This month I’m embracing the Scottish lifestyle trend ‘coorie’ (meaning to cuddle or to hug) – the Highlands version of hygge. Bracing country walks in chunky knitwear and sturdy hi...
Cast your mind back to a time before smartphones, when instead of tapping away on your small screen, we did mental arithmetic to split a restaurant bill or work out our earnings, carried...
Sometimes black jeans are all you want to wear. Particularly when Working From Home, or if there’s an icy blast blowing in from the North Sea.
This month, I’m delighted to share a guest feature by health and lifestyle journalist, and regular That’s Not My Age contributor, Adrienne Wyper. We’re old friends and often c...
Now I’m not one for New Year’s Resolutions. I know myself well enough to know that it’ll take more than a changing date to motivate me to change.
You may not have as many friends as you had when you were younger, but I bet you cherish them more. Having good friends, who’ve probably known you for ages, and who’ve shared joy and...
Some people may think it’s unfair that older people are offered money-off deals, at a time of life when they may be relatively well off, when younger people are struggling with the biggest fi...
Do you see a daily shower as essential to feeling fresh and clean? Or are you more comfortable in your own (unwashed) skin?
This month, I’m pleased to share a lovely guest feature from my journalist friend and That’s Not My Age contributor, Alexia Economou. At London Design Festival last year, I was introduced ...
Women have been overlooked by the predominantly male gardening establishment for centuries, unacknowledged for their work on magnificent estates, banned from horticultural colleges and u...
To be completely honest, when Uniqlo asked if I’d like to collaborate on a bra top campaign, my immediate thought was, ‘Yikes, I don’t think so.’ But, after a clo...
Not to be confused with ‘feeling your age’ – a whole different concept – feeling younger than your years can affect your wellbeing, but in a good way. Many of us don’t ‘feel’ that...
There’s a reassurance to be had from routine. Operating on autopilot as you follow a familiar path, make dinner or brush your teeth, is relaxing and frees your mind to think of other t...
My obsession with second-hand workwear led me to Marie Remy, 52, the founder of The French Workwear Company. She’s French, she loves workwear, she’s cool as.
Buy second-hand, first. That’s Sue Poole’s style motto.
Volunteers’ Week, 1-7 June, is an annual UK celebration to recognise the contribution volunteers make. The benefits of volunteering and helping others are easy to see, but the effort isn’t ...
It is important for women, especially in midlife, to understand what cholesterol is and why we need to be aware of its health impacts. Cholesterol is essential for all of our organs to function...
On Sunday, Sandy Powell will make history when she is handed the BAFTA Fellowship. Awarded for outstanding contribution to film, the arts charity’s highest honour has never before been given to ...
Can’t believe it’s over… The award-winning BBC police drama Happy Valley concluded last night with a powerful finale, watched by 7.5 million viewers.
Having had something of a digital detox over Christmas and New Year (no work, more reading of actual books, even doing a jigsaw) I felt myself starting to go square-eyed again when life ...
Happy New Year! And good news, now the days are gradually getting longer there’s more time for a beneficial, winter walk.
We are in the middle of Menopause Month – it’s World Menopause Day, today – and current coverage (there’s a lot of it about!) of this phase in a woman’s life, is ...
As part of my job as a fashion journalist, lots of lovely clothes pass before my eyes – a bit like the Generation Game conveyor belt but without the memory test. And, this can be very tem...
Half of women and 20% of men over 50 will break a bone because of osteoporosis, where your bones become weak and break more easily, but you can help reduce your risk. Osteoporosis, which is Lat...