Stuff To Do

Best Essential Oil Blends – Our Pick Of What Works

Here are our best essential oil blends! Menopause, mood, focus and health support. Seasonal blends to evoke the best of life! Enjoy!

Most Active Dog Breeds (And Least Active) – Match Your Dog To Your Lifestyle

A list of the most active dog breeds, and the least active, so you can match your choice of dog to your lifestyle.

Top Tips For Writing A Book For The First Time

Writing a book for the first time is hard but very gratifying when it’s finally published! Here are my top tips to help you succeed!

We Can All Help – Easy Ways To Save The Environment

Looking after the planet needn’t be hard. Here are easy ways to save the environment through changing our daily habits.

Good Books For Middle-Aged Women (The Year I Read 86!)

This writer read 86 books in one year! Find out which ones she loved.

Best podcasts for women over 50 (like me)

A personal list of the best podcasts for women in midlife – lots of audio gold here if you’re curious and love to laugh and learn.

Ways To Be Creative

Lots of tips and ideas for how you can develop your creativity especially during a global pandemic when our mind is the most free part of us!

41 Funky Things To Do When Self-Isolating

Here is a list of 41 big and small projects to bring you purpose, joy and fun when self-isolating.

How To Start Decluttering (Without Getting Overwhelmed)

Easy tips for how to declutter using this highly practical guide to help you get organized and sort your stuff out!

How To Enjoy Gigs On Your Own!

Single and enjoy live music? No problem! Here are Suzi Grant’s top tips for how to enjoy gigs on your own. No need to miss out!

The incontinence comedian – Elaine Miller of Gusset Grippers

Incontinence expert, Elaine, talks about her Edinburgh fringe comedy show Gusset Grippers and her mission to stop us all leaking. It’s a hilarious ride!

From Dinner Date To Soulmate Review – A Good Read

Meriel Rose reviews this guide to successful dating in the modern world. If you’ve been out of the game for a while, check this out!

Growing Fruits And Vegetables – Tips From An Almost Beginner

Want to try growing fruit and vegetables at home? Here are top tips from the green-fingered Avril Broadley who has her very own secret garden.

The Power Of Powerlifting In Midlife

Manon Bradley, world champion powerlifter and world record holder tells us why powerlifting is so great for maintaining optimal health.

Qigong and The Muttoneer

Qigong master Katherine Allen tell us how Qigong can improve posture, stability and energy, and why it makes sense to practise this holistic Chinese exercise to promote enhanced longevity.

The Sandwich Years Review – A Great Read

A review of The Sandwich Years by Alana Kirk, a memoir of the writer’s own experience of looking after small children at the same time as caring for her elderly mother.

Where are the midlife women in novels?

Christine Webber, author of Who’d Have Thought It ponders the curious absence of midlife women in novels and how she felt compelled to challenge that.