Have you ever reached a moment in life or had a momentous big win which made you think that this thing had the ability to sustain your happiness and keep it on an even keel day to day? That it would eradicate those low moments or moods brought on by mundanity because the big picture …
Four Habits To Help You Focus Better
I find it immensely helpful to have a game plan in place at the start of a new week. What with suffering from the menopause and the midlife crisis my focus often resembles a damp foggy morning. Having a plan acts as a signpost or a rudder. Here are four habits which help me and, …
When You Feel All That And More
Boomer women will recall the make up revolution of the 70s. Make up was glamourized in iconic shows like Dallas, Charlie’s Angels and flashy images of models like Iman. Farah Fawcett made the bronzed look one to aspire to. Disco fever became the defining feature of the decade and the accompany look was blue eyeshadow …
What Makes You Happy In Midlife?
I am often asked, “how bendy”, I am in my midlife when I tell people that I enjoy Yoga. I am old enough to remember those salacious jokes about being ‘bendy’ from watching programmes like Friends. So tune off now if you are looking for double entendres in this post. In my earlier years I …
Counting your blessings improves your mental health so get counting
During the first lockdown, way back in Spring 2020, I sat in my familiar garden but experienced an unfamiliar sensation. Sitting in my garden was something that I had done hundreds of times before but there was a newness to it all that day. An eerie silence hung in the air instead of the …