by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Mar 25, 2018 | Health, Tips
This week I heard verified on Radio 4 (must be true) something I already knew: most treatments for back pain are ineffective. As I write, I am sitting at my desk with non-specific lower back pain. A hot water bottle is crushed between my spine and the chair. The...
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...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Jan 1, 2017 | Tips
Remember the Numskulls from the Dandy comic? Those tiny little guys living in a man’s brain, controlling all his body functions? They are are alive and well and currently choreographing a tap dance routine in my head. At least, that’s what it feels like they’re...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Dec 12, 2016 | Family, Tips
I have run out of sellotape. The universe is clearly signalling me to stop shopping for Christmas presents and I am happy to do so. The truth is, I’d largely finished my Christmas shopping by the beginning of November. My friends gasp when I tell them this. They...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Sep 8, 2016 | Fashion, Tips
On rare occasions I am asked what I wear in bed. It’s one of my favourite questions. My actual favourite is, ‘When were you born?’ Because then I can answer, “ ’69. Year of the Cock.” The gratuitousness of which gives me enormous satisfaction. But ‘What do you wear...
by Fortysomething Fan Girl | Aug 6, 2016 | Family, Tips
I thought as much. A quick google has revealed that T S Eliot did not have children. Only a man with no children could come up with the line ‘I have measured out my life with coffee spoons.’ Anyone with children knows you measure out your life in car parks. By my...
