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Having A Baby At 50 – An Act Of Selfishness Or Love?
English: A picture of a young child (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Personally I can’t imagine anything worse than having a baby at this time in my life, and if I could find a way to blackmail my doctor to rip out my ovaries at my next pap test, I would. But each to their own. I’m…
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The Bachelor
Call me a sad, vacuous, half-wit but I’m glued to The Bachelor on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Photo courtesy of Russell Jenkins at http://www.flickr.com But only for research purposes – OBVIOUSLY – for my thesis on women and modern-day dating practices. I was a ‘Bachelor’ virgin before this series. I’d heard about the hype, of course,…
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The Miracle Of The Gift of Sight
The old man was given the gift of sight yesterday. Eyes by Wim Bollein at http://www.flickr.com Slight exaggeration. He had laser surgery and went from being as blind as a bat to better vision than me within the space of a few minutes. That’s a miracle by my definition, although my request for him to…
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8 Strategies To Cope With Your Teenage Daughter’s Bedroom
I remember when I first gave birth to NC how super-excited I was to have a girl. My girlie hormones and imagination went into complete over-drive about pink and fluff and glitter, dolls that cried and pooped and wooden dolls houses where we would recreate happy families together. And all that cultivated girl power would…
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Life’s ‘Colour’ Shouldn’t Cost Anything
I’ve been thinking a lot about how I overthink all the time, particularly these last few days in the light of the death of Robin Williams. #156335514 / gettyimages.com Overthinking is not necessarily a bad thing. It helps us remain accountable for our decisions and to think about whether we are making the most of…
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How To Change The LifeStyle Of Middle Aged Man
Neanderthal by David Smittcamp at http://www.flickr.com The problem with having to change your lifestyle is having to change to your lifestyle. The old man is suffering from his eighth mid-life crisis in as many years at the moment because he has finally realised that he is in fact mortal like the rest of us and…
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The Only Way To Celebrate Your Middle-Aged Birthday When You’re Menopausal
Eat healthily! Peri-menopause is a bitch, or that’s probably how my son Kurt would describe it. THERE! I said the M word out loud – cue all two of my male readers to cough uncomfortably and exit the page as fast as their mouse can click. But it’s a little known fact (unless you already…
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The Messy Business Of Suicide
Today I was going to give you a typically vacuous account of my spending spree yesterday for my birthday celebrations, befitting of the usual level of content on my blog; but somehow it seemed inappropriate with the news of the death of Robin Williams. Suicide? Courtesy of Bubblegumgirlz at http://www.flickr.com Because although shopping remains ever…
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10 Awesome Ways Middle-Aged Women Can Relax
Splish, splash, I’m just taking a bath by M at http://www.flickr.com I don’t know about you but I find it impossible to relax these days. It’s a problem a lot of women face because we’re always on the go, so when that window of opportunity finally opens, we find it impossible to unwind. I’ve had a…
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The Hangover That Stopped Me Competing In The City To Surf
English: Runners in the 2007 City2Surf running up William Street, Sydney (Photo credit: Wikipedia) While many smug virtuous people in Sydney were pounding the pavements in the City to Surf running competition early this morning, this sporting failure was lying in bed, head pounding, due to the worst hangover imaginable this side of winter. I’m…
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Why I Write
I’ve delved back into ‘the book’ with a passion over the last couple of days due to a ‘no screaming clients zone’ at the day job. It has been more orgasmic than watching the make-up sex scene in The Notebook. Found on ingridsgedichtenenverhalen.blogspot.com Well, nearly…. I’ve finally finished the first edit and have checked the…
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