Tag: middleage
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Happiness In Middle Age, Escapism and Searching For The Simple Life
Old Surfer Dude by Gary Wilson, found on Flickr.com Kurt has been away on his sabbatical for five days now and we have magnanimously told him that if he does decide that the simple life away from the city suits him better, we won’t stand in his way if he decides to stay longer. It…
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The Secrets Of Trade Off Dieting
There are certain topics that even I won’t discuss on this blog, and one of them is ‘poo’. An article was doing the rounds on Facebook the other day that contained images of different poo textures and what they symbolise in terms of your health and I found it absolutely no problem at all to…
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One Of The Most Surprising Realities About Ageing Is That It Isn’t All That Bad
I’m confronted by the realities of getting older every day now. Take today as the perfect example. While the old man was off playing golf (*snigger*)and the kids had deserted the nest in search of their own fun lives, I was left to think about what to do with myself. Originally found on Etsy.com Could…
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Menopause, Schmenopause
So this whole menopause thing is not as much fun as I thought it would be. View image | gettyimages.com Aside from the tiredness and ANGER, the weight is creeping on, taunting me menacingly, especially because I’ve tried everything in my dietary power to keep it off. It’s not like I’m so vain to really care about…
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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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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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Cook’s Cheat Sheet 2: Quick Fish Curry For Middle Aged Fatties
If, like me, you binge on all the wrong foods over the weekend and then justify your gluttony by pretending to go healthy for the rest of the week, as penance, you might like this easy little fish dish I discovered in NC’s Women’s Weekly book, Fast Seafood (that I might have put in her…
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Let’s Talk About Women and Middle Aged Sex, Baby!
I know EXACTLY what you’re thinking right now… True Nature Productions – Sex After Forty – found on http://www.flickr.com LET’S NOT! Don’t worry; I’m not going to give you the sordid, hanging-from-the-chandelier-details of the sex the old man and I have on birthdays and Christmas. But it’s been a week of discussion about sex in…
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Middle Aged Mini Breaks, Romance and Getting The Mojo Back In Your Marriage
The old man and I braved a mini break last weekend. All long relationships need a little bit of TLC occasionally. Hardy’s Bay Wharf – It doesn’t get much more idyllic. Somehow we managed to trick some good friends into the offer of a weekend at The Block in exchange for the protection of our…
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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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Day 5 Of Sobriety
It turns out that I’m not an alcoholic like the old man said; or only an amateur one, anyway. I reached day 5 of sobriety today. I had intended to go right through the next two weeks without a wine, but you know how it is… Stuff…work…life…and WHY THE FUCK WOULD I WHEN I OBVIOUSLY…
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