The Menopause, Cardigans And Me
For most women three things are certain: Taxes, death, and the menopause. At the moment I know which one I would give almost anything to avoid. When I was young and foolish (I’m still one of those tw...
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Editorial - Wellbeing
Why We All Need To Be More Curious
“The real enemy is the man who tries to mould the human spirit so that it will not dare to spread its wings,” Abraham Flexner. How good is your chat? Last month I wrote that it was our civic duty to...
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Life Hacks For The Hamster Wheel And Why Good Is Good Enough
Clearly you don’t need me reminding you there are only 28 something days left to Christmas, possibly fewer if you’ve been slow to click onto Gill’s December opus. As we emerge hazy eyed (and far poor...
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The Joy Of Lists
If you stand still for long enough around here, someone will put you on a Google spreadsheet. Well, I exaggerate – but only slightly. Because without my list-making apps and online spreadsheets – not...
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The Fifty-Somethings Guide To Party Season Make-Up
I found a picture of myself the other day on a random iCloud app on my phone. (You know that thing you pay Apple for monthly and you haven’t really a clue what it’s for.) It was among loads of old pap...
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Embracing Winter
Try as we might, there aren’t many reasons to embrace winter this year. An underlying jittery panic even for the sunniest amongst us, restrictions which seem to change hourly, SAD to add to the list s...
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