Two of The Best Hydrating, Softening, Healing Body Creams
I have recently been sent the best hydrating, softening, healing body creams for sensitive skin. Ultrapure gifted me some of their newest SENSITIVE range Body Lotion and Cooling Menthol Body Cream (and also face serum and creams) to
Herbalife Skin Products Prove to be a Winner
I was recently sent some skin products from Herbalife ‘Intelligent Skin Nutrition’. I had never heard of the brand before, but I was delighted to be given the chance to review the three products, suitable
Homemade Eco Solutions for Cleaning your Home
I have a Guest Blogger this week, Alex Farley, who shares with us Eco solutions for cleaning. Commercial cleaning products are full of toxic and harmful substances aimed at making the household chores easier. Not
Medical Micro Needling under the Spotlight
Micro Needling is seemingly the latest and most effective treatment in the fight against lines and wrinkles. I laugh when I see the age of the testers. They need someone of more advanced years to
5 Irish Women share what it means to be Fierce in Midlife
A year ago, I was one of fifty over-50 bloggers (and the only Irish one) to launch The Fierce 50 Movement worldwide. This has now evolved into Forever Fierce: The Midlife Revolution, embracing all women
An angry, fierce and heartbroken Jennifer Halliday speaks out
Jennifer Halliday is fierce. Jennifer is angry. Last week, I shared Marie Carberry's story HERE; this week, you can read how the disease Alzheimer's impacts family members, but Jennifer is angry about more than that.
World Cancer Day Guest Blogger Marie – Life is for Living.
On World Cancer Day, it is my pleasure to introduce guest blogger, Marie Carberry, 56, married and mum of two, worked in the bank for years and then became a freelance journalist. Marie is one
The Best of 2017 in Health and Beauty
I was not even sure if it came under Health and Wellbeing, when I wrote about my love affair with gin. The title ‘How to stay Healthy, drink Gin’ confused a few people and I
How to get Healthy in 2018
Once Christmas is over, many of us think of detoxing and dieting following the over-indulgences of the festive season. On a set date in January, once all the goodies are gone, we promise we will
How to look after your Make-up Tools
One of my regular readers, a lovely lady called Demi who owns a cleaning company with her husband in London, guest blogs today. A mother of two, Demi likes to write in the little spare
Today’s Mum-Happier than Yesterday’s Mum?
I could not believe my ears. Nothing had changed in the 33 years since I had my firstborn. In a survey entitled 'Today's Mum', sponsored by iconic Irish brand Sudocrem (who have just launched a
How to stay healthy…drink Gin!
Gin has had very bad press for years because it was considered to be a drink that made you sad or depressed, or maudlin. Now there’s a word that has gone out of use! I
Cancer survivor donates book proceeds to Irish Cancer Society
I would probably have urged you to buy Des Allen’s book ‘Wanderings & Ponderings’ because the proceeds are going to benefit the Irish Cancer Society. Having read the contents, I can also recommend that you
Avoiding ‘the morning-after-the-night-before’!
The older I get, the less I am able to drink and the less I want to drink. Now, I am no saint and I have to say I am rather partial to a gin
Monart Spa Mid-Week Break to Remember
The 2017 Jaguar sports coupe purred up the drive just in front of us as we arrived for our mid-week break at Monart Spa near Enniscorthy. One of the valets on duty took out the
The Sleep Obsession
Apparently, we sleep for about one-third of our lives, or we spend it in bed trying to sleep. We are obsessed with sleep and how well we sleep. When my children were small, I never
