Tag: middleaged
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Style SOS: Can I Still Wear Leather Now I’m Middle-Aged?
For all this newfound confidence in my middle-aged style, (here), as NC often reminds me, (because one of the reasons God gifts us intelligent adult daughters is for them to consistently rip us apart by reminding us about our failings), occasionally I’ve come a cropper with my style evolution/revolution. Sandy from Grease, anyone? At the…
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Turning Middle-Aged Invisibility On Its Head
It seems ironic that at this time of my life, when I have the greatest confidence in who I am, society is trying to write me off. Unfair that this game change should come at the same time as my kids finally need less of me, and I have more time to develop my own interests, evolve…
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Help! When Your Fashion Sense Screams You’re Middle-Aged
According to this hugely influential source, 10 Things Style Errors That Make You Look Older, the common woollen cardie is ageing on middle-aged women; which means I instantly lose all my middle-aged fashionista credentials. Matrix cardie – Ha! Bloody Ha! Because I love me a nice cardie. If Madonna needs to wear a cardie to show…
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Friendship, And How Twenty Minutes Can Be A Lifeline
This was going to be a post about how I’ve finally found my doctor, which is a big deal in my life because I’m a bit of a messed up, menopausal, hypochondriacally-challenged shell of the former woman I was most some of the time. So finding a great doctor almost feels like I’ve won the…
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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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There Might Be More to The Grumpy, Menopausal Woman Stereotype Than Meets The Eye
You may or may not be aware, but I’ve been trying to find that feeling of gratitude that we all strive for, for a long time. And failing miserably. But this week I had no real excuse. With a less crazy workload and the House Bitch showing signs of improvement in all areas of his…
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Super Foods Or Super-Bitch Foods
As I smugly lathered my toast in perfectly-ripe avocado the other morning, I found myself smiling to myself reassuringly, safe in the knowledge that what I was about to put in my mouth was a super-food. Or was it? It’s amazing how these days I get my kicks out of eating virtuously rather than being…
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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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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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A Christmas Carol For Middle-Aged Women
Ready to play? Natasha Pantelyat Real middle aged woman!!! Found on Pinterest.com Fill your muffin tops with Bolly, Fa La La La La, La La, La La, Tis the season to be jolly, Fa La La La La, La La, La La. Buy your online Christmas dresses, Fa La La La, La La La, La…
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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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Forgive Me, Lord, For I Have Bought White Slacks
Don’t judge me, but this week I succumbed to my first pair of comfortable white slacks, complete with elasticated waistband for reassuring, yet gentle muffin top control, airy bagginess in the thigh area and tapered bottoms – which are obviously just a feeble attempt by the designer to make them look slightly less ‘Nana’. A…