So, after many weeks/months/year of the menopause madness, sweats, bloated stomach, I have finally decided to try HRT. Hey, I cant feel any worse. I have also decided to try a gluten – free diet for a week as the old tummy is not enjoying anything I put in it and is constantly bloated. Honestly,…

American fashion designer Cynthia Rowley, based in Manhattan and deemed by Vogue to the be the pioneer of Surf-Leisure designs some truly beautiful dresses and whilst they are pretty much out of the average working woman’s price range, you can occasionally pick up some of previous Season’s pieces in our very own TK MAXX. Right…

In this economic climate could you see yourself renting an outfit for a special occasion, if you knew you were renting from a reliable source?

Hello there Me again. Sometime last year, having been a subscriber to Harper’s Bazaar, I got the opportunity to buy a Bazaar Beauty box at a ‘special’ price… not one to miss out on a bargain, I naturally went for it. Once this was received I automatically took out the make up, paying not a…

Hi, Sorry for the delay in posting but the very warm temperatures merely added to my already overheated body, the flushes were bad enough without the HEATWAVE (well, it was, for here), the menopause is not kind, it doesn’t stop to think, hey, Winter would be better, no, it thinks 28 degrees outside and flushes…

So, my Friday has arrived… I have been out shopping this afternoon and my friend has just called to see if I fancy going for a wee cheeky vino. I really don’t want to get changed, however, I know our 1 drink will lead to a few and I don’t want to feel underdressed when…

This Friday, 29 July……… one outfit, two styles……………………. So, my Friday has arrived… I have been out shopping this afternoon and my friend has just called to see if I fancy going for a wee cheeky vino. I really don’t want to get changed, however, I know our 1 drink will lead to a few…

This season’s favoured look is the tea dress, it certainly is for me, particularly as nothing fits anymore and I have to go back into the office .( I didn’t think the PJ’s were appropriate, comfortable but not really suitable!!) The tea dress covers a multitude of sins, just about any shape or size can…

So. I purchased this to put in with a friend’s birthday gift. I then decided I had already bought her enough, didn’t like her that much anyway and she didn’t deserve it… so I kept it ……………………..AND I am soooo glad I did. It is great, particularly with all the hand washing and sanitising we…

And what does the now 56 year old Val wear you might ask…. Well, the same as the 55 year old Val. It was only yesterday for goodness sake!!!!