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 | Mar 26, 2017 | Family, Talking Points
I am a mother. Every day has been Christmas Day for me since I had my two boys. Who knew I could love anything more than I love butter icing and The Two Ronnies? My children are the most wonderful gifts and I shall always be grateful for having a functioning womb...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Mar 19, 2017 | Family, Talking Points
My heart is racing; my mouth is dry. I feel nauseous and dizzy. I stand still while the world around me falls away, paralysed with fear. I have mislaid my phone. Panic is setting in and my mind is rapidly replaying my recent movements. Me entering the post office, me...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Feb 26, 2017 | Arts, Talking Points
When I was young, people would often ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. In my head there were two options. I wanted to be either Felicity Kendal or Debbie Harry. Throughout my childhood these two women spoke to me and, though I wasn’t entirely sure what they...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Feb 19, 2017 | Talking Points
I just got out of my new car. As I switched off the engine, a message flashed up on the dash: ‘Remember your mobile phone.’ It’s as though my car knows me. As though it knows how many times a day I put down my phone somewhere which feels obvious at...
