Because not all of us want to wear beige…
Hair is a funny old thing when you're a woman, isn't it? Everyone seems to have an opinion on what you're supposed to do with it! Imagine how it gets when you become a lady of a certain age? Yep, it's worse! My hair has always been a source of comments, from bullying at school… Continue reading Hair – not not the musical
Eating meat (or not as the case may be) is a massive topic right now. It's also one that I've had my personal battles with for many different reasons. It's a battle that I am still having and I guess, others are too. When I was around 14 I decided to go vegetarian. I am… Continue reading The great meat debate
Sorry for the radio silence. The joys of being self-employed means that life doesn't always go like you planned! The last few weeks have been a bit like that, but the big thing keeping me going was going on a Buddhist retreat this weekend, to Madhyamaka near Pocklington. However, even that didn't go quite to… Continue reading On Retreat
You may be thinking "why is this 46 year old woman reading about periods?" I am wondering that too, but you're never too old to learn, are you? I love a good book. I have literally tonnes of them that I get all excited about buying, but somehow I never manage to finish. This one… Continue reading Some Light Reading?
So, before I go into full ranting flow, a little history of Aldi. Aldi is a German company, based originally in Essen (where my husband is from if you're interested) The company as we know it, was founded by two brothers Theo and Karl. In the '60s Aldi separated into Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd.… Continue reading We need to talk about Aldi
Why do we get so upset about being called middle aged? I guess for me it's not the name per se, it's the connotations which come with it. The expectation to be grown up, even worse, sensible! The fact that we should know better. The fact that as women, we should just literally fade to… Continue reading Why?
Not Middle Aged 