The essence of happiness – to you from me
As this is my last post of the year I thought I'd do something a little different. I'm going to tell you a story about something that happened recently that led me to a simple but pure midlife realisation. You might want to save this until you have five minutes when you can settle down quietly with a glass of wine and a mince pie because I hope that by the time you finish reading, your mind might shift just [...]
Christmassy midlife lately & what I’ve been wearing
Today is the day I've been looking forward to when the worst of my workload is over. It's a bit of an end of exams feeling by which I mean I'm not as euphoric as I anticipated, there's still a lot to be done on the home front (the big Christmas shop still only has two bottles of champagne in the basket!) but... we have a dancing weekend ahead and at the end of it the boys start to [...]
Winter brightness – clothes for the cusp of the year
And here we are, arriving at the very last try-on post of the year. It makes sense, therefore, to do a recap of some of the winter styling tips that we've been discussing in the build-up to the low light days that have now arrived. Let's think ahead to dressing for Twixmas and the January days when the illumination of Christmas is over and we need to bring light into our lives on our own. Now is the time to [...]
Christmas finishing touches – a few ideas
I wonder if you're feeling like me this week, that Christmas is a bit of a white knuckle ride just now. I did so well getting organised for our first round of Christmas which was in Newcastle last week. We had a brilliant time and I'll tell you all about it when I come up for air which should be next Friday. The problem is of course that having a few days away from my desk has set me back [...]
Black Friday 2024 – best offers compendium
Hello and happy Friday. I think this is when most of us try to complete our Christmas shopping so I won’t talk for long. Instead I’m bringing you a compendium of the best Black Friday 2024 offers. I’m being sent them by the dozen every day so I'm sifting out the best as I go along and I’ll add more as they keep coming in. This is what's live so far - Black Friday 2023 – best offers compendium. Black [...]
About Me
Hi, I’m Nikki Garnett, for 9 years I was the editor of Selfridges’ magazine. Now I’m married with 3 sons, 2 cats and a dog called Ted. I live near the Lake District in the North West of England and run a small creative agency with my husband.
I created Midlifechic because a little while ago, amidst all the chaos of family and working life, I was beginning to feel like I’d lost my groove. So this is for anyone else out there who is emerging from the child centred years and looking forward to beginning a whole new chapter.
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Smaller gifts and stocking fillers 2024
This is the last of my gift ideas posts. I woke up on Saturday feeling really stressed [...]
Travel gifts – the promise of good times ahead
Over the last few years I've found that some of the gifts I enjoy receiving most [...]
Gifts for you and the women in your life
Ok so this is the first of three gift posts I'm doing this year and as always, [...]
Great party finds at M&S
With M&S being on such good form this season I've been waiting with interest to see what [...]
Making midlife outfits stand out
Tuesday's intro post about getting your wardrobe ready for December's festivities was a long one but I [...]
Updating your festive wardrobe for 2024 – bumper post!
My goodness it feels like ages since I've worked on a post about getting dressed up. The [...]
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