Journal Musings

Sep 21, 2019
4 min

I wished we would run out of time

At school I would wish so hard that we would run out of time and the lesson would end so I wouldn’t have to read out loud. I thought...

Jul 25, 2019
4 min

Do you want to change?

Now, don’t get me wrong, some people are very happy in their jobs and live their whole life doing what they do never wanting or needing...

Nov 27, 2018
5 min

Are you happy in your skin?

It’s a question we hear a lot these days, or is it just an age thing, and we are just more aware of it? Were we being told about being...

Jun 8, 2018
4 min

Where has the time gone? No need to panic, just BE.

I’m a little late in writing a new blog post. I was suddenly aware it is nearly mid summer, and realised I haven’t written since the trip...

Mar 2, 2018
3 min

I’ve been a bit arty.

Some of you will have seen via instagram that I have been a little arty recently. It’s been a while coming to fruition, but I have...

Feb 5, 2018
3 min

Yes, I do want things to be pink and fluffy!

‘You just want everything to be pink and fluffy, that’s not real life you know.’ YES, I do want things to be pink and fluffy. Why...

Dec 29, 2017
3 min

Menopause met Christmas and it wasn’t pretty.

I had no one to entertain, no hoards of visitors to feed, and no long list of presents to purchase, but it really got to me this year....

Dec 24, 2017
3 min

Christmas stress got to me!

I wouldn’t say I was a particularly stressed person these days. Christmas is never a huge affair as we have no children or grandparents...

Aug 8, 2017
4 min

I made it!

It may not seem a big deal for many, and I have to say the run up to it was worse than the actual birthday, but becoming fifty was quite...

Jul 17, 2017
4 min

Are you invisible?

Fifty is NOT the new forty. It’s fifty. It is as it is, and at some point you may begin to think you are invisible. Are you invisible?...

Jun 11, 2017
3 min

Essentially we are the same. Just older.

I’ve been to a reunion. Well, not a big reunion, just seven of us, but still a reunion as three of the girls I hadn’t seen for about 25...

May 18, 2017
2 min

Reboot required!

Everyone needs some time away from what they do. Time for a reboot and recharge. For me, all I need is some time by the sea and a...

Feb 26, 2017
4 min

What is going on?

Being a woman, you think you know what is going to happen when you ‘reach a certain age’. It isn’t until you actually get to that stage...

Nov 3, 2016
3 min

Where do I go? Am I lost?

When I first moved here to the countryside after selling my two salons, I knew exactly which direction I was taking. I wanted to be able...

Jun 5, 2016
3 min

Back to the ageing issue again

So we are back to the issue of ageing again. It seems to come with age. If you see what I mean. It’s not until you get I really enjoyed...

Sep 22, 2015
4 min

It takes a lot to impress me!

Well, here we go, a blog post about something I have just discovered, and I am truly amazed at the results. I’m also astounded that I...

Sep 9, 2015
5 min

It happens to us all

So the college reunion last weekend with 10 beauty therapists, many not in the industry any more, was a huge success. One of those events...

May 3, 2015
2 min

How Old?

Oh deep joy. I guess it depends on your state of mind and how your hormones are feeling when you find the ‘new app’ – How Old Do I look?...

Apr 16, 2015
4 min

The Power Of Yellow

Those of you who follow me on Twitter and Facebook, will know that I am an avid juicer, but not for a pure detox, more for a daily...