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Help me to develop Midlifechic – reader survey 2023
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Help me to develop Midlifechic – reader survey 2023

By Midlifechic|2023-09-22T19:28:31+01:00September 22nd, 2023|Categories: Surveys|Tags: 2023, reader survey|

Stepping into Autumn 23 – new wardrobe additions
Product review, Retail Review, Style

Stepping into Autumn 23 – new wardrobe additions

By Midlifechic|2023-09-15T19:17:44+01:00September 15th, 2023|Categories: Product review, Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2023, Autumn, Boden, casual chic, new season, retail review, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, Winter, WIWT|

AW23 – the trends and thoughts about planning your wardrobe
Style

AW23 – the trends and thoughts about planning your wardrobe

By Midlifechic|2023-09-08T16:53:34+01:00September 8th, 2023|Categories: Style|Tags: 2023, Autumn, new season, OOTD, Summer, trends, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT|

A midlife weekend in Porto with friends
Project Happier, Relationships, Style, Travel

A midlife weekend in Porto with friends

By Midlifechic|2023-09-01T17:52:56+01:00September 1st, 2023|Categories: Project Happier, Relationships, Style, Travel|Tags: 2023, casual chic, friendship, holiday chic, night out chic, OOTD, Summer, travel, WIWT|

Capsule wardrobe building: transitional pieces for cooler days
Retail Review, Style

Capsule wardrobe building: transitional pieces for cooler days

By Midlifechic|2023-08-18T17:19:57+01:00August 18th, 2023|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2023, Autumn, Boden, capsule wardrobe, essentials, metallics, new season, OOTD, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT|

Midlife lately August – simple summer moments
Family, Midlife, Relationships, Style

Midlife lately August – simple summer moments

By Midlifechic|2023-08-11T15:24:04+01:00August 11th, 2023|Categories: Family, Midlife, Relationships, Style|Tags: 2023, casual chic, date night chic, OOTD, Summer, WIWT|

A relaxing weekend in Cornwall’s Daphne du Maurier country
Style, Travel

A relaxing weekend in Cornwall’s Daphne du Maurier country

By Midlifechic|2023-08-05T10:45:18+01:00August 4th, 2023|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2023, casual chic, holiday chic, OOTD, Summer, travel, WIWT|

Midlife – as your family moves on, so does your life
Family, Project Happier, Relationships, Style

Midlife – as your family moves on, so does your life

By Midlifechic|2023-07-28T17:24:15+01:00July 28th, 2023|Categories: Family, Project Happier, Relationships, Style|Tags: 2023, dressed up chic, event chic, Family, graduation style, OOTD, relationships, retail review, Summer|

High summer outfit ideas – ageless style
Retail Review, Style

High summer outfit ideas – ageless style

By Midlifechic|2023-07-21T17:34:34+01:00July 21st, 2023|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2023, Boden, casual chic, holiday chic, new season, OOTD, Summer|

Menopausal hair – how to keep it looking good
Hair & Beauty

Menopausal hair – how to keep it looking good

By Midlifechic|2023-07-14T16:44:10+01:00July 14th, 2023|Categories: Hair & Beauty|Tags: 2023, beauty, hair, haircuts, hairstyles|

A midlife week in Amsterdam – empty nest adventures
Style, Travel

A midlife week in Amsterdam – empty nest adventures

By Midlifechic|2023-07-07T16:44:45+01:00July 7th, 2023|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2023, casual chic, date night chic, dressed up chic, holiday chic, night out chic, OOTD, Summer, travel, WIWT|

John Lewis Sale SS23 – The Edit
Retail Review, Sale

John Lewis Sale SS23 – The Edit

By Midlifechic|2023-06-22T10:37:01+01:00June 22nd, 2023|Categories: Retail Review, Sale|Tags: 2023, retail review, sales, Summer|

Capsule wardrobe sale buys & midlife lately
Style

Capsule wardrobe sale buys & midlife lately

By Midlifechic|2023-06-16T16:46:27+01:00June 16th, 2023|Categories: Style|Tags: 2023, casual chic, new season, night out chic, OOTD, Spring, Summer, WIWT|

Boden’s high summer drop – a try-on & midlife lately
Retail Review, Style

Boden’s high summer drop – a try-on & midlife lately

By Midlifechic|2023-06-16T15:25:33+01:00June 9th, 2023|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2023, Boden, casual chic, holiday chic, new season, OOTD, retail review, Summer, travel, WIWT|

Geneva to Dijon road trip – what I wore and did
Style, Travel

Geneva to Dijon road trip – what I wore and did

By Midlifechic|2023-06-02T17:13:57+01:00June 2nd, 2023|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2023, Boden, casual chic, date night chic, holiday chic, night out chic, OOTD, Summer, travel|

Summer holiday outfit ideas – ageless style
Retail Review, Style

Summer holiday outfit ideas – ageless style

By Midlifechic|2023-05-26T18:39:59+01:00May 26th, 2023|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2023, casual chic, holiday chic, new season, OOTD, Spring, Summer, travel, WIWT|

How it feels to be 56 – birthday thoughts
Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships

How it feels to be 56 – birthday thoughts

By Midlifechic|2023-05-19T17:20:06+01:00May 19th, 2023|Categories: Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships|Tags: 2023, ageing well, Project Happier, Spring|

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Summer outfits for different occasions
Style

Summer outfits for different occasions

By Midlifechic|2023-05-13T13:18:45+01:00May 12th, 2023|Categories: Style|Tags: 2023, Boden, casual chic, date night chic, dressed up chic, holiday chic, new season, night out chic, OOTD, Spring, Summer, travel|

How to update your midlife wardrobe for Summer 23
Style

How to update your midlife wardrobe for Summer 23

By Midlifechic|2023-05-05T17:20:07+01:00May 5th, 2023|Categories: Style|Tags: 2023, casual chic, new season, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT|

How I packed light for a week on Kenya’s coast
Style, Travel

How I packed light for a week on Kenya’s coast

By Midlifechic|2023-04-28T16:45:16+01:00April 28th, 2023|Categories: Style, Travel|Tags: 2023, casual chic, holiday chic, OOTD, Summer, travel, WIWT|

Emerging brands run by midlife women – and a catch-up
Hair & Beauty, Style, Work life balance

Emerging brands run by midlife women – and a catch-up

By Midlifechic|2023-04-21T18:28:29+01:00April 21st, 2023|Categories: Hair & Beauty, Style, Work life balance|Tags: 2023, casual chic, event chic, fancy dress, Midlife Lately, night out chic, OOTD, Spring, Winter, WIWT|

A Spring 23 wardrobe capsule and try-on
Retail Review, Style

A Spring 23 wardrobe capsule and try-on

By Midlifechic|2023-04-14T16:59:33+01:00April 14th, 2023|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2023, Boden, casual chic, date night chic, new season, OOTD, retail review, Spring, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

Midlife jeans try-on – the best-selling styles at John Lewis
Retail Review, Style

Midlife jeans try-on – the best-selling styles at John Lewis

By Midlifechic|2023-04-06T16:47:59+01:00April 6th, 2023|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2023, jeans, new season, retail review, Spring, try-on, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

Midlife make-up techniques & how to look well every day
Hair & Beauty

Midlife make-up techniques & how to look well every day

By Midlifechic|2023-03-31T16:26:43+01:00March 31st, 2023|Categories: Hair & Beauty|Tags: 2023, beauty, make-up, makeover, Spring|

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Sep 26

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Greek Island hopping part 1

There’s something about your grown up children heading off in new directions that makes you long for adventures of your own isn’t there?

This university term sees our youngest moving on for a year in Spain so as he goes in his own direction we’ve packed rucksacks of our own, taken 3 weeks off work and explored the Cyclades Islands.

Our first stop here was Santorini - geologically beautiful - I’m so glad I’ve seen it but… it was overcrowded and overpriced so we didn’t stay long.

And that’s been the joy of this trip so far - the ability to go where want to, when we want to and how we want to… recapturing our 20 year old selves by retracing 1980s inter-railing memories… travelling light and feeling free.

It’s been so much more than a holiday - we’re not travelling to escape life, we’re travelling so that life doesn’t escape us… for a little while at least. Hopefully one day we’ll travel for even longer.

#greekislandhopping #emptynestadventures #midlifetravel #midlifetravelblogger #agelessstyle #agelesschic #over50travel #over50blogger #midlifechic #santoriniview

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Midlife lessons 1001 🫨 – midlife gets even better when you make new friends who share the same interests as you - in this case travel, food, wine and dancing…

This was our weekend in Porto spent with friends we made a few years ago through my Midlifechic blog. We live far away from each other so we usually only manage to get together once a year and I guess it was a risk booking a long weekend with people we’ve only known for a little while but as you can see it went brilliantly.

And if ever there’s a time to take risks that might bring happiness it’s in midlife when you have (a little) less time ahead of you than you have behind you.

I’m noticing a bit of a branching off in midlife - some people choose to grow older comfortably while others still have energy to burn, neither way is right or wrong. I’ll always love my old friends but I’m finding quite a few of them don’t want to stay up late and laugh till their sides hurt any more like I do so I’m learning that if I put time into doing the things I love, I find a new tribe. And with that I give a very big shout out to the 49,862 women who read my blog every week and the conversations we have there about living midlife to the full.

So here’s to friendships old and friendships new, to doing life your way and squeezing the pips out of it, however old or young you are.

#porto #friendship #emptynestadventures #midlife #travelblogger #midlifechic #over50style

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Ad/PR trip Are you looking for a UK holiday base that works even when it rains? This was our weekend in Cornwall and the weather gave us a little bit of everything but it didn’t stop us having a good time.

We were staying in a very luxurious lodge thanks to @lovatparks who are the UK’s first B Corp certified holiday park company. The lodges are huge which is great when you just want to relax in your own space and they have them in Norfolk, Suffolk and The New Forest as well as Cornwall. Ours was surrounded by woods and wild flowers, it was just a stunning place to be.

You can rent a lodge like ours or even own one and if you want to offset the cost, Lovat will manage the lettings and keep everything pristine for you so it’s a great way of owning a second home without damaging the local community.

I’m talking all about what it was like and what we got up to in this week’s blogpost on Midlifechic. Link at the top ⬆️

#LovatParksOwnership #OwnWithLovat #staycation #Cornwall #ukholiday #britishholiday #emptynestadventures

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Ad/PR stay| Well it isn’t often that I’m reluctant to be driving back to The North but Cornwall - you may just have converted me to southern ways! Here are a few moments from a relaxing weekend in Penmarlem. We have a very busy work time coming up and won’t see much of each other for the next couple of months so it was just what we needed… a bit of time to reconnect before the madness begins.

And I’d forgotten just how beautiful Cornwall is… very English and yet quite distinct too. It gave us great walks, good hearty food and a whole lot of laughter… largely thanks to its crazy weather (and our daft dog Ted who was in mad holiday mode).

In the rush to travel it’s easy to forget what we have in this country isn’t it? - wild seascapes… rugged cliffs…wooded walks… fish and chips…cream teas… Cornish pasties… fudge… (you won’t be remotely surprised to hear I’m travelling home in an elasticated waist!)

Disclosure - we were invited to review @lovatparks, the UK’s first B Corp holiday park group. They have a total focus on luxurious but sustainable British holidays. You can rent their lodges or even better, buy one of your very own. You can find them in a few different UK destinations; Penmarlem was a peaceful escape and yet close to everything this beautiful part of Cornwall has to offer.

#LovatParksOwnership #OwnWithLovat #emptynestadventures #emptynesttravel #cornwall #fowey

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Pockets of family joy from yesterday and the middle boy’s graduation. I hadn’t expected the whole thing to feel so emotional but as I watched him go up onto the stage to collect his scroll, all I could think of was the tiny boy coming home from his first day at school as this whole education journey began.

I’m so proud of him for making it to this final stage - the UK’s education system doesn’t make it easy for creatives to thrive and they often have to fight so very hard to make their way through the exam driven curriculum. It was really sad to see how few Arts students there were graduating yesterday because we need them.

I know that STEM subjects are important but I doubt that there’s anyone, anywhere in the world whose life isn’t made better every day by a song… a story… a picture… or something great on TV…

So here’s to all of the students graduating in 2023 who began their university days during lockdown without the freedom of the usual student experience. And a special cheer to the creatives - you bring so much to the world and you aren’t appreciated anywhere near enough.

And our particular love to our boy - you did it! We were so pleased to be there with you yesterday and as you step out into your world, you’ll always have the four of us behind you. You make us laugh. You make us proud. You often make us roll our eyes too but we love you. Well done my boy, well done.

#graduation #graduationday #familylove #agelessstyle

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I know I said I’d post while we were away last week but in the end we decided to switch off and have a complete break - sometimes you just need to put your phone away and live your life don’t you?

Anyway here are a few outfits for those who like pictures - and the full story (with outfit details) is in this week’s blog post, link ⬆️.

We ended up scrapping our ‘to see list’ and just enjoying city life… but which city was it… can you tell?

#agelessstyle #styleover50 #holidaystyle #citybreakoutfits

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Another birthday celebrated (56 this time) with a little road trip to find the youngest who’s at uni in Dijon.

I posted most of these outfits on Stories but a few people said they’d like to see what I packed a bit more clearly so here you go - and yes it did all fit in a carry-on case. All details are in today’s blog post on Midlifechic - link at the top ⬆️.

Anyway who needs French sunshine when we have weather like this at home?… (and let’s hope I haven’t just jinxed it!)

#agelessstyle #midlifeblogger #midlifestyle #wiw #ootd #holidaystyle #summerholiday #summerinfrance #burgundy #frenchtrip #holidaypacking

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Today I’m celebrating little businesses everywhere that go the extra mile for their customers. For me it’s a new optician and I’m not sure what it tells you when a high point of your week is getting new glasses but… they’ve encouraged me to go out of my comfort zone towards stronger shapes.

There’s a theory that your face changes as you age… I’m not going to say it deflates and drops 🤦‍♀️… just that you have more defined contours and so you can take a more architectural frame.

My new optician helped me to find new shapes and then worked hard to get my prescription exactly right (actually the one I had from a big, highly advertised chain was so far off it’s almost a scandal). They also went the extra mile to get me new prescription sunglasses made in a matter of days when we were going away.

Now I’m slowly replacing all of my glasses and sunglasses. It’s expensive starting again but it’ll be worth it. Even though it’s an hour’s drive for me to get there (@hardwickoptom), I’m happy to do it for the extra service they give.

So here’s a shout out for all of the small businesses who care more than the big ones because if ever there was a time to think extra carefully about where you spend your money, it’s now.

Do you have a caring independent retailer that you’d like to give a shout out to here? It doesn’t matter where they’re from, there will be people from all over the place reading these comments…

#glasses #loveglasses #glassesstyle
#agelessstyle #smallbusinessuk

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What’s new @johnlewis

Ad – hasn’t it felt a bit more like spring over the last few days? It’s made me feel ready for a wardrobe switchover so I spent a happy day trying out new jeans shapes last week – there are so many different cuts around at the moment that it’s hard to know what’ll suit you without a bit of experimentation. Anyway I’ll be your guinea pig - flick through my pictures and see how different shapes looked on me.

As well as doing a try-on I spent an hour with one of JL’s independent beauty experts learning new midlife make-up tricks - she showed me ways of playing with products to give my face a bit of a lift – I hadn’t realised that bronzer can work better on a midlife face when it’s placed slightly above the cheekbones… and that blusher can work a bit of magic when you know how to apply it correctly to your changing face.

There isn’t space to give you all the detail here but you can read about the fit of the different jeans and see more of the make-up application tips in my last two blogposts on Midlifechic, link ⬆️. Hopefully by the end of it you’ll feel inspired for the sunny days that are just around the corner.

Whatever you’re doing I wish you a lovely long bank holiday weekend, I have all 3 of my boys home so I’m logging off and spending my time with them – Happy Easter everyone.

#agelessstyle #myjohnlewis #midlifebeauty

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Mar 19

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I'm feeling a bit wistful today because it's the first time in my 55 years that I haven't spent Mothering Sunday with either my mum or my sons. But sometimes life works out like that. Sometimes when things don't turn out as you'd hoped, you just have to reframe them.

My mum died a long time ago and although we didn't always have the easiest of relationships, we did in the end. As I grow older I find it easier to understand the difficult time she clearly had during menopause and it explains a lot... so today I’m looking back on the often fierce love that she had for me and I'm grateful for it.

As for my own boys, they're out in the world living their lives, just as I wanted them to. I've spent good times with each one of them this month, today it's just bad luck that they have imminent work and uni deadlines.

I think we all know that the love between a mum and her children bends and stretches but it doesn't break. The feelings are there 365 days a year, not just on one day in March - even when you don't have a mum any more.

So if today isn’t turning out to be the perfect Mother’s Day for you… of flowers and lunches and Hallmark cards… just remember that. Because the love between a mother and her children is like starlight - it never dies.

#mothersday #motheringsundayuk #motheringsunday #mothersdaythoughts #motherlove #mumlove #remembering #family #mumofboys #mumof3 #mumofsons #mothersdayeveryday

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Oh March - it’s nearly always a bit of a letdown isn’t it? Full of the promise of spring but never delivering…

… I’ve set myself a mission to spend every weekend away from the lure of the sofa and a boxset so this was last weekend, chilling in Newcastle. In my view there isn’t a better city in the world with warmer people… Liverpool comes a close second but tell me if you know another!
Anyway this is what we did:

1. Arriving just in time for last orders at our favourite pub. As well as a lot of lovely messages after my Story last week I had a few saying I shouldn’t wear a mini at 55 - well guess what? I’m wearing a different one today!
2. Saturday morning coffee in my favourite spot
3. A shortcut to the shops (you just can’t beat the OG Fenwick’s in my book)
4. The first al fresco lunch of the year (with snow on the ground - only slightly chilly🥶!)
5. A spot of culture at the Great North Museum (which has very little to do with the North but never mind)
6. A Saturday night movie (all the love for @everymancinema)
7. A cocktail on the way home (had to be done)
8. A Sunday market breakfast ‘Geordie banger’ (enough said)
9. Lovely morning spent with Mum-in-Law (it was a dementia ‘good day’ 😍)
10. And lunch with the starving student (so good to see his smiling face again ❤️)

This weekend holds something completely different. March (and mini skirt haters) you won’t get me down - so keep an eye on my Stories ⬆️😉

#newcastle #jesmond #newcastleupontyne #midlifewoman #midlifeblogger #travelblogger #lifestyleblogger #over50styleblogger #emptynest #wiw #ootd #agelessstyle

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Jeans are the thing I’m asked about most often on my blog so as I pulled on the pair I wear more than any others this morning, I thought I’d talk about them here because they’ve been my everyday favourites for over four years now.

I know lots of people struggle to find a pair they love that fit really well and get even better with each wash. These are a mid rise, slim straight cut with subtle fading down the front that makes your thigh look narrower.

They come as full length but I have mine cropped to an inch above my ankle bone which is the spot that works best for me on an everyday basis. It means I can wear them with trainers or boots in the day or dress them up with heels for going out at night.

You can click through to them from the pictures, they’re the Silverlakes from And/Or @johnlewis and this is not a gifted or paid for post, just a genuine recommendation with a few pictures of different ways I wear them at this time of year.

The thing is you don’t always need to buy new do you? You just need to buy the right thing and then wear it till it falls apart.

#jeans #jeansstyle #jeanswear #myjohnlewis #agelessstyle #midlifestyle #midlifestyletips #over50style #over50blogger #midlifefashion

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Paid partnership with @rodenstock_official

As lots of you know, I’ve always used a standard high street optician for my glasses but my eyes have never felt quite right if that makes sense. And as I find I’m now wearing them more and more often it really matters.

Last week though that changed and I want to explain why.

Did you know that 98% of people are wearing glasses with lenses that don’t fit their eyes?

That’s because the lenses are measured from only one point in the middle of the eye. But we move our eyes all the time and to see clearly we need to have focus in our peripheral vision too. We need to be able to see more than just what’s right in front of us.

To fix this problem Rodenstock have created biometric vision.

Using a special ‘DNEye Scanner’ they measure not just one but over 7000 data points from every part of your eye.

It creates a unique biometric model so that your lens will fit you - and only you.

You can choose from Rodenstock’s wide range of fashionable frames which are then digitally scanned on your face to make sure they sit perfectly.

All of the data is transferred to the manufacturing stage and your lenses are crafted so that they’re completely bespoke for your eyes.

When you put your new glasses on it feels like rolling back the years - you can see everything clearly again. It’s crystal clear from every angle whichever way your eye turns - at dusk as well as during the day.

It really is so different to wearing standard, mass produced lenses. You can find Rodenstock at high quality independent opticians around the world.

#rodenstock #rodenstockeyewear #strongvoiceseurope #bigvisionforall #glasses #glassesstyle #glassesgirl #newglasses #agelessstyle #positiveageing

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Outfits… and you can probably see that I’ve been thrilled to be out of khaki and back in my usual bright colours.

As you’ll know if you’ve been following my Stories, I packed lots of clothes for the Safari part (and the advice on Google is complete nonsense so I’ll do a blog post about that soon). It meant that our shared(!) rucksack was full of warm jumpers and nothing for hot sunshine. The gamble I took on being able to buy local for the beach paid off and I’ve had most things made here, it’s been great seeing the money go straight to the makers for once.

We start the long journey home tomorrow and I feel miles from home in every single sense. I have one little message of hope for you though - while we’ve been here we’ve been watching the swallows swirling, building themselves up for their migration back to Europe for our summer. As we head back to the cold, the promise I’m taking with me is that sunshine and good times are on their way for all of us… we just have to be patient for a little bit longer…

#agelessstyle #midlifeadventures #midlifestyle #holidaystyle #midlifetravel #kenya #travelblogger #emptynestadventures #midlifechic

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Ad|press trip So can I sum up a Kenyan safari in 10 pictures? Of course it’s tempting to take the National Geographic approach and show you stunning shots of all of the animals we saw but the trip was so much more than that.

Seeing the majesty of animals in their wild environment, not cowed by man or captivity was so much more powerful than I ever imagined. But there was also the learning and understanding - we were taught so much by the local guides who’ve lived alongside these animals all their lives. They just know them. It was so much more than we could have gleaned from any book or documentary.

And then there was the joy of sharing what were often emotional moments with others who had come along on the same journey… with the same purpose.

Of course there was lots of laughter too. I loved not caring about what I was wearing - I didn’t think about the day ahead or the one before. I spent a week lost in ‘the now’… and that doesn’t happen to me very often.

Hopefully the pictures I’ve chosen will give you some idea of what I’m trying to say.

#titantravel #escortedtour #effortlessadventure #travelblogger #emptynestadventures #midlifeadventures #kenya #safari #safarilife #travelcouple #midlifeblogger

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Ad|press trip - I can’t believe we’ve only been here for 5 days because we’ve packed so much in. I’ll be honest - as an art and history fan, a safari has never been on my radar but my mind has been blown.

It’s a really moving experience seeing animals in miles and miles of their own space while the humans work their lives around them - rather than the other way round.

We’ve watched elephants, hippos, rhinos, giraffes, buffalo, hyenas… too many animals to list, I’ve learned so much and I hope you’ve managed to pick up a few fun facts from my stories. Anyway, here’s a taster of what we’ve done and seen so far. Crocodiles tomorrow so there’s more to come!

#titantravel #escortedtour #effortlessadventure #travelblogger #emptynestadventures #midlifeadventures #midlifechic #kenya #safari #safarilife

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Ad (press trip) If you’ve been following my Stories you’ll know that we’re away in Kenya on safari. We’re travelling with @titantraveluk and one of the best things about them is the pre-departure service.

They collect you from your door, manage all of the regional transfers and airport accommodation and provide drivers to whisk you from one point to another until you’re happily on the plane with a movie and a glass of wine in hand.

To see what we’re doing every day have a look at my Stories - tonight finds us being serenaded by hippos in a lakeside hotel…

#titantravel #escortedtour #effortlessadventure #midlifeadventures #emptynestadventures

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Whatever you’re doing tonight, I wish you a very happy end to 2022. It was another funny old year wasn’t it - I think the best thing we can do as we look back at it all is hold on to the highlights.

And rather than spending tonight thinking up ways of how to be a better this or that in 2023, give yourself a pat on the back for everything that you already are.

I’m quite sure that it’s a lot…

… that it’s enough.

That goes for everyone reading but especially the marvellous (and often undervalued and unseen) midlife women.

Happy New Year - I hope 2023 brings many moments of joy for you and that it turns out be everything you wish it to be.

#positiveageing #midlifechic #midlifejourney #positivethinking #agepositiveactivist #agewithoutapologypledge #ageagnostic #happynewyear #hny #newyearseve #2023

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Ad|They have no idea do they? Your grown up offspring don’t see how the roles reverse…

… instead of it being us clutching their clammy little hands as they fizz with the build-up to Christmas, now we’re the ones brimming with anticipation, just waiting for them to burst back through our door with their joy and their energy. So we plan and we decorate and we shop and we cook… and there are times when it feels crazy to put so much time into it all - but it’s still worth it.

More than anything I think lockdown taught us how vulnerable we feel when we can’t be with the people who matter - and that feeling of ‘missing’ was never more acute than at Christmas. And of course there are still people we can’t be with. Christmas is always laced with bittersweet nostalgia for times and people that are gone - the missing goes on.

But this year let’s all do what we can to find joy in the simplicity of just being back together with people we love… with something nice to eat and drink… smiling faces and as much sparkle as we can possibly muster. Let’s enjoy the moments and make new memories - because time is fleeting and one day this will be the Christmas that we look back to with fondness.

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Nov 27

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I’ve been missing my boys so we popped over to Leeds yesterday to see the youngest. “We’re staying in a nice hotel so dress smartly,” I instructed. And apparently he did!

Anyway it was a whirlwind trip, just time to take him out for breakfast this morning before we headed home again - he wasn’t going to leave the last pastry behind and the canvas he’s clutching was the result of a spot of skip surfing on the way back.

It reminded me that I do miss my student sons… but their student ways? Less so…

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I’m cutting out the things I never really enjoyed like the endless soulless business events I used to go to because I’ve realised it’s ok to say ‘no’ to things I don’t want to do. I don’t know whether it’s midlife or lockdown that’s taught me that but it’s already making a massive difference to my life.

This year I’m only going out to things I know I’ll really enjoy, otherwise Christmas is going to be about staying in and just waiting to have my whole family around for the first time since 2019.

Lockdown was tough but it taught me a few good lessons and this has been a big one – that it’s spending time with the right people that matters. And also that it doesn’t have to be glam and glitzy because it’s in the low key, cosy moments that new Christmas memories are made.

Does that make sense? Are you changing the way you do Christmas?

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Oof - a Halloween party on a work night and of course it’s fancy dress but I’m just nodding towards it with ears, eyes, nose and tail. To be honest I’m feeling more “moggy curled up in front of the fire” than witch’s cat. I am though, growing strangely fond of the tail and green contact lenses...

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Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the love of my life - this handful of photos from our week in St Lucia sums you up. I thank you for everything you do for me every day but especially of course the love, the dancing and the laughter…

Like all good things you keep on getting better with age so let’s keep on squeezing life to the pips together for as long as we live.

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