year old son, who sounds suspiciously like he is carving a similarly dodgy career to…
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My Top 3 TV Series For The Holidays
With the holidays looming tantalisingly closer, what better way for life’s real achievers (such as myself) to waste our hard-earned free time than by watching back-to-back series on Netflix? Personally, I find a lot of the answers to life’s problems from tv. At the moment, my top 3 series of choice are Mad Men, Friday…
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How Do You Really Feel About Being Invisible?
‘Ladies in their forties are still in the game in a big way.’ Tina Arena, Arias 2015 I turned fifty this year. I would describe my forties as the start of my ‘invisible phase’ – at least, it was during those years that it really hurt. Invisible man concept But I don’t mind being labelled…
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Do Mothers Ever Stop Worrying About How Much Their Kids Eat?
So, my son turned eighteen this year and I still worry about how much he eats. Knife and fork with white plate on red background While I try to limit my own calorific intake a little more every day, I face an ongoing battle to shove as many calories as I can down my son’s…
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Ageing: When You Poo On A Stick, Rather Than Piss On It
I won’t horrify you with the nitty gritty details of when I recently completed my home bowel cancer screening test – a gift sent to me by our caring government for my fiftieth birthday. Suffice it to say, that I remained in denial about it for a good couple of months, hiding the medical proof…
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Those Trivial Things That Your Partner Does That IrritateThe F..k Out Of You In Your Relationship
I haven’t mentioned the ‘big freeze’ that the old man and I survived last weekend. I’m contracted not to mention anything too personal about the status of our relationship, but suffice it to say that after an exchange of seriously cruel words – where I might have criticised how he cleans the bath and he…
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Self-Doubt, Writing and Giving Birth To Book Babies
I’m nearing the end of the ‘book’ I’ve been writing, for what seems like the whole of the last century. I don’t really like to call it ‘a book’, because that sounds arrogant, and couldn’t be further from the truth of how I feel about my latest creation. This ‘book ‘of mine is, in reality,…
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My 7 Hottest Tips For How To Endure A Middle-Aged Marriage
Do you get sucked into those online articles about what makes relationships work, how you can improve your relationship, or ‘the four things every successful relationship must have’? I’m afraid I do, and they always leave me feeling defeated, because generally I can’t identify with any of them. I suppose I’m drawn to them for…
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Melbourne Cup, At Home, In Our Active Wear
It was simply impossible to choose between the multitude of invitations to Melbourne Cup lunches that floated through my mailbox this week, so I opted for the private party instead. Champagne, darlinks! For my non-Australians readers, the Melbourne Cup is one of Australia’s most prestigious horse races, ie the biggest horsey event in Australia each…
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Marking Your Territory In Middle Age
The Princess is in the proverbial doghouse this week, due to an over-exaggerated limp that sent us into a state of panic, then suddenly disappeared at the vet. Photo courtesy of The Princess and one Greenie. Incredibly, she still manages to fit in at least fifteen wees during her new, reduced walks that were advised…
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Nailing The Middle-Aged Beach Routine
Yes, we have become THAT middle-aged couple who go to the beach, fully prepared, military-style, for Hurricane Patricia or a tsunami at the very least. Obviously this image bears absolutely no resemblance to us on the beach. Because when you’re middle-aged, anxiety makes damned sure that you’re super-prepared for any eventuality. It’s not like when…
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Stylish, Shifty Summer Dresses For Middle Aged Women
STEVIE MAY Dont Tassle Me Dress (Myer) There’s a hideous, fine line to tread when you’re middle-aged and decide to wear a floaty, summer dress. It’s the line between looking ‘hot’ and looking like a sack of potatoes. TRENT NATHAN Splice Panel Shift Dress (Myer) Especially if you’re vertically-challenged like me, as well as being…
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