I originally wrote this post (or a version of it), three years ago. My children, (children? they are now 25 and 22! ) have now left university, but every year around this […]
Coping With Children Leaving Home To Go To University
What Does It Mean To Be A Woman In Her Mid Fifties in 2021?
💙☀️Question: What does it mean to be a woman in her mid fifties in 2021? 💙☀️For me, being a woman of 55 means having a strong sense of my own identity, being […]
International Cat Day – 50 Things We Can Learn from Cats
It’s International Cat Day today, and what a perfect day to take a minute to appreciate our wonderful feline friends, and not only what they mean to us, but what we can […]
How To Re-Invent Yourself!
I think its pretty safe to say that I have changed a lot over the last few years. Life’s ups and downs have meant that I have adapted to new circumstances, situations […]
The Self Awareness Questionnaire
It was a couple of years ago that I originally posted the first version of this blog post… and it went on to be one of the most popular posts on Somekindof50.com. […]
Reasons to be Positive & Hopeful Right Now!
It always makes me very proud that one of the most popular posts on this blog is 50 Positive Things to Tell Yourself Every Day. Some months after I wrote that post, […]
The Importance of Self Care
What a year it has been! A year when we perhaps have rediscovered the meaning of community, and caring for people around us. Caring for ourselves however, may have fallen a bit […]
Why I am Putting Up My Christmas Decorations Early This Year ….
…..Well, the first reason is, I’m a bit bored today. It’s Sunday, and I have no Sky or Netflix due to Virgin Media being down in our area. I’m not moaning too […]
Going Back Outside
What a strange year it has been! Who would have believed that we would have been in this situation just a few short months ago. And, as we slowly come out of […]
Covid-19: A Little Dose of Inspiration
It seems like we have been in this situation for months not weeks, and although it is apparent we are beginning to get a handle on this crisis, it is still a […]
