by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Sep 10, 2017 | Family, Talking Points
Walking into the large shopping mall near the offices where I work, I was overwhelmed by a new scent… the smell of bergamot, geranium, soapy nipples and foaming navels. Lush, the handmade cosmetics store, has arrived with its top notes of lemon, apple pulp and ylang...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Sep 3, 2017 | Food, Health
It is July 1981. A breezy, chill morning in a bleak field somewhere unpronounceable in Wales. A group of exhausted Girl Guides is sitting on home-made foil-and-plastic mats staring at the pot on the fire at the centre of the circle. Their guide leader, a stout woman...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Aug 27, 2017 | Fashion
The end of season sales are upon us and I have been occupying myself with online bargain hunting. I am, of course, an expert when it comes to the sales. Given the sadly limited budget within which I have to operate at all times (marry for money, kids; Browns won’t...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Aug 20, 2017 | Talking Points
Clark Kent uses a phone box for his transformation. I use a bath. And I’m not saying that I clamber out of the bath as Superwoman (never gone in for red pants, for a start), but I do find a hot bath restorative and, on occasion, inspiring. (Where do you think the idea...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Aug 13, 2017 | Arts
Checking myself out in the mirror this morning, I observe that my eyes look a little tired, but they’re still functional. I can see the remains of yesterday’s mascara on my lashes, and in my periphery I can see what looks like Scafell Pike but what is actually the...
