Category: Beauty
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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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The Annual Torture Of Buying Swimwear When You’re Middle-Aged
We’re approaching summer here in Sydney and my annual fear of publicly outing the middle-aged, cuddly bod, to a beach full of unsuspecting and judgmental sunbathers already has me reeling with fear. I moved to Australia for the temperate climate but as much as I love the water, the idea of posing in swimmers and…
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Spa-ing With Your Mates
Very serious ‘muffin top’ discussion in the hot tub I’ve never been the spa-ing type, like I imagine the majority of middle-aged women would be, given the chance. The whole ‘beauty-thing’ has always bored me. It kills me to have to sit in a hairdresser’s chair for two hours of torture to get my hair…
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Finding Time To Breathe
In this crazily competitive yet compelling world we live in, finding the time to breathe and smell the roses can sometimes feel an uphill struggle. View image | gettyimages.com But in an exceptionally rare turn of events last weekend, the old man discovered that he actually did have some friends and deserted me for a…
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Middle-Aged Women Doing It For Themselves At The Oscars
How wonderful was it to see the more mature lady steal the show at the Oscars today? Haute Couture by Josephina54 at http://www.flickr.com Why, I hear you ask? Well firstly for BEING THERE in the first place, which must be a sign that Oscar is finally moving with the times and creating more roles for…
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Fashion For Middle Aged Women: I FINALLY Found MY Shop!
It took me a long time to find ‘my shop’ after I’d turned thirty, procreated and owned the muffin top to prove it. You know what ‘your shop’ is, as a woman. It’s that shop that always designs the styles that work for your body and where they use the right fabric and a colour…
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Ageing And My Plucking Eyesight
One of the most irritating and debilitating physical symptoms of the ageing process is the eyesight issue. Inne – Close up of Chris’ Glasses found on http://www.flickr.com As in, lack of it. Before I hit that wonderful pinnacle of 40, almost a decade ago now, (and at a time when I was still living under…
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Compression and Putting Your Children First At Christmas
Photo by Maria Mandanas at http://www.flickr.com The definition of compression is the action or state of being squished down or made smaller or more pressed together. When a pile of material is squished together and made smaller and more dense,, this is an example of compression. Compression is when you reach fifty and realise that…
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Middle Aged Style Secrets: 6 Awesome Ways To Cultivate Your Inner Bag Lady
I’m rarely in a position to brag about my middle-aged style choices but I really hit the bullseye on the middle-aged bag lady target this morning, when I had to race like a crazy woman into my son’s school to hand in the latest overdue form and payment for his excursion today. You see, I…
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Too Middle-Aged For Trout Pouts And Cold Sores
New week, new outlook and new clients, I thought innocently on Monday morning. NEW FUCKING COLD SORE! Herpes labialis (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Is there anything as damaging to what self-esteem you have left than a fresh, newly- hatched cold sore on a Monday morning? I’m not vain (much), but I’m sure that most people still…
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Renee’s New Face And What Our Reaction Says About Women
English: Renee Zellweger in Miss Potter Premiere 2006. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I too am guilty of judging Renee Zellweger when I first saw those shots of her ‘new’ face splashed across my Facebook homepage. Shocked at first, I admit to then experiencing a secret, guilty pleasure that the sweet and natural face of Bridget Jones…
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Middle-Aged Anxiety And Saunas
It seems that anxiety is my best friend, even when I try to relax. Sauna by Xeasa at http://www.flickr.com The good news about living in the block is that apart from the bitch upstairs who vents her menopausal wrath on my little Princess, we have some super deluxe sports facilities that we pretend to use.…
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