MAKEUP FOR OLDER SKIN
MAKEUP FOR OLDER SKIN Anyone else confused about what are the “best” products to use when the skin on your face starts fraying around the edges a little? (Not to mention the skin on your neck, knees, stomach and arms). […]
MAKEUP FOR OLDER SKIN Anyone else confused about what are the “best” products to use when the skin on your face starts fraying around the edges a little? (Not to mention the skin on your neck, knees, stomach and arms). […]
I found it strangely fascinating watching the Friend’s Reunion and have been thinking about the process of “growing old gracefully” ever since. Of course they still all look great, they were all beautiful people in the first place, but it […]
Went to a really interesting talk last week between Daniel Levitin and Camilla Cavendish (who wrote the brilliant book “Extra Time”) all about ageing and how to live longer, better. They called it “80 Is The New 30”. A guide […]
YONOO….not yet a word, I’ve made it up, but it stands for “Young Old, Not Old Old” which has been referenced in a book I mention below and it’s a better term than “Silver Surfers,” “The Grey Pound” or “Perennials” […]
I think I might have previously mentioned that I started learning French two years ago with a friend, mainly in protest at my mother’s referendum vote. The problem is that it’s taking more time than I anticipated to be able […]
Exercise after fifty – what works best? I am feeling my age and I can’t quite find an exercise that I am happy with. Just that short step over the fifty mark and suddenly bits of me are falling apart..and […]
“Write hard and clear about what hurts” Ernest Hemmingway. I love that quote. It is a quote that has served me well during the trauma of my divorce. I still write about what hurts, but not always on my blog […]
*Sigh* Sometimes it’s hard to feel like a good enough mother – especially as you’re kids are growing up. Small children, small problems. Big children, big problems. I want them to be younger again, back in the day, when family […]
Sorry – I’m a day late. December 1st is World Aids Day – a day where every attempt is made to highlight the situation as it stands and to look at what still needs to be done. This year I’m […]
Following swiftly on from my post about ageing – I am having a moment. I am genuinely feeling old. Exhausted and creaky and what is more – time is going too fast and that is a proper old thing to […]
I went with a friend to The 50 + Show on at Olympia at the weekend. I hasten to add that I am nowhere near 50 yet, but my friend was doing some research and I was interested in the […]
We've just read "The Warmth Of Your Heart Prevents Your Body From Rusting" for our book group by the French author Marie de Hennezel. It has become a self help "bestseller" in France with over 100,000 copies sold. I was really looking forward to reading the book - all about how to age without growing old. It is in fact very French and there are lots of truisms in the book - about what she thinks old people lack "it isn't smooth skin or rounded cheeks; it is joy and youthfulness of heart". In order to achieve this she suggests we aim to be charming and constantly open to new ideas, young people and the world in general. To continue to enjoy life by looking beyond ourselves. That said, I found that there were a few too many quotes and at times it was a little repetitive.
We had a very good discussion about growing old (dis)gracefully and about our thoughts on death. She thinks "a good death" is important to the remaining family members and loved ones and that we all should aim to face death with courage and acceptance. A lot of it actually didn't really relate to our age group - several of my friends found it all rather depressing. However, as she points out "it is up to us, the baby boomers, to invent a new art of growing old" and to find a way of being relevant to others rather than to feel like a burden. Another friend took the advice to make the effort to actually look into the eyes of an elderly person - to make them feel less invisible and has already noticed a huge difference in the way they respond to her.
We had a lovely evening - here we all are - eating and drinking and generally chewing the fat (aka delicious chocolates):- The book we are reading next, which has had incredibly good write-ups is "A Visit From The Goon Club" by Jennifer Egan.