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Review of the year 2019 – heroes and zeros

December 31, 2019

My Sliding Doors Moments

December 19, 2019

My bookish obsession, my favourite books of the year

December 5, 2019

A handpicked selection of gifts made from companies using sustainable resources, leaving a minimal carbon footprint, or giving money back to worthy causes.

The Ethical Christmas Gift List: give well, do good

November 19, 2019

This easy banana cake recipe takes less then ten minutes to prepare. I make no apology for this unhealthy recipe. Afterall, life is short. Eat the cake.

Quick, easy, moist banana cake recipe

October 17, 2019

19Jun

Love makeup, but feel stuck in a rut with the same old makeup routine? Here's how to wear this season's trend and upgrade your look.

Beauty

How to upgrade your makeup routine to be on trend for summer

Picture this: True story: An acquaintance of mine, let’s call her Mary, gave her friend

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5 mins read

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17Jun

What does the future of interiors look like? The experts, not me, have identified 3 design trends influencing interiors, kitchenware and home appliances.

Food, Lifestyle

Hot design trends and cool new gadgets for your 2020 kitchen

Why I love a trade show Years ago, Mum owned a small chain of chocolate

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3718 Views

03Jun

If, unlike the royals, you wear your clothes more than once, here are some affordable dresses you can wear for a day at the races, or an evening in the pub.

Style

Affordable dresses for the summer events season

This article is a paid partnership with JD Williams. British Summertime means events season. From

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4 mins read

1153 Views

26May

Five years in, this is my honest, warts-and-all opinion of self-employment. It's a hard slog. I've failed hard along the way. But I wouldn't change a thing.

Work

Self-employment and how to survive it

The self-employment survival guide Five years ago this week, I dragged myself onto the London

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5 mins read

1034 Views

13May

We need to start talking about menopause, openly, honestly and publicly so we can help ourselves and support each other. Let's smash the taboo of menopause.

Health & wellbeing, Popular posts

We need to talk about Menopause

We need to talk about Menopause Yes we do. Buckle up, I’m going in, and

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5 mins read

1467 Views

04Apr

What to wear this season - highlights from the high street. My pick of coats, dresses and trousers from the high street for under £100.

Style

What to wear this Spring – highlights from the high street

I love this time of year. The sun is dazzling, but it’s still cool enough

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3 mins read

1355 Views

26Mar

Beauty

K-Beauty: 6 Korean skincare brands you should check out

K-Beauty – everything you need to know about Korean skincare I wouldn’t describe myself as

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6 mins read

2541 Views

19Mar

As we age, we have more to offer. Yet midlifers are massively under-represented in mainstream media, which leads to us becoming invisible in real life.

Health & wellbeing

Ignored by the mainstream: Living in the invisible middle

The invisible middle Here are some of the things I’ve learnt since turning 40 (several

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4 mins read

1050 Views

07Mar

Health & wellbeing, Lifestyle

A love letter to mums everywhere

Would you apply? Wanted: Women wanted for long term, unpaid work. After an initial traumatic

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I'm Vicki: midlifer; mum; blogger; self-employed; recruitment consultant; Londoner; control freak. In this little corner of the internet you'll find my ramblings on food, fashion, fun, beauty and wisdom (although as you'll see, I'm really no maven). Please join me as I fumble my way through midlife. You can find out more about me through these blogs and on the 'about me' page. If you work for a brand and want to talk about working together, please visit my 'work with me' page.

Much love, Vx