Caring for yourself when you’re a carer #MoreJoy
Last year Alyson asked me to write about finding joy in the meantime while caring for my mother through cancer. It’s been a while since my last update because I’ve been struggling to sound like I...
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Inspiration for every day, from the latest must-see films and exhibitions, books to read and lovely interiors, to creative women at work and their personal stories.
Jeff Koons at The Ashmolean, Oxford
The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology is Britain’s first public museum and the world’s first university museum. Now housed in a late 19th century golden stone building with a...
Robin Wright, giving back
Well-known for her role as Claire Underwood in House Of Cards (and her presidential style), Robin Wright is also the co-founder of a socially-conscious clothing range. Having spent over a decade visit...
Kindness is the new rock and roll
One of the best things about developing That’s Not My Age over the years, has been the creation of a network of fantastic women. I am always impressed by the thoughtful comments following...
What Women Wear: Deborah Thomas
After discovering boxes of old, embossed A4-sized leather swatches abandoned in the corridors of their soon-to-be-closed Northampton tannery, Deborah Thomas decided to salvage her family’s leath...
Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams at the V&A
The Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition has arrived at the V&A, in London. It’s a wonderful celebration of the French design house – and of entente cordiale ( which is much...
Why we all love Richard E. Grant
Richard E. Grant is excited about his awards nominations and so are we.
At last! An award-winning menopause campaign
This is what menopause looks like. A diverse range of women, a variety of experiences.
A place for everything, and everything in its place – sound advice on decluttering
It may just be the time of the year but like others I’ve caught the tidying and self-improvement bug. Only partly in jest, I suggested to Alyson that the urge to Take Control of one’...
Creative Women at Work: Claire Brewster gets back to nature at London Art Fair
Claire Brewster’s artwork is influenced by the British countryside and nature, ‘ I’m endlessly fascinated by nature,’ says the 50-and-a-half-year-old, ‘where we humans ne...
See you outside – the benefits of spending time in nature
I’m writing this in a busy café in north London; through the tall Georgian window, the sky is blue and the sun shines. I want to go and play outside, Mum!
