Changing Career After The Menopause: Embracing New Opportunities
The menopause is a significant milestone in our lives. It marks the end of our reproductive years and signifies the beginning of a new phase. During this transition, many…
Embracing The Bright Side: A reminder of the positives of the menopause
Menopause, often depicted as a daunting phase in a woman's life, carries a myriad of misconceptions and negative connotations. However, amid the physical and emotional changes, lies a remarkable transformation—one…
Book Review: The Last Passenger by Will Dean
The Last Passenger is an absolute roller coaster of a book and I had to read it in one sitting because I just couldn’t put it down. The bare bones…
Review: CBD Oil for Anxiety
CBD oil is currently being advocated as the panacea for all ailments from anxiety and depression to cancer and epilepsy symptom relief. Having suffered with anxiety since the menopause…
How Folding Clothes The Marie Kondo Way Changed My Life (a bit)
I first became aware of the Marie Kondo method of tidying when I was having my nails done at a local beauty salon. The client next to me was telling…
Book of the Month for December – The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman
The first novel in the record-breaking, best-selling series about four friends in a retirement village who meet up once a week to investigate unsolved murders. However, when a vicious murder…
Book of the Month for November – The Museum of Ordinary People by Mike Gayle
Mike Gayle’s latest novel is a warm and insightful tale about love and loss, brimming with the usual charm and warmth the author always brings to his stories. When Jess…
The Ten Best Christmas Presents for the Fifty Plus Woman and Five to Avoid
The ten best presents for the fifty plus woman and five to avoid (my Christmas list for Santa). Chocolates, outrageous jewellery but nothing beige and definitely no leopard print.
Book Of The Month for October – The Girls Who Disappeared by Claire Douglas
Looking for an atmospheric, creepy read to get you in the mood for Halloween? The Girls who Disappeared is a creepy and intriguing mystery that will certainly do the…
Book Of The Month for September – Tick Tock by Simon Mayo
It starts quietly with a tick-tick ticking you can hear in your ears then you realise that other people can also hear the tick from your ears. Medical experts are…