I keep telling myself that I'm not superwoman, nor am I a cavewoman being pursued by a woolly mammoth, but it doesn't help. I'm a worrier, not a warrior, and I'm always on the look out for advice about how to stop worrying, and tips for understanding anxiety better. Stop Worrying. As I've got …
How to Live the Good Life
Motivational Words and Confidence boosts for when you’re over 50
Little nuggets of wisdom and motivational words. Do you love them? I do, and I often turn to short inspirational quotes to help me through the day, to give me little confidence boosts and affirmation, especially when I'm feeling a little 'down'. I really enjoy inspirational quotes and …
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Favourite Movies of 2018
In January last year Dave and I committed to watch one movie a month on the big screen. We had great fun chatting about and discussing a movie a month and in December we came up with our favourite movies of 2018. Even though we enjoy watching movies at home with our feet up, cup of tea or glass …
Last Minute Gift Ideas
If you're anything like me you are probably on the hunt for Last Minute Gift Ideas for Christmas. Having said that, I'm nearly always looking for last minute gift ideas at any time of year and not just Christmas present ideas! So, my dear last minute buddies I thought today would be a …
Boho Chic Fashion Bags and Jewellery – Great Pressies!
Fancy a little hippie fashion in your wardrobe? How about getting into the Boho chic fashion trend? Look no further - I've found some innovative soft, supple suede handbags, and unusual peace sign necklaces for you. They're sure to vamp up any wardrobe and add style to your Bohemian …
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Photo Editing for Beginners
Photography is such a wonderful hobby. Many women over 50 begin looking for sustainable hobbies to take them into an active and creative retirement, and photography is an obvious choice. In this fabulously helpful guest post by Max Therry, we take a look at how we can make our photographs more …
The Week that Was
Sometimes you just have to take stock don't you, and appreciate the week for what it was. Here, cold, rainy and very windy. But so many good things going on, not to mention some lovely products across my desk which would make inspirational gifts for loved ones. First up though, the feel …
Why moving outside your comfort zone is good for women over 50
So I've been well and truly out of my comfort zone recently. Some of you know that I accompanied my hubby and his friend Tony as 'the back-up team' on a 1000km bicycle ride around South West Australia in June, raising money for Solaris Cancer Care and Lift the Lid on Mental Health. I put my hand …
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47 Charity Fundraising Ideas and our 1000km Bicycle Trek
Raising money for charity is not only worthwhile, it can be very rewarding too. But sometimes finding actionable charity fundraising ideas is difficult. I hope this post will offer you some simple tips for easy fundraising ideas, and also some useful advice about how to fundraise, based on our …
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Do you live life to the fullest? Debunking the good life as we know it.
I’ve been reading a fabulous book called The Good Life by Hugh Mackay, and the theme is really relevant to Lifestyle Fifty which of course is all about The Art of Ageing and living the good life, offering tips about how to live life to the fullest as we get older. Do we live life to the …
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