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  • Out with the old….in with the cold…

    Well, it looks like Summer (I think that is what we just had) is leaving us and with that comes a drop in the temperature and dark nights…. BOO!!!!!! However, there is some light at the end of the tunnel, we may need to do a bit of shopping to update our Autumn/Winter wardrobe….YAY!!!!!!! So,…

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  • Enough already

    I have spoken about this many times but I wanted to update you on my Menopausal Madness. I have made no secret about going through the menopause and all that it brings, mostly the mood swings, weight gain and hot flushes. As someone who has been so weight conscious over the past few years and…

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  • Getting older isn’t easy

    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,…

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  • Divine Dresses

    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…

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  • 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?

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  • Liquid Gold

    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…

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  • Menopausal Madness

    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…

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  • 2 for the price of 1

    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…

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  • That Friday Feeling

    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…

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  • Tea time

    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…

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