Kathryn
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I'm Kathryn, aka Mrs C. I'm an empty-nester with a passion for reading and travelling. Biggest headaches in my 50s & 60s? Chronic Pain, high prescription multifocal contacts, varifocal glasses and a left ear which has become less efficient with time. Best thing about being older is without doubt my 5 gorgeous grandchildren.

Home Sitting is Helping Us Make The Most Out Of Early Retirement

Why becoming homesitters and home sitting all over the world, is helping us make the most out of early retirement by Karen and Neil Oddy … New research has found that over half of Britons long to change their job…

Kathryn’s Favourite Beauty Products April
I'm forever googling Favourite Beauty Products and it seems as if everyone talks about the same few things all the time.  Hopefully there are a few here that you haven't heard of.   I genuinely do love a Sleep Spray or…
Gx Suspension Pillow™

Bought myself a new pillow last week, called a Gx Suspension Pillow, and touch wood, so far, I’m loving it. It might just end up as THE pillow for me. And boy have I tried plenty. From foam to feather,…

Renting in Retirement

Renting in retirement is enabling retired people to afford to travel extensively and live in dream retirement destinations! Renting in retirement is becoming more popular. Research from the Centre for Ageing Better[i] has highlighted there are 414,000 older people privately…

The Vale Resort & Spa – Wales

A few weeks back, we went to The Vale Resort for what I think I’ll call a micro-break.  A mini-break is at least two days by my reckoning, but we just went for an overnight stay.  We had planned on…

How to Apply Natural Looking Make Up in Your 50s

I love this clear and easy-to-follow tutorial showing how to apply a natural looking make up in your 50s. As I’m getting older, I’m finding that less is more and the natural look is much more forgiving on more mature…

Hairstyles for Older Women
So many of us have been led to believe that once you get past a certain age you simply can't have long hair.  Anyone ever told Ozzy Osbourne that?!  An ageing rocker is one thing though - it supposedly has…
So Many Presents To Buy!

When you reach a certain age, the number of people you have to buy gifts or presents for increases significantly. It isn’t just five children anymore. It’s five kids plus three partners. Brothers and sisters produce nephews and nieces and…

Where Are All The Women Over 50?

If you’re a woman and you’re in your fifties, you can’t be blamed for feeling a tad under-represented! Ok so you’re peri-menopausal, menopausal or post-menopausal (so many labels!!) and have kind of accepted the fact that you’re almost invisible to…

Make-Up To Make You Look Better

I’m forever looking at videos showing me how to put my make-up on now that I’m not as young as I used to be.  This ‘Anti Ageing Make-Up Masterclass’  video by Charlotte Tilbury is really incredible.  I love Holly and Philip’s reaction…