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Ageing Positively

  • Expo 88 Season Pass

    I REMEMBER WHEN Brisbane hosted World Expo ’88

    Monorail Expo ’88 Brisbane  |  Image Source: Flickr (public domain) I thought it was time for a bit of nostalgia because it’s been a while since my last I REMEMBER WHEN post back in…

    October 12, 2022
  • Vitamin Deficiencies

    Vitamin Deficiencies in Midlife Women

    I had a blood test a few weeks ago to check my vitamin levels, thyroid function but more directly to follow up on my iron levels following an iron infusion back in November 2021.…

    February 21, 2022
  • Home internet

    I REMEMBER WHEN we first got home internet

    Home internet – let’s look at how it all began! Australia joined the global internet 32 years ago on June 23, 1989 via a connection made by the University of Melbourne.  It was mostly…

    June 14, 2021
  • Today is my birthday

    Today is my birthday!

    Today is my birthday and I’m going to revel in it!  Let the festivities begin!  I turn 57!  Yes that is certainly getting up there.  Yes it is closer to 60 than it is…

    May 31, 2021
  • Managing Home Improvement Induced Anxiety

    Home Improvement Induced Anxiety – have you ever seen a post title like that one before?  I wonder if this post is a first?  Read on to better understand what I mean. Painters are…

    April 12, 2021
  • tongue twister

    I REMEMBER WHEN tongue twisters were fun

    Tongue Twisters. Remember when you were a kid and you felt such a supreme sense of accomplishment if you could master one?  I do, and I thought I was pretty good at it too.…

    March 29, 2021
  • the 50's deep shift

    The 50’s deep shift

    A positive from 2020 2020 has been a challenging and very different year for us all.  On the positive side, it’s given us a lot of time for reflection. For me has come a…

    October 29, 2020
  • Two game changer cosmetics for midlife women

    Photo by Raphael Lovaski on Unsplash I was going to post all about my three night getaway to the Granite Belt today but I’ve had a rather busy and social week since I returned and haven’t yet…

    July 23, 2020
  • Woman in City with bubbles

    Just Do It

    This post is part of the Gorgeous 50’s series inspired by a book given to me by one of my sisters on my 50th birthday – ‘Grown up and Gorgeous in your 50’s’ by…

    January 23, 2020