What Should a 60-year-old Wear Today?
Choosing clothes can be easier than you think. How do you get dressed in the morning? Do you ask yourself 'What should a 60-year-old wear?'. The current lockdown has changed how many of us get ready for the day ahead. We’re all experiencing a change of lifestyle
Why You Don’t Need the Best Anti-wrinkle Cream
How to stop worrying about Crows’ Feet and Smile Lines Oh, the horrors of the passport photograph! No matter how I tried, in order to comply with the regulations, my photograph had to be brutally honest and that image didn’t look like ‘the me’ in my head. Now,
A Lesson from the Harry and Meghan Episode
Why a rush to judgment is unhelpful and bad for your health The recent announcement by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex that they wish to withdraw from their senior roles in the Royal Family has inevitably provoked a reaction in the press and on social media. I
Why a Visit to the Hair Salon Could Be Good for Your Mental Health
Recently I had an enlightening experience at the hairdressers. While I was waiting as my husband had his hair cut, I was joined by an older woman. She seemed to be in some discomfort, walking with a limp and a little out of breath. I automatically moved
Some Healthy Eating Habits for Older Adults
What you eat is important but so is when you eat it We have notions of what healthy eating means, but it all gets very confusing and the advice seems to shift constantly. Sometimes the confusion occurs because there wasn’t any real evidence to support what we
Simplify Your Life and Embrace Slow Living
In praise of pottering about and tweaking things One of my favourite things is to spend time pottering about and tweaking things. Usually, I don’t have a plan, I will look around and rearrange things, maybe go into the garden and pick some flowers or seed heads, or
Why Baby Boomers Should Resist Any Urge to Join the Ageing Tribe
The importance of social connection across generations What do I mean by the ‘ageing tribe’? The Oxford English Dictionary defines a tribe as ‘a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture
Facing Up to Ageing
Helping Your Skin to Age Well Our faces change constantly and our appearance alters as the years go by, that’s inevitable. But for some of us, the fear of ageing is very much a fear of losing our ‘looks’ and that is not surprising when you think