by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 28, 2017 | Fashion
This week I happened to walk past Countdown’s Rachel Riley. Rachel is a young woman who has learnt the power of the dress early in her life. She has a degree in Maths from Oxford University and can slay a man with a figure. Hers. Wearing dresses is something I’ve come...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 21, 2017 | Talking Points
I’ve been rehearsing a difficult conversation I need to have with my husband. “We need to talk,” I say to the dog (I’ve cast him in the role). “It’s a conversation we should have had a long time ago. I think we’d have been happier. Well, I think I would...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 14, 2017 | Talking Points
Some weeks ago a news story caught my attention. It was about The Apostrophiser, a ‘self-styled grammar vigilante’ who patrols towns correcting badly punctuated shop signs. You know the kind of thing: ‘Kebab’s!’ ‘Kid’s Eat Free!’ ‘Karens Nail’s’. I’ve posted my...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | May 7, 2017 | Family
My younger son and I were talking politics around the dishwasher. Things got quite animated and he began gesticulating with a dirty fork. “Stop that now!” I began. “I know, I know,” he replied, “Pickle fork!” ‘Pickle fork’ has become short hand in our...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Apr 30, 2017 | Fashion, Health, Tips
My face has been through a lot. In my teens I got friendly with sunbeds and hung out with them whenever I could. Back then Ultra Violet in my book was the shade of eye shadow that sat next to Electric Blue in the palette. I couldn’t get enough. In my twenties I took a...
