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Summer 2021 ahead – the gentle lifting of lockdown
Retail Review, Style

Summer 2021 ahead – the gentle lifting of lockdown

By Midlifechic|2021-06-03T15:04:16+01:00May 14th, 2021|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2021, casual chic, dressed up chic, new season, night out chic, retail review, Summer|

Cornucopia: style, menopause, hot sauce & books!
Midlife, Product review, Style

Cornucopia: style, menopause, hot sauce & books!

By Midlifechic|2021-05-11T16:56:46+01:00May 11th, 2021|Categories: Midlife, Product review, Style|Tags: 2021, books, casual chic, food, menopause, night out chic, OOTD, Spring, Summer|

Newcastle update – the story so far
Interiors, Retail Review

Newcastle update – the story so far

By Midlifechic|2021-05-07T17:14:11+01:00May 7th, 2021|Categories: Interiors, Retail Review|Tags: 2021, apartment style, interiors, Newcastle, Project Happier, Summer|

New season try-ons – Bank Holiday Bumper Post!
Style

New season try-ons – Bank Holiday Bumper Post!

By Midlifechic|2021-04-30T18:14:54+01:00April 30th, 2021|Categories: Style|Tags: 2021, new season, OOTD, retail review, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT|

The latest SS21 drop at John Lewis & Partners
Retail Review, Style

The latest SS21 drop at John Lewis & Partners

By Midlifechic|2021-04-27T17:03:59+01:00April 27th, 2021|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2021, casual chic, new season, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

What I’ve been wearing as we emerge from lockdown
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What I’ve been wearing as we emerge from lockdown

By Midlifechic|2021-04-23T15:48:03+01:00April 23rd, 2021|Categories: Style|Tags: 2021, Boden, casual chic, coronavirus, covid-19, lockdown, new season, OOTD, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT, working wardrobe, workwear chic|

Linen for a British summer & midlife lately
Retail Review, Style

Linen for a British summer & midlife lately

By Midlifechic|2021-04-16T17:13:16+01:00April 16th, 2021|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2021, holiday chic, retail review, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

Blogger sale – fundraising for The Trussell Trust
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Blogger sale – fundraising for The Trussell Trust

By Midlifechic|2021-04-01T17:35:42+01:00April 1st, 2021|Categories: Sale|Tags: Blogger sale, sale|

March cornucopia & what to wear for outdoor meet-ups
Hair & Beauty, Style

March cornucopia & what to wear for outdoor meet-ups

By Midlifechic|2021-03-26T16:13:00+00:00March 26th, 2021|Categories: Hair & Beauty, Style|Tags: 2021, casual chic, coronavirus, covid-19, new season, OOTD, Spring, Summer, WIWT|

What’s going on at John Lewis & Partners?
Retail Review, Style

What’s going on at John Lewis & Partners?

By Midlifechic|2021-03-23T13:53:46+00:00March 19th, 2021|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2021, casual chic, coronavirus, covid-19, new season, retail review, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

Wardrobe planning for SS21 – thinking about going out!
Retail Review, Style

Wardrobe planning for SS21 – thinking about going out!

By Midlifechic|2021-03-12T17:31:02+00:00March 12th, 2021|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2021, Boden, coronavirus, covid-19, date night chic, dressed up chic, new season, night out chic, Spring, Summer|

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HRT update – going private in the UK
Health, Midlife

HRT update – going private in the UK

By Midlifechic|2021-03-05T16:54:04+00:00March 5th, 2021|Categories: Health, Midlife|Tags: 2021, coronavirus, covid-19, health, HRT, lockdown, menopause|

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Cornucopia – new outfits, food and Midlife Lately
Family, Relationships, Style

Cornucopia – new outfits, food and Midlife Lately

By Midlifechic|2021-02-27T17:02:49+00:00February 26th, 2021|Categories: Family, Relationships, Style|Tags: 2021, Boden, casual chic, coronavirus, covid-19, jeans, new season, OOTD, shoes, Spring, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, WIWT|

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Launching SS21 – Inès de La Fressange at Uniqlo
Retail Review, Style

Launching SS21 – Inès de La Fressange at Uniqlo

By Midlifechic|2021-02-18T17:05:31+00:00February 18th, 2021|Categories: Retail Review, Style|Tags: 2021, new season, retail review, Spring, Summer, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples|

How love broke and remade me – a midlife perspective
Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships

How love broke and remade me – a midlife perspective

By Midlifechic|2021-02-12T16:59:06+00:00February 12th, 2021|Categories: Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships|Tags: 2021, Family, Project Happier, relationships, Spring|

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7 years of Midlifechic – looking back – and ahead
Midlife, Project Happier, Style

7 years of Midlifechic – looking back – and ahead

By Midlifechic|2021-02-05T16:46:00+00:00February 5th, 2021|Categories: Midlife, Project Happier, Style|Tags: 21021, casual chic, coronavirus, covid-19, new season, OOTD, Spring, WIWT|

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Lockdown hair, beauty, outfits and midlife lately
Hair & Beauty, Style

Lockdown hair, beauty, outfits and midlife lately

By Midlifechic|2021-01-29T16:59:30+00:00January 29th, 2021|Categories: Hair & Beauty, Style|Tags: 2021, athleisure, books, coronavirus, covid-19, fitness, lockdown style, OOTD, running, Winter, WIWT|

Winter cornucopia and what I’ve been wearing
Hair & Beauty, Health, Style

Winter cornucopia and what I’ve been wearing

By Midlifechic|2021-01-22T17:05:02+00:00January 22nd, 2021|Categories: Hair & Beauty, Health, Style|Tags: 2021, coronavirus, covid-19, lockdown style, new season, OOTD, running, Winter, WIWT|

Refreshing the now – winter lockdown style
Style

Refreshing the now – winter lockdown style

By Midlifechic|2021-01-25T13:42:46+00:00January 15th, 2021|Categories: Style|Tags: 2021, casual chic, coronavirus, covid-19, lockdown, lockdown style, new season, wardrobe essentials, wardrobe staples, Winter|

Goodbye 2020 and hello lockdown 3.0
Family, Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships

Goodbye 2020 and hello lockdown 3.0

By Midlifechic|2021-01-08T16:20:06+00:00January 8th, 2021|Categories: Family, Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships|Tags: 2021, Christmas, coronavirus, covid-19, dressed up chic, OOTD, Project Happier, Winter, WIWT|

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Midlifechic 2020 – over and out
Christmas, Family, Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships

Midlifechic 2020 – over and out

By Midlifechic|2020-12-18T18:23:16+00:00December 18th, 2020|Categories: Christmas, Family, Midlife, Project Happier, Relationships|Tags: 2020, Christmas, Project Happier, Winter|

‘Twas the week before Christmas – what I wore and a festive appeal
Christmas, Style

‘Twas the week before Christmas – what I wore and a festive appeal

By Midlifechic|2020-12-16T09:54:58+00:00December 15th, 2020|Categories: Christmas, Style|Tags: 2020, casual chic, Christmas, coronavirus, covid-19, new season, OOTD, Winter, WIWT, working wardrobe, workwear chic|

Wrapping up Christmas – the last little details
Christmas, Gift ideas, Hair & Beauty, Interiors, Style

Wrapping up Christmas – the last little details

By Midlifechic|2020-12-08T16:59:37+00:00December 8th, 2020|Categories: Christmas, Gift ideas, Hair & Beauty, Interiors, Style|Tags: 2020, Christmas, coronavirus, covid-19, gift ideas, Winter|

Midlife lately and what I wore in November
Christmas, Midlife, Style

Midlife lately and what I wore in November

By Midlifechic|2020-12-04T21:16:24+00:00December 4th, 2020|Categories: Christmas, Midlife, Style|Tags: 2020, Autumn, casual chic, Christmas, coronavirus, covid-19, Midlife Lately, new season, OOTD, Winter, WIWT|

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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…

#agelessstyle #swimwear2021 #over50style #over50blogger #greekislands #greekislandhopping #iosgreece #autumntravel #travelblogger #travelblog #wiw #ootd #travelpacking #holidayoutfits #emptynestadventures #midlife #midlifeadventures #midlifechic #newbeginnings #lifeplanning

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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! 😍

#emptynest #emptynestadventures #greekislandhopping #greekislands #midlifeadventures #crete #over50travel #midlifeblogger #over50blogger #holidaystyle #agelessstyle #midlifechic #travelblogger #traveldiary #lifebeginsat50 #newbeginnings

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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.

#emptynest #universitydropoff #newbeginnings #mumofteens #newchapter #emptynesting

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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)

#wedding2021 #sohohousewhitecity #bbctvcentre #weddingoutfit #wiw #ootd #midlifewedding #weddingguest #weddingstyle #weddingreception #outout #kleinblue #weddingoutfitinspiration #londonwedding #blueandorange #midlifechic agelessstyle

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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

#18 #18thbirthday #mumsandsons #mumofboys #parenting #mumofteens #over50blogger #lifemoments #newbeginnings #familylove #midlifechic

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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.

#wiw #agelessstyle #ageagnostic #midlifechic #midlifestyle #over50chic #over50blogger #over50style #staycation2021 #staycationuk #uktravel #ukcities #englishholiday #newcastleupontyne #newcastle

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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…

#rainbowbaby #rainbowbaby🌈 #hope #birthdaylunch #parenting #mumofboys #mumsandsons #midlifechic #summer21 #newcastleupontyne #ouseburn

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I went a bit quiet on you there I know but we had a bit of a worry with my mum-in-law’s health at the end of last week and it reaffirmed what a good decision it’s been to buy somewhere here where we can be at hand if we’re needed.

All’s well now though and so here’s a trip to the seaside, retracing Mr MC’s childhood footsteps, doing all the things he used to do and I can report that the fish and chips were great but they definitely don’t make ice cream anywhere near as well as we do in the north west.

And knowing that the beady eye of my trainer @leejones__ is upon me… proof that I did go to the gym first… even on holiday!

Thank you for keeping me company in the comments last week, I’m now busy catching up with any questions. Next time I’ll up the ante a bit with something a little more dressed up. To be continued…

#staycation #ohidoliketobebesidetheseaside #britishseaside #summerdays #agelessstyle #midlifechic #over50style #lookcasualchic #levi501 #seasidehome #englishsummer

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Well last night was a lot of fun - we were invited to the pre-launch of Fizzy Fridays @weareselfiecentral in Newcastle. The idea is that you go along on a Friday before your night out and use the backgrounds to shoot some selfies with your friends before you go out on the town.

We were surrounded by some of Newcastle’s most glamorous influencers who quickly threw themselves into professional poses… and then we did it our way. I confess to being somewhat surprised by how effortlessly it all came to Mr MC… a whole new side to him I haven’t seen before and looking at the pictures I think he’d have been far better working with the pro photographer at the end than I was.

Anyway it’s a great place to start your evening if you’re up here for something like a girls’ weekend - the Geordies are so warm and welcoming that you won’t feel daft (even if, like me, you look it…)

Wearing: top @hushhomewear (SS20); jeans @hushhomewear (current); sandals @uterqueofficial; jacket @boden_clothing (gifted AW20)

#newcastle #nightouttfit #outout #agelessstyle #midlifechic #wiw #midlifestyle #goldoutfit #nightoutoutfit #jeansandheels #newcastlenightlife #ageagnostic #midlifeblogger
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Not the best photo from last night but the only one where my hair wasn’t doing its best Einstein impression - we’ve been so lucky with the weather so far but this is one windy city!

Anyway yesterday I woke to find
Mr MC dressed and drumming his fingers, ready to go for a run… which I wasn’t remotely in the mood for but off we went with me growling away behind him and before I knew it the morning started to feel better which it always does when I run. You can’t beat the endorphins that come with a struggle against yourself can you?

We decided to reward ourselves with a sunny picnic in the park but halfway there the heavens opened and we got drenched (wish I’d taken a photo!) so it turned into a PJ picnic in the apartment instead and all Geordies will be relieved to see the appearance of stotties with ham and pease pudding - you can’t beat it. We dipped into a special wine tasting experience from @joshwinelist that I’ve been saving for a rainy day and from there the afternoon went on very nicely.

And when we looked up it was all sunshine and rainbows outside again so we popped out for a Thai supper - and at this rate I’m going to need to go for a lot more runs! To be continued…

Wearing: top @bodenclothing 2010; trousers @katebartondesigns (Ad/Gifted SS21); sandals @andotherstories (SS19)
Pyjamas @theirnibs; Running stuff @sweatybetty

#over40style, #over40fashion, #stylishforties, #40plusstyle, #50plusstyle, #over50style, #wiwt, #whatimwearing, #whatimwearingtoday, #ootd, #outfitoftheday #AgelessStyle #midlifechic

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“What shall we do today?” he asked me this morning.

“Well let’s do what we would if we were somewhere like Spain,” I replied, “a few cultural highlights and then a lazy lunch of wine and tapas in the sunshine… show me your Geordie equivalent.”

So today has included the Toon Army football stadium, a bag of crisps and a bottle of dog (aka Newcastle Brown Ale for anyone who hasn’t had the pleasure 🙄😉).

Wearing: jumpsuit @boden_clothing (SS21 sold out), trainers @adidasoriginals , jewellery @claudiabradby (gifted SS21)

#staycation #midlifechic #midlifestyle #wiw #ootd #newcastleupontyne #midlifewomen #summervibes #summeroutfits #over50style #over40blogger #summer2021

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Ok so I’m trying to get back into Instagram and I’ve promised myself I’m going to post every day while we’re on holiday in sunny Newcastle. This was last night, starting on a high with friends who’ve joined us for the weekend - we’d never have met if it wasn’t for my blog which just shows that midlife is full of new beginnings.

To be continued…

Wearing: jumpsuit @michaela_jedinak (gifted SS19); sandals @andotherstories (SS19)

#staycation #midlifechic #outout #wiw #ootd #newcastleupontyne #midlifewomen #summervibes #summeroutfits #over50style #over40blogger #summer2021

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Last day in Newcastle - apologies to blog readers because I know I said I’d pop up on Instagram while I was away and now it’s the end of the week but with the way the weather turned out I just wanted to spend some time living life rather than logging it if that makes sense. ⁠⁠
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Anyway as you can see the offer of a free lunch was enough to tempt the student to spend the afternoon with us and after a week of hard work our apartment is very nearly finished so we’re going to be spending lots more sunny days over here on the Costa del Tyne this summer and I’ll be able to show you all of the great places we’ve been discovering - plus I’ll no longer be spending my days covered in paint and dust which is always a bonus... Coming soon...⁠⁠
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Wearing: dress @bodenclothing, trainers @adidas, earrings @hushhomewear (all links in bio)⁠⁠
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#newcastle #agelessstyle #summerdays #summerdress #summerstyle #wiw #bodenbyme #mididress #ootd #sundaystyle #sundayvibes

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This isn’t what I’m doing right now sadly because once again I’m covered in paint, it was earlier this week - the last sunset before the weather turned chilly again.

I have to say that the best thing about coming slowly out of lockdown for me has been catching up with my friends. If there’s one think lockdown’s shown us it’s how much we need our friends isn’t it? To make us laugh, keep us sane and understand what it’s like to wake up every day with the mind of a 24 year old... that finds itself trapped in a midlife body!

Anyway if you’re wondering why my friend Sarah and I are twinning here it’s because we took a few photos for the blog showing what outfits look like on different body shapes so there’s a bumper trying on session on Midlifechic tonight - the link’s at the top of you’d like to pop over.

With that I wish you a fabulous Bank Holiday weekend - I hope you’re catching up with someone you’ve missed and having some real belly laughs like we did. And as a testament to friendship tell me who you’ve seen or are going to see... and what is it that they bring to your life?

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Outfits on loan from @hopefashionuk

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Apr 23

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Fridays are starting to feel like Fridays again - I never imagined I'd be glad to get back to a week that has included proper meetings but I am - and hasn't the warm weather made a difference this week? ⁠⁠
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I hope you have a lovely weekend planned, I have work to catch up on but I'm not complaining - the last few months have been a bit quieter than I'd have liked so it's just a case of taking projects on when they come along and cracking on. ⁠⁠
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But if you're going to be sitting in the sunshine with a glass of something cold, do have an extra one for me... and I'll hope to feel a wave of joie de vivre as I sit at my desk! Happy Friday everyone.⁠⁠
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Wearing: dress @bodenclothing (sold out though I think); trainers @adidasoriginals⁠⁠
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Apr 6

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Well it’s been a long and rather big day for us - we finally completed on the Newcastle apartment that we’ve been trying to buy since last September. There’s a lot of work to do but it’s going to be our city escape and the start of something new as one after another, our boys fly the nest this year.

It feels really weird doing something like this that isn’t family focused, I can’t work out whether I feel liberated or untethered - Mr MC can’t see the difference but I think some of you will know what I mean.

Anyway days of paint and wallpaper lie ahead but tonight we’re camping out with no furniture so I’m settling down with a glass of red wine and the view across The Tyne. If you slide across you can see what we look out at and I can even see the middle son’s uni halls of residence on the skyline... binoculars probably wouldn’t be a good idea!

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Mar 19

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Well it's an unusually early hello from me today, I had one of those white nights where I just didn't sleep at all. I was thinking about coming out of lockdown and just how much everything's going to change... and although most of it will be for the good it takes me hurtling ever faster to this September's empty nest. ⁠⁠
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These last few months have been bittersweet and the grinding side of lockdown has been balanced out by having my boys around me for just that little bit longer but now our nest is starting to feel like it's filled with fully feathered fledglings who are absolutely ready to fly. And mixed metaphors now but in bed last night I was thinking that it feels like being at the top of a waterslide - as lockdown lifts there's going to be a massive whoosh as they accelerate into their lives... but then that gives the husband and me the chance to start a new journey too and as most of you know, the plans for that are already taking shape so there are some silver linings ahead.⁠⁠
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Anyway that's my thought for a Friday morning. I'd just like to add a warm hello to everyone who's joined me after the piece in The Telegraph this week, I look forward to getting to know some of you better. And as always there will be a new post on my blog this evening - I'll be talking about a new range of capsule basics that's been released by one of my all time favourite retailers along with other developments there... and trying on a few outfits too. Have a great day - it's nearly the weekend.⁠⁠
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Outfit details via link in bio⁠⁠
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