When I wrote a piece about cruelty free beauty and choosing products not tested on animals it...
Wellbeing
Grown Gals need to look after themselves. This is the category that focuses on our wellbeing. It’s all about fitness, a healthy mind and body, cruelty-free beauty and how to get through the change.
Learning to love my wrinkles and embrace ageing
I really didn’t think it would be this difficult to embrace ageing. Having never been blessed with...
Gill Paul’s hip replacement: me and my new hippy
Until recently the advice for those with arthritic hips was to wait as long as possible before...
Don’t let bladder weakness curb your big adventure
Being a midlife blogger means I get to write about stuff like bladder weakness. Don’t get me wrong...
10 Things I Wish I Could Tell My 18-year-old Self
By Katy Kozee So, in a previous post I wrote about some of the ways I was actually wiser at 18 than...
Menopause: five online resources to help you survive
It’s World Menopause Day so I thought I would share the blogs, facebook groups and posts that...
Breast screening – why I opted out of a routine mammogram
After I turned 50 I got the ubiquitous call for breast screening and dutifully went along. It hurt...
Animal testing, the ugly side of beauty
I stupidly thought we’d won the battle against animal testing on beauty products. I was WRONG. It...
Writer’s block – I’m stuck and lost for words
I have writer’s block and my blog is suffering from severe malnutrition. The one thing that a blog...
Walk in comfort: a review of Vionic’s comfortable shoe technology
When Vionic asked me if I would like to review a pair of their sandals I didn’t know the...
Welcome to sixty – the view from here is bright
At first glance, there are few evident advantages to being middle aged. Arthritis sets in and...
Starting adult ballet classes – aged 54
Last autumn I was casually scrolling through my Facebook feed when a BBC video of a 71 year old...
How to make healthy fat-free sweet potato crisps
There are lots of recipes for vegetable crisps on the web but many include olive oil and salt. I...
My 5-day detox diary – no dairy, sugar, wheat or alcohol
I’ve just completed my own version of a 5-day detox and I can’t believe how amazing I feel. I’m...
Getting to grips with men and their midlife crisis
Men will always be something of a mystery. What I do know is that the male midlife crisis isn’t...
How can I get through January without alcohol?
We are just 12 days into the New Year and I’m seriously beginning to regret my dry January...
Is tube travel a metaphor for hell?
don’t like tube travel and avoid it as much as possible. I am lucky. My studio is just a 20...
Single women – 5 life skills they can teach us
A lot of my friends are 30 plus single women. This post is about the things they’re getting right...
Tips for menopause, midlife and a leaky bladder
When TENA Lady invited me along with a few other bloggers to see their latest product, I had...
Time – why is there never enough?
I just need a few more hours – in every day. I know I’m not on my own. We all have lists that...
Short fingernails? I’m a nail spa virgin
I have a confession – I have short fingernails and I’ve never been to a nail bar. This...
Holidays – a time to think
I didn’t write a post last week – I was on holiday, walking in the Lake District instead. We were...
Women and painful shoes – why do we torture ourselves?
I started thinking about painful shoes when the story broke this week about the...
Night sweats – sleeping through menopause
I’ve got to a stage when I cannot remember sleeping through the night. I usually wake around 3am...
Surviving menopause; 10 tips to get you through
Sandra is on the other side of menopause and has kindly shared her tips for surviving the journey
Winter swimming: an exquisite madness
by Gill Paul When you immerse yourself in water of 2 degrees C, the trick is to breathe out. A long...
Coffee: how I justify my daily caffeine fix
My other half gave us both a Gaggia Brera coffee machine on my birthday. It was an expensive...
Menopause, painful sex and going coconuts
I recently asked a large group of midlife women for advice on one of the more personal symptoms of...
Women, cold feet and sexing up the slipper
How I used to snigger when my gorgeous parents came to stay and brought their slippers with them...
Grey girl – growing out my grey hair diary
I’ve updated this post after a year to share the results of growing out my grey hair. I haven’t...