FUNNY STUFF TO READ WHILE YOU’RE WAITING FOR YOUR KIDS TO... "GET DOWN HERE SO WE CAN LEAVE THE HOUSE BEFORE WE DIE"
I’m always stood by the door for a good 45 minutes before any of my four kids is ready to go when we need to leave the house together. It is infuriating. And if you’d told me leaving the house with kids would take this long before I had kids I may have adopted a Penguin at London Zoo instead. If you’re the same situation then here’s a few things to amuse you this week before you hit Defcon 5 on the military rage scale as they faff about looking for trainers, lip balms, hoodies or snacks:
It took me an hour to wrestle myself out of a sports bra this week so my eye was drawn to this in The New Yorker: The existential bra quiz:
Why eating out requires a whole new set of rules when you reach midlife: Read here
“I am not a relationship person and I cannot wait to die alone” - life according to 62 year old Cindy Gallup (icon of the advertising industry): watch here
Former glossy mag editor Kim France’s pieces always resonate with me. I loved this on The Cut about the ridiculous idea women are expected to stick to style rules as they age. Read Here
The internet dating wisdom of Elaine Kingett 71. Elaine's Blog
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This was v interesting. Looks like Elaine & I did the same Therapeutic & Reflective Writing Course ... & I think that's a topic that would interest many. Maybe you could invite her onto the Podcast, because done well, therapeutic & reflective writing are incredibly beneficial. Plus it can be done, over zoom, in the privacy of your own home. It's a fascinating & rapidly growing area of 'therapy' whereby the process is between yourself & the paper. Going to follow her on Insta. Thanks for the link.