Category: Health
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Those ‘What’s It All About?’ Moments
I had a completely self-absorbed and quite exhausting ‘what’s it all about?’ moment in the car on the way to work this morning. I am prone to over-thinking about absolutely nothing, as I’ve mentioned a few gazillion times before in my blog. In my defence, it WAS Monday morning, I hadn’t had my coffee and…
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What Being A Middle-Aged Woman Really Means
Andi Schreiber bravely went where no middle-aged woman has gone before, recently. She photographed what being middle-aged really means to her in a series of her own personalised photos: Ten Stunning Photos That Prove Women At Middle Age Are Anything But Invisible This is my visual interpretation of what being a middle-aged woman means to…
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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 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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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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The Middle-Aged Thigh Gap
I’ve had a few sleepless nights worrying about my thigh gap recently. For those of you who’ve spent the last few months in a coma, the new way to improve your stick insect credentials these days is to have a distinct gap between your thighs, like this: Which is about as fattist as the fashion…
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