8 simple steps from frazzled flyer to fabulous flyer

8 simple steps from frazzled flyer to fabulous flyer

When does your holiday start? Mine starts in the taxi on the way to the airport. A decade ago it would have been when I arrived at my destination but nowadays I include the travelling as part of the holiday. I have found it takes the stresses out of travelling that...

Stuff I Still Struggle With

Stuff I Still Struggle With

“Eat less, exercise more” I have been studying health & the menopause for a number of years now. I know that “Eat less, exercise more” does not work for most women in their late 40s due to hormonal imbalances. Yet any time I feel my jeans a bit tighter this old...

Post Holiday Resolutions 2015

Post Holiday Resolutions 2015

I always think summer holidays are a better time to review and reflect on the past year and make new resolutions compared to New Years. We are usually soo busy getting ready for Christmas we don’t have a lot of time to think about how we would like to next year to...

Post Holiday Resolutions 2014

Post Holiday Resolutions 2014

Holidays are often time for reflection and thinking of changes you would like to make to improve your general wellbeing. I’m no different! During my two weeks summer holiday in France I had the following list: 1. Learn to speak French before the next holiday 2. Learn...

Does Carrot Cake Count As One Of Your Five A Day?

Does Carrot Cake Count As One Of Your Five A Day?

Yes I’m teasing, we all know carrot cake comes under the treat section rather than healthy even if they do include a vegetable! It is often difficult to find healthy meals when you are eating out. I’m sure we have all picked something from the menu that we thought was...

Love Your Heart!

Love Your Heart!

Some of our goals can be challenging to complete, others are challenging in the manner of tracking them. Blood pressure falls into the later. It is one of our Goldilocks goals where we don’t want it to be too high and we don’t want it to be low either. It has to be...

Well Hello Broccoli

Well Hello Broccoli

Eating cruciferous vegetables is one of those small simple proactive changes I made that I really wasn’t sure if made much difference. I have studied food and the menopause and it always came up, so of course I adapted my diet to include it.

How To Declutter Your Brain

How To Declutter Your Brain

We all have such busy lives it’s hard to sometimes relax when your head is full of stuff that needs to be done.It is easy to be constantly connected to work and the internet it can be hard to unwind and relax.

She Protects Her Peace

She Protects Her Peace

Now and again, a quote jumps out at me and makes me stop and think. “She protects her peace” was a quote that did that last week. We often do not protect things that are important to our own wellbeing and we allow ourselves to be talked out of things if it doesn’t...

Hello, this blog is to help you to ‘work out how to workout’ in your fifties.

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Take care of yourself,

Samantha