Midlife Crisis in France

Oh my goodness, how is it that if you have taken a break from sport, you find that you are right back to zero again in terms of fitness? I mean literally gasping for breath afterwards… wait for it, 8 …

I have realised that I can’t be superwoman. Some of you are thinking probably now, how pretentious! It’s not meant to be. It’s just the realisation that I can’t work, do a blog, lose weight to have a bikini bod, …

Dear Diary: A Year in the Pyrénées-Orientales Moving to the Pyrénées-Orientales: 2 weeks left! What do you do when you are having a midlife crisis and your first son reaches 18? Have a party of course, whilst retreating to the …

Dear Diary Moving to the Pyrénées Orientales: 4 weeks left! I think stress affects us in so many ways. Any house move is classified as one of the top ten stressful things to do in your life. So to move …

Have you ever thought what you would like to put on a bucket list? It seems it might be another one of those crazes that people “have to do” at some point. Examine their lives in minutiae and suddenly realise …

Sustainable shopping tips (for the stressed-out middle-aged mother of three teens, a menagerie of animals, and a variety of eating habits, diets and peculiarities… that about covers it!) I read just recently an article on how to shop sustainably and …

Why It’s raining outside. Admittedly we are experiencing a period of extended drought, so I should be celebrating at seeing those sparse droplets of water that are landing on the dry soil, however I do find myself feeling slightly annoyed. …

Rain, rain and yet more rain It’s still raining outside. It has been for several days now. A constant grey drizzle. Even though we have started this sustainability challenge, I must admit I am already starting to miss the clear …

Is wearing a sexy bikini at 50 a good look? Who said middle age was the end of fashion sense? Do those wrinkles and love-handles really look attractive, or is my darling husband just saying that so he won’t have …

Confessions Dear Diary, Nine days in and I’m afraid I have finally caved in. For those of you that don’t know, I have stopped eating chocolate since the 1st February. It is part of my drive to live more sustainably. …

This is just a bit of a rant after the positive article on our progress on reducing household waste as a family. Yes, and only a few days after. Birthday party season for us. Who decided it was fashionable to …

Goats cheeses, ANICAP 2 Changing habits can be almost impossible when you have minimal willpower like I do. But when that is combined with the menopause, a midlife crisis, three teens going through major exams and a massive move to …

Anyone else out there? As I sit here this evening reflecting on my day, I do sometimes wonder if there are other mums out there having the same sort of days that I do. Or am I just destined to …

Reality check Heads-in-hands we search everywhere. I was sure we had packed my husband’s clothes. And yet all he had with him for a week’s holiday at our soon-to-be forever home in the Pyrénées, were the very clothes he was …

Questions, questions… Does a mid-life crisis change you intrinsically as a person? Or is it society that changes you? Do external factors such as COVID and the impending doom of climate change push you in unexpected ways? Would I have …

When I start to properly look around our world today, I suddenly realise how surprised I am at things which I took for granted or that just passed me by. Maybe you will too. Tell me what you think! I …