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John Lewis & Partners Sale – clearance and half price edit
Retail Review, Sale, Style

John Lewis & Partners Sale – clearance and half price edit

By Midlifechic|2022-06-23T11:28:03+01:00June 23rd, 2022|Categories: Retail Review, Sale, Style|Tags: 2022, retail review, sales, Summer|

Clothing to combat hot weather & midlife lately
Family, Midlife, Project Happier, Style

Clothing to combat hot weather & midlife lately

By Midlifechic|2022-06-17T16:52:58+01:00June 17th, 2022|Categories: Family, Midlife, Project Happier, Style|Tags: 2022, casual chic, date night chic, event chic, Family, new season, night out chic, OOTD, Summer, WIWT|

How to look your best in holiday photos
Hair & Beauty, Style, Travel

How to look your best in holiday photos

By Midlifechic|2022-06-11T08:56:26+01:00June 10th, 2022|Categories: Hair & Beauty, Style, Travel|Tags: 2022, photography, Spring, Summer, tips, travel|

Looking good in summer – beauty tips and outfits
Hair & Beauty, Style, Travel

Looking good in summer – beauty tips and outfits

By Midlifechic|2022-06-01T16:10:18+01:00June 1st, 2022|Categories: Hair & Beauty, Style, Travel|Tags: 2022, beauty, holiday chic, new season, OOTD, Spring, Summer, travel|

What I’m wearing at home and abroad
Family, Style, Travel

What I’m wearing at home and abroad

By Midlifechic|2022-05-27T17:00:12+01:00May 27th, 2022|Categories: Family, Style, Travel|Tags: 2022, Boden, casual chic, date night chic, dressed up chic, holiday chic, jeans, midlife chic, new season, night out chic, OOTD, Spring, Summer, travel, WIWT|

New summer basics from ANYDAY – home, fashion and a try-on
Retail Review, Style

New summer basics from ANYDAY – home, fashion and a try-on

By Midlifechic|2022-05-20T11:07:02+01:00May 20th, 2022|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2022, casual chic, new season, retail review, Spring, Summer, wardrobe staples|

Ageless style – summer holiday looks and birthday thoughts
Style, Travel

Ageless style – summer holiday looks and birthday thoughts

By Midlifechic|2022-05-13T18:11:03+01:00May 13th, 2022|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2022, Boden, casual chic, date night chic, holiday chic, holiday outfits, holiday style, night out chic, OOTD, Summer, travel, WIWT|

Bright colours to lift spring outfits – at reasonable prices too
Style

Bright colours to lift spring outfits – at reasonable prices too

By Midlifechic|2022-05-03T12:45:18+01:00May 3rd, 2022|Categories: Style|Tags: 2022, casual chic, holiday chic, new season, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

SS22 dresses for weddings, graduations and special occasions
Style

SS22 dresses for weddings, graduations and special occasions

By Midlifechic|2022-04-29T16:59:39+01:00April 29th, 2022|Categories: Style|Tags: 2022, dressed up chic, event chic, graduation style, graduations, new season, Spring, Summer, wedding chic, weddings|

Easter style and beauty – dresses, trousers, tees and tools
Style

Easter style and beauty – dresses, trousers, tees and tools

By Midlifechic|2022-04-14T17:00:31+01:00April 14th, 2022|Categories: Style|Tags: 2022, Boden, casual chic, new season, OOTD, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT|

On growing older contentedly – and bold SS22 looks
Midlife, Project Happier, Style, Uncategorized

On growing older contentedly – and bold SS22 looks

By Midlifechic|2022-04-08T16:46:05+01:00April 8th, 2022|Categories: Midlife, Project Happier, Style, Uncategorized|Tags: 2022, ageing well, date night chic, dressed up chic, event chic, new season, night out chic, Project Happier, retail review, Spring, Summer|

A midlife catch-up – what I’ve been doing and wearing
Exhibitions, Family, Midlife, Style, Work life balance

A midlife catch-up – what I’ve been doing and wearing

By Midlifechic|2022-04-01T17:10:30+01:00April 1st, 2022|Categories: Exhibitions, Family, Midlife, Style, Work life balance|Tags: 2022, casual chic, date night chic, new season, night out chic, OOTD, Project Happier, Spring, WIWT, working wardrobe, workwear chic|

Estée Lauder – testing new products at John Lewis & Partners
Hair & Beauty, Retail Review, Style

Estée Lauder – testing new products at John Lewis & Partners

By Midlifechic|2022-03-25T17:27:57+00:00March 25th, 2022|Categories: Hair & Beauty, Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2022, beauty, new season, retail review, Spring, Summer|

SS22 wardrobe refreshes – defining your own style
Retail Review, Style

SS22 wardrobe refreshes – defining your own style

By Midlifechic|2022-03-25T15:06:42+00:00March 18th, 2022|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2022, Boden, casual chic, new season, OOTD, Spring, style tips, Summer, travel, WIWT|

Edgar House review – a British bolthole for large groups
Style, Travel

Edgar House review – a British bolthole for large groups

By Midlifechic|2022-03-11T17:20:48+00:00March 11th, 2022|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2022, Boden, casual chic, family travel, holiday chic, new season, OOTD, Spring, Summer, travel, travel review, UK travel, WIWT|

Inès de La Fressange at Uniqlo SS22 launches today – a quick try-on
Retail Review, Style

Inès de La Fressange at Uniqlo SS22 launches today – a quick try-on

By Midlifechic|2022-03-03T14:22:25+00:00March 3rd, 2022|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2022, casual chic, new season, retail review, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

White Stuff review – a brand with renewed direction
Retail Review, Style

White Stuff review – a brand with renewed direction

By Midlifechic|2022-02-28T16:56:09+00:00February 28th, 2022|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2022, casual chic, jeans, new season, OOTD, retail review, Spring, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT|

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Blogger charity sale now live
Sale

Blogger charity sale now live

By Midlifechic|2022-04-01T17:59:15+01:00February 25th, 2022|Categories: Sale|

The best jeans cuts for midlifers – SS22 denim try-on
Style, Style Seminars

The best jeans cuts for midlifers – SS22 denim try-on

By Midlifechic|2022-02-18T16:10:50+00:00February 18th, 2022|Categories: Style, Style Seminars|Tags: 2022, denim, jeans, new season, OOTD, retail review, Spring, style seminar, style seminars, style tips, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, Winter, WIWT|

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How to make necklines work for your body
Style, Style Seminars

How to make necklines work for your body

By Midlifechic|2022-02-11T16:57:45+00:00February 11th, 2022|Categories: Style, Style Seminars|Tags: 2022, Autumn, casual chic, new season, OOTD, style seminar, style seminars, style tips, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, Winter, WIWT|

How to make winter outfits look pulled together
Style, Style Seminars

How to make winter outfits look pulled together

By Midlifechic|2022-02-04T16:27:58+00:00February 4th, 2022|Categories: Style, Style Seminars|Tags: 2022, casual chic, style tips, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, Winter, WIWT|

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How to pack the right clothes for a weekend break
Style, Travel

How to pack the right clothes for a weekend break

By Midlifechic|2022-01-28T14:23:08+00:00January 28th, 2022|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2022, casual chic, jeans, OOTD, travel, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, Winter, WIWT|

Drink spiking – midlife women, it’s happening to us too
Midlife

Drink spiking – midlife women, it’s happening to us too

By Midlifechic|2022-01-21T16:52:44+00:00January 21st, 2022|Categories: Midlife|Tags: 2022, Winter|

So that was Christmas! Hello 2022…
Christmas, Family, Style

So that was Christmas! Hello 2022…

By Midlifechic|2022-01-14T14:21:57+00:00January 14th, 2022|Categories: Christmas, Family, Style|Tags: 2022, casual chic, Christmas, coronavirus, covid-19, OOTD, Winter, WIWT|

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Another glorious weekend in my favourite (but so cold and windy) city of #newcastleupontyne. From the Blaydon Race to the Let’s Rock NE festival we’ve had a ball - and for anyone from the 80s I have to say that Level42, Bad Manners and Billy Ocean are as good as they ever were!

Of course it felt like even more of a timewarp today when after a day of 80s bands I sat down with the papers and read about strikes… tension with Russia… and Kate Bush topping the charts. But you know that.

Onwards my friends!

(Outfit details - past season if not tagged)

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55 today 🎂!

And what a year 54 was. There were lows of course but then so many highs too. Now that I’m halfway through my 50s I just want to tell anyone coming up behind me what a brilliant time of life this can be. In fact I think I’ve had more fun in the last half decade than I did in the whole of either my 40s or my 30s.

All I’d say is that you need to take time to adjust - it’s a bit like hitting adolescence, a lot changes in both your body and your mind. It’s important to take a bit of time to assess what makes you happy and leave behind anything that doesn’t… because time is really ticking now.

Now is the time to take care of yourself and the people who really matter - open your life up to new experiences…. but the moments don’t all have to be big ones - the wisdom of midlife lies in knowing when to stop and treasure the simple, everyday magic too.

Thank you for being with me over the last year, I know I’m a bit of a sporadic poster but I try to enjoy my time rather than focus on recording it.

My birthday wish is that you make one joyful plan for yourself today - something that you’re going to look forward to. Do it now - don’t put it off… remember, we only have so many tomorrows.

#midlife #midlifewomen #midlifestyle #over50blogger #over50 #50pluswomen #agelessstyle #newbeginnings #midlifeadventures #positiveageing #positiveaging #agepositive #agepositivity #midlifechic

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What a difference a week makes! This is not where I am right now, instead I’m swaddled in 4 layers at a festival as you can see - but if you’d like to see a few more holiday outfit ideas, you’ll find them in tonight’s Midlifechic blog post - link at the top ⬆️. Oh and there are thoughts about growing older too because it’s my birthday next week so I couldn’t resist a little midlife musing…

Outfit 1 - ad/gifted @boden_clothing
Outfit 2 - coat @boden_clothing, jeans @johnlewis, trainers @newbalancewomen, sweatshirt @baukjen

#summerholidaystyle #agelessstyle #midlifechic #holidayoutfitideas #lanzarote #festivalstyle #over50style #over50blogger #over50

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Well I’d like to say that I’m doing something glamorous right now but as you’ll see from the last picture, we’re sitting on our suitcases outside the airport, drinking in the last of the sunshine because our flight home is seriously delayed 😬.

Anyway here are a few holiday moments, the rest will be in my blogposts over the next few weeks (and as you’ll see the wind hasn’t stopped blowing so that’s why I’m hanging onto my hair in some pictures.)

If you read my blog you’ll know I’ve been talking a lot about empty nesting. This is the second holiday we’ve spent without our boys. The first was to couch our sorrows as they left in September - this one has been more about wrapping the year up before they come home for the summer and we go back to family life.

I can only say that we’ve been surprised to find how much we love our breaks for two… staying on the beach until sunset with nobody agitating to leave… checking the menu at every single restaurant before deciding where to eat… and laughing at the things only we find funny without anybody rolling their eyes.
(And if you’re reading boys, don’t for a second think I’m not looking forward to every single moment of our family holiday too… I truly am).

However midlife is what you make it - and this year has shown me that there are new adventures to enjoy - if you’re facing it up ahead just remember that you have to have endings to make way for bright new beginnings.

Outfits: bikini @boden_clothing, palazzo trousers and blouse @boden_clothing (#ad/gifted), jumpsuit @hopefashionuk (ad/gifted), red dress @me_andem

#agelessstyle #midlifeadventures #midlife #emptynest #newbeginnings #midlifechic #holidaystyle #holidayoutfits #over50 #over50style #over50blogger #over50woman #lanzarote

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I know, I know… it’s been a while. Again. I bit off perhaps more than I could chew in January in terms of marketing projects so it’s been all work and very little play at my end since then.

BUT, happily I’m coming to the end of all that now and so I’ve grabbed a few days away with my favourite person. We’re in sunny Lanzarote and I feel like I’m breathing out for the first time in ages. So - hello - and thank you so much for still being here.

Here are a few photos from our first two days.

(Outfits: navy beach dress and bikini @bodenclothing. Travel and outfits paid for personally.)

#lanzarote #lanzaroteisland #sunshine #agelessstyle #bodenbyme #midlifechic #midlifestyle #midlifewomen #midlifeblogger #emptynestadventures #holidaystyle #midlifetravel #over50style #over50 #summeroutfit #summer2022

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A little Tour de Yorkshire to celebrate our wedding anniversary, starting in Haworth, on to Saltaire and then finishing in Leeds to feed our starving student who found us the perfect spot for a quick photo.

Happy anniversary Mr MC - here’s to you & me - and 21 years of holding each other close through thick and thin. I’ve loved every moment.

#loveandmarriage #anniversary #weddinganniversary #truelove #oldmarriedcouple #agelessstyle #leeds #yorkshire #midlifechic

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I just want to say an enormous thank you to everyone who sent words and thoughts after I posted about my drink being spiked in a bar last Friday - at a time when I was feeling very vulnerable it was you who reminded me that there are far more good people in the world than bad.

This week has been about dusting myself off and facing forward. However given the many, many stories that I was sent from people who’ve had something similar happen to them, I feel determined to help combat the growing epidemic of spiking in our towns and cities.

Lots of people wanted to hear the story of just how on earth it happened to someone like me so I’ve written about it in more detail in my blogpost today [link above]. I also have more information there about what we can do to fight it - and I’m collecting stories in the comments section to send to the Home Affairs Committee Inquiry into Spiking that’s going on right now. You see the problem is that it so often goes unreported that they don’t have enough information.

So if you or anyone you know has had an experience of spiking (regardless of age or gender) please can you add it there, even if you’ve already told me via Instagram. That way I can extract the details and send them in as a pdf. You can say as much or as little as you want to - and it can be completely anonymous, the software won’t tell me who you are.

Thank you for your kindness last week - and for helping now if you can. Don’t let this put you off going out and having fun… but just be careful when you do.

#spiking #stampoutspiking

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I have a cautionary tale for you today, one that I hope midlife women will read. On Friday I was out enjoying an evening with my husband when my drink was spiked. It was one of the most terrifying things that has ever happened to me - I went from being absolutely fine to suddenly being unable to move or speak. I have no recollection of the thirty minutes after I felt my legs give way and I can’t begin to think about what it would have been like if he hadn’t been with me to get me through the hours that followed.

It still feels very traumatic and so I don’t want to go into any more detail right now. In fact yesterday all I could feel was shame but when I talked to my sons about it they made me see it differently. You see I would never have imagined that as a middle aged woman out for an evening with her husband I’d be a target - but apparently spiking is now becoming a sport for those who find it entertaining to watch it take effect.

How anyone can find it funny I don’t know, I still feel shaky and empty headed today. My boys are right though, I shouldn’t feel ashamed, it wasn’t my fault - and I have a social duty to raise awareness and remind you to be incredibly careful when you’re out. This shouldn’t be going on, no woman should have to fear this happening to her on a quiet Friday night in January. Somehow we have to fight it - and we mustn’t let it make us feel we have to hide away at home - but please keep your wits about you if you’re out - please remind your friends and daughters too - and don’t take your eye off your drink for a single second.

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A change of scene - I spent today in sunny Sunderland with a group of very passionate people - we’re working together in a bid to rescue a stunning Georgian church that’s been out of use for 30 years and has now fallen into disrepair in the beautiful city of Lancaster.

So today we had a road trip across the Pennines to see what’s been achieved after 8 years of hard graft at the almost completed Seventeen Nineteen project in Sunderland. Incredible work that’s brought together restoration experts and craftspeople from across the North East, all under the careful guidance of @CCT (The Churches Conservation Trust).

It was great to climb up into the rafters and see the old witches’ marks that were placed to ward off evil spirits… and amazing to know that over 100,000 locals still lie buried peacefully in the grounds. I think they’d be pleased to see their old church building given new life as it launches as a community hub. I just hope we can now get the funding to do the same over in Lancaster - it’s going to be a fascinating project… and one that might take a while!

(Wearing coat @jaegerofficial; jumper @donnakaran, trousers @boden_clothing; trainers @veja - all past season)

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A very belated Happy New Year from me - I lost the spring in my step a bit at the end of 2021 after a leg operation followed by two training injuries and then Christmas Covid so I’m edging gently into 2022.

Today was my first proper day out and we blew the old year away with a walk on the beach - you can’t beat the British seaside on a crisp, cold day can you? Or the pure, uninhibited joy of a daft dog.

Covid was worse than I thought it would be, despite being triple jabbed so this week I’m madly trying to make up for lost time over Christmas by enjoying having my boys around before they go back to uni this weekend. It means there won’t be a blogpost on Friday but I’m going to make a big effort to be more present here on Instagram this year so if you’re a blog reader we can stay in touch here in the meantime. I can’t promise you high life and glamour in January, just simple pleasures like today’s walk and soon (hopefully) the feeling of being fit and well.

So here’s to new beginnings and winter outfits - I’ll be out of jeans and getting dressed properly again next week I promise! Thank you for still being here and reading this post after such a long time, like everyone I have my fingers crossed that 2022 is going to be a better year all round so let’s hope there will be lots of good things to share. See you again soon…

Wearing: jacket @uniqlo_uk, jumper @baukjen, jeans @johnlewis, scarf and boots @boden_clothing - all from previous seasons.

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A drizzly early morning run today in support of #amileformenopause which is trying to raise awareness of the benefits of exercising in midlife. So what can I add to the cause? We’ll I’m not going to go on about the obvious stuff… blood pressure, weight and bone density- you already know all of that.

The thing I love about exercise is that at a time when it’s easy to look at your your body and feel it’s going downhill, you realise that it can actually build and regenerate every single day if you just keep using it.

I’ve significantly upped the amount of exercise that I do over the last 20 months so at 54 I’m fitter and stronger than I’ve ever been - and just knowing that gives me more confidence than any new outfit or magic face cream ever could.

It’s #worldmenopauseday tomorrow so there’s going to be a focus on all things midlife. My suggestion is that you use the day to make a plan to work with your body. Don’t give it a hard time for getting older, just be a friend to it and help it build itself up for the years to come.

If you start moving more you’ll see your body heal and grow stronger every single day. Women begin to approach their true peak in midlife and everyone deserves to feel their best when they get there. Do this one thing for both your body and your self - you won’t look back.

#worldmenopauseday #amileformenopause #midliferunner #startrunning #startrunningstayrunning #midlifefitness #positiveageing #runningwithdogs

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So as I suspected, Mykonos was definitely a place for dialling up the outfits after laidback Ios and ‘come as you are’ Crete. Away went the shorts and out came the dresses (thank goodness for a generous baggage allowance!) Anyway here’s a taster, the rest of my holiday packing will be on my blog sooner or later.

As you know I was feeling sad when we set off and I didn’t know what to expect because we’ve never experienced two weeks of it being just the two of us but we’ve had the very best of times - it’s been a bit like the honeymoon we never had. In the end it was less about mourning the end of our parenting years and more about celebrating the start of something new. And going Greek Island hopping underlined the new freedom we have - hopefully the first of many adventures yet to come.

I truly recommend it to anyone at this stage of life - after all, what better planning project could there be to see you through the winter? As soon as I find time to write about it on my blog I’ll include as many tips as I can think of to get you started…

Picture 1: dress @bodenclothing (current ad/gifted); sandals @andotherstories (SS19)

Picture 3: trousers @bodenclothing (current ad/gifted); halter top - ancient; sandals @uterqueofficial (SS21)

Picture 6: dress @katebartondesigns (SS21 ad/gifted)

#agelessstyle #advancedstyle #midlifechic #emptynestadventures #emptynesttravel #greekislandhopping #mykonos #newbeginnings #holidaystyle #bodenbyme #over5blogger #over50style #travelblog

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I’ve been mulling over midlife limitations and deciding which I’m willing to embrace and which I’m not. One of the things I won’t stop doing is wearing a bikini on holiday however old I am - I have a long body and short legs so if I wear a swimsuit it cuts me in half visually and makes me look dumpier. And actually all of the women I’ve seen on the beach here in Greece are wearing them, young or old, slim or not - they’re enjoying the sunshine and looking carefree. Women’s bodies age, it’s a fact and we shouldn’t hide it.

There is one limitation that I have accepted over the last week though and it’s that at this stage of my life I don’t have enough time left to see all of the places I want to. And so although Ios has stolen a place in my heart we probably won’t be back because we’ve made a new pledge - to keep on exploring new places now that we finally have time to travel.

This week we’re going to make an optimistic list of 60 places that we want to go to - and it makes me a bit sad that I might not see Paris or Venice again but there are so many destinations I still want to visit… and in midlife you start to realise that life is finite.

All of these pictures are from last week in laid back Ios where we just kicked back and relaxed - we’re in Mykonos now, just a 2 hour ferry ride away but very, very different and I’ll be back to tell you more about it before too long. In the meantime help me with some inspiration for my list - tell me the one place you’re aching to go to…

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I know this is going to be confusing if you’re watching my Stories in real time because this is stepping back to last week and one last taste of Crete - I’ll take you to Ios soon.

Looking back it feels as though we caught the final week of summer, it’s been much cooler over the last few days so if you’re planning to travel soon, don’t take this as a packing guide.

There’s something lovely about being here at the end of the season though, it feels like it’s just us and the locals… not something I’ve experienced in the Greek Islands before. Time is suddenly starting to tick away now though and soon we’ll have to face our empty nest instead of running away from it… but before we do, we have another island hop. Watch this space!

#emptynestadventures #greekislandhopping #greekislands #crete #midlifeadventures #midlifetravel #travelblogger #travelblog #traveldiaries #agelessstyle #midlifechic #ageagnostic #newbeginnings

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#Ad| It isn’t often I talk about beauty but for the last 8 weeks I’ve been consistently trialling @kiehlsuki new Retinol Skin-Renewing Micro-Dose Serum. I’ve been genuinely impressed with the results - you can see for yourself what happened in the before and after pictures on my blog Midlifechic (click through from the bio at the top).

It's different to other retinols because it uses micro-dosing technology so it feels much kinder to the skin. It also includes peptides and ceramides to cushion the retinol so it doesn't cause irritation, even if you have sensitive skin. I think the pictures on my blog show how it reduced the appearance of fine lines and improved skin texture around my eyes, neck and just my face overall. Definitely a product worth using.

#kiehls #positiveageing #agepositive #agelessstyle #retinol #matureskin

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More Cretan moments…

A few more photos from our time in Crete - I hope this isn’t getting annoying and instead helps to give you a few ideas now that it’s getting a bit easier for most people to travel again. So far I can’t recommend Greek Island hopping highly enough.

While we were in Crete we explored the eastern end of the island and it’s as true as ever that the further away you get from the airport, the better a place is. If you’re thinking of going to eastern Crete we found the south coast near Myrtos and also the NE coast beyond Ayios Nikolaos to be less touristy and more alluring. I can’t say that Crete is the prettiest of the Greek Islands but even so, it has a charm all of its own.

Thank you to everyone who got in touch after the earthquake - we were up early that morning because we wanted to explore the beaches on the south coast and the quickest way would have taken us right through the epicentre more or less exactly as it happened.

Luckily we decided to go the longer way round and have breakfast on the north coast instead but the road took us past there later on and we felt so sorry for the villagers who were doing their best to restore things.

Island life has moved on for us now and you may have seen from Stories that we’re on the tiny island of Ios. Very pretty, very quiet, very different to Crete and exactly the rest we need for a few days - I’ll tell you more about it soon.

#emptynestadventures #emptynesttravel #crete #greekislands #greekislandhopping #over50blogger #over50travel #midlifetravel #travelblog #agelessstyle #midlifechic #holidaychic #holidaystyle

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Moving on…

My last post just over a week ago was all about the sorrow of our newly empty nest and it’s been hard making the break… but there are definite benefits.

If you’ve been following my stories you’ll know that we decided to go Greek Island hopping… because that’s the sort of thing we can just do now. We’ve spent the last few days exploring Crete and I have to say that it didn’t completely grab us at first but it started to grow on us after a few days. And anyway that’s the great thing about island hopping, you can always just move on.

So today we’re off to a new island for a completely different experience and this trip feels does like the best thing we could have done… after all you have honeymoons to adjust to married life and now babymoons to prepare for family life so it feels important to mark the shift back to just the two of you.

And boys if you’re reading, we do miss you… but not too much… I wouldn’t have believed it a week ago but somehow we’re managing to have a great time without you! 😍

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Sep 19

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The pride and the pain of leaving your last child at university… there comes that point where everything’s unpacked, there’s nothing more you can do or say and so it’s time to get into the car and drive away. I’m sure there will be good days ahead in our empty nest but oh my goodness- today feels tough.

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Aug 29

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Oh yesterday was such a good one - our first wedding celebration since lockdown and it was just bursting with joy, especially because it was all about the marriage of two old friends from our Selfridges days who finally tied the knot after being together for 43 years.

I don’t think there was a dry eye during the speeches when we heard about their struggle to be together - especially in the early days when they often had to rely on the code “123” to say “I love you” because they had to keep their relationship under cover. Sometimes you forget it was like that don’t you?

So of course after that the mood just went through the roof with a brilliant party punctuated with incredible burlesque performances - and by the way the woman in picture 4 didn’t even start doing burlesque until she was in her 50s so she’s certainly a midlife inspiration to us all!

Along with everything else the whole day reminded me that there are still so many new beginnings ahead for all of us in midlife. And that old friends who share the memories of the ups and downs you’ve lived through together are utterly irreplaceable.

Wearing - halter top and trousers @uterqueofficial, sandals @andotherstories (past season)

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Aug 13

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Another week, another birthday in our house… but a big one this time. My youngest is 18 today so we’re celebrating - and also looking back a little wistfully at all of the wonderful years that have led us to this point… where did the time go?!

Happy birthday my beautiful boy, I’m so proud to be your mum and what a great week it’s been with your brilliant A Level results too. So as you step out into the big wide world, know that you go with all of our love behind you.

Always

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Aug 8

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Time to wave goodbye to Newcastle for a while. I didn’t do very well with my pledge to post every day but this week got busy with family - and work (grrrr) which was never part of the plan but it always happens when you work for yourself.

Even so we had a good week - with the youngest and his girlfriend here for the last few days so we’ve had some happy times with them. And when we weren’t working we spent our days in the sunshine and even had a couple of nights of dancing - where Mr MC suggested there was a designated midlife spot on the dance floor just for me 😳(the joys of having a younger husband - picture 5!)

Anyway here’s a quick round up of days and what I wore. Blog readers - I’ve missed you - I’ll be back to blogging on Friday and thank you so much to everyone who’s kept in touch here.

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Aug 7

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Happy 20th birthday to our very own rainbow baby - who all those years ago brought so much joy after the sorrow of 3 lost pregnancies.

Every day of this boy’s life has been a triumph of hope over despair for his dad and me and we feel really lucky to be having yet another birthday with him… even if we do suspect he’s having a pre-party on his dad’s wallet before his celebrations really begin tonight…

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