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This Rebel Age ; sex, drugs and pension plans
Everyone loves talking about money and sex; except for middle aged women. Why do we find it so hard?

When Angels Fall to Earth … A stay at Fallen Angel and Musings on Mousehole
Who knew that Great Western Railway's Night Riviera train took you to heaven? A stay at Fallen Angel in Cornwall.
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Love is (not) all you need: Review of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
My grandmother always used to say that love is everything. If we love enough, then everything will be alright in the end. Well, “Three BillBoards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” shoots a hole straight through that theory. This film is awash with …
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Sunday Scribbles – day of (no) rest
So today is Sunday, you know, the day of rest? Except it never is anymore, is it? I’m pretty good at avoiding all the unnecessary ties we bind ourselves with (kids football matches in the rain, dull family lunches, insane …

The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck; I’m already top of the class.
As I mentioned in my last post, I was recently given a copy of the bestselling self-help book The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a Fuck by Sarah Knight. Whilst I appreciated the gesture, having now finished the book (years after …
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This Lexi Life: Sunday Scribbles
We’re here! If you’re still reading, congratulations, you deserve a medal, or a stiff drink at least…It’s my seventh post in seven days and this one is a traditional Sunday Scribbles. In other words, a little bit of this, a …

Et Tu, Liam? Why the MeToo campaign is anything but a Witchhunt.
Day 6 of 7 in 7 and until five minutes ago I was going to write a round up of the ups and downs of 2017 (don’t worry if you’re desperate to find out, there’s still tomorrow to go…) But …
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Day-tripping; Instagram Heaven (otherwise known as a London lunch with Makelight)
Day 5 of my 7 in 7 and a completely different post today. Rather than some pontification it’s a “what I did today’ post, because I had a rather lovely day. But first … a little pontificating. Perhaps it’s being …
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Why I’d eat you but not a lamb… how I gave up meat in 2017
Day 4 of 7 in 7… am I boring you yet? And this is also the second post about the little changes I made in 2017 that have had big results. Earlier today I sat opposite Lucie, my Renegade Retreat …
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That person you are…the small changes that makes us closer to our true self.
Day three of my 7 in 7 blog posts and I’m still (just about) sticking to it. Today I want to share with you the first of three things that might seem small but added up to a big change …
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