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We love: old fashioned service

Maybe its our age, or a sign of the times, but increasingly we find we just wont put up with bad service. Whether its inefficient systems, rude behavior or simply low quality goods, we are not willing to let it… Read More Read More

Simple pleasures: pegging out

Some time ago I listened to Jane Horrocks on Desert Island Discs talk about the joys of "pegging out." If you are a Southerner, you may not be familiar with this term, or indeed with the whole concept of pegging out. But… Read More Read More

You cant go out looking like that!

This week Home secretary Jacqui Smith announced she is launching a fact finding review of the “sexualisation” of  teen and pre-teen girls through clothes, videos and music videos, and a possible link with sexual abuse and violence. Smith said that… Read More Read More

Middleagedmum.com: food glorious food

BC (before children) I considered myself an accomplished, confident cook. I enjoyed cooking and could turn my hand to most things. Food was (and is) an important part of middleagedad and my relationship. We ate out a lot and often had (and still… Read More Read More

Depression and the over 40s

    Last week the British Medical Council released a report indicating that depression in the over 40s is on the increase. The Women’s Room asked Sandy Lewis, 45, who is a sufferer from the disease, to give us some insight.  … Read More Read More

Middleagedmum.com: Teen taming

An article in the Guardian G2 last week, featuring advice from posts on Mumsnet on how to handle toddlers, got me thinking. There often isn’t a great deal of difference when dealing with teenagers. Some of the issues may have changed but… Read More Read More

Simple pleasures: making marmalade

Ok, marmalade is hardly a simple pleasure exactly, but it is a highly enjoyable one and there are many advantages to indulging in a little preserve making at this time of the year.   Firstly, it fills your house with… Read More Read More

Middleagedmum.com: The Round Robin

Apologies for the group letter but things have been a little hectic lately. Since August I have been having an affair and find I simply don’t have time for much else. It’s all been really rather exciting and seems to… Read More Read More

We love: Vintage Academe

We figure that buying vintage doesn't count in our quest to de clutter our lives and cut back our over bulging wardrobes. Vintage clothes have a heritage and history and we know we wont see anyone else wearing the same… Read More Read More

Cosmetic surgery: just say no?

  Picture-fanpix.com Great article in Times2 on Monday by Caitlin Moran, who writes wittily about how, at a recent funeral she was horrified by the amount of eminent 40-plus women who had clearly had cosmetic surgery. Far from looking good,… Read More Read More

Middleagemum.com: culture at half term

  Half term visit from teenage god daughters coincides with the opening of Westfield’s new mall in Shepherds Bush. Since the Women’s Room has professional commitments to visit and report they are dragged along at 9.00am for the press briefing.… Read More Read More