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Do you want to look younger?

I don’t want to appear younger than my years. It’s perfectly OK that I look my age.

I know the beauty industry tries to convince us that we need to look at least 10 years younger than our true biological age, but why? I’ve received messages telling me I look ten years younger, and also 10 or more years older, it really doesn’t matter how old I look, its how old I feel, and I feel the same as I did when I was 18. I eat a varied whole food plant based diet, exercise daily, limit my time on social media and I spend lots of time in nature. It takes effort to feel good, sadly there’s no magic pill. I feel full of energy and ready to take on any challenge. More on this another day, I write less on Instagram posts as the limit on the number of words is too challenging for me!

I took this shot on arriving home from the construction site. My hair was covered in dust and was happily doing it’s own thing. I wandered into the bathroom and picked up the scissors. You see, my hair is falling out. … It’s normal. I have an under active thyroid and it causes my hair to wave goodbye to my scalp by the handful. Sometimes more than others. It’s OK, it’s only hair. 10 minutes of snipping and I have a shorter style.

It doesn’t matter if I look 54, 64 or even more. I just hope I look healthy and happy, as that’s my only wish.

Have a beautiful day.

Gail x

#older #wiser #hypothyroid #itsonlyhair #silverhair #silversister

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I refuse

“I refuse to acknowledge, accept or contribute to, the manufactured concept, that ageing is bad and beauty is defined by youth”.

accept The global anti-aging cosmetics market Size was valued at USD 38.62 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach USD 60.26 billion by 2026, exhibiting a CAGR of 5.8% – Fortune Business Insights.

We are the target market and demographic for these companies.

We need to change the game.

#proage #positiveaging #agepositive

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What if I’m already fucking fabulous?

What if I’m already f*cking fabulous?

What if you wore that off the shoulder dress, which shows off your ageing arms.
What if you put on those cute shorts, which expose your stretch marks and thread veins (but stop your inner thighs from rubbing)?
What if you wore that bikini which makes you feel f*cking fabulous?
What if you let your hair grow long, wore braids and set your sparkles free?
What if you said ‘yes’ to everything you do want, and ‘no’ a little more often?
What if you let go of all the things you don’t need, so you could spend time and money doing the things you love?

We drown ourselves with expensive soulless possessions, but give no value or time to our health.
We treat our cars better than we treat our bodies.
What if we cared more about the person, and less about their/our looks?
What if you could free yourself from others expectations, and do everything you ever dreamed of?
What if you cared for your body as much as you should?
What if you loved your body like no one else can?
Don’t drag yourself down to fulfil others expectations.
Why follow the rules set by others?
And what if I told you there are no rules?

What if you are already f*cking fabulous?

What if?

Inspired to write this by @carlyfindlay – she wears what she wants because – it makes her feel ‘f*cking fabulous’.

Photo: iPhone 12Pro portrait mode. Natural morning sun.

Makeup: bronzer, grey brow pencil, mascara, lipgloss and a little highlighter.

Bikini @decathlon_faro

#whatif #expectations #fuckingfabulous #freeyourmind #freeyourself #freethinker #proage #ageing #aging

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It doesn’t matter what you see.

I’ve come over all arty today. I love being creative and inspiring women (and men) to embrace and enjoy ageing.

It doesn’t matter waht you see, it only matters how I feel. And I feel, grateful, happy and very alive.

Thank you for all the wonderful feedback for my latest IGTV. Maybe it will become a regular thing!

I hope you’re having a beautiful day.

xxx

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How it felt to be in the wild.

“It had nothing to do with gear or footwear or the backpacking fads or philosophies of any particular era or even with getting from point A to point B.

It had to do with how it felt to be in the wild. With what it was like to walk for miles with no reason other than to witness the accumulation of trees and meadows, mountains and deserts, streams and rocks, rivers and grasses, sunrises and sunsets. The experience was powerful and fundamental. It seemed to me that it had always felt like this to be a human in the wild, and as long as the wild existed it would always feel this way.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

A hiking and wild swimming morning. Grateful for a cloudy day.

Bra top: @bamboo_clothing
Shorts: @famaraonline

#hiking #hikinglife #hikingwithdogs #hikingtrails #hikingadventures #hikinglifestyle #mountainlife #gooutdoors #wildswimming #inthewild #fitafter50 #hikeforlife #hikeformentalhealth #hikinggirl #hikingtrail #50pluswomen #midlifewomen

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Re-imagination

Re-imagination. The evolution of you.

Re-imagination. The evolution of you. – I had this sentence bubbling in my head on Friday evening. Over and over the words popped up in my mind. l reworked them until I was happy with the meaning. At the time, I was riding pillion on the scooter with my husband, on our way back through the mountains. The warm wind buffeting my shirt and hair as I held on and looked at the starry sky. Suddenly I saw StarLink – the Tesla string of satellites above our heads. What an incredible sight! Someone imagined this (Elon Musk) and made it happen. It’s quite an outstanding achievement. Technology does not stop evolving and neither should we.

If you don’t like your life, imagine and re-imagine it over and over until you find a life you love.

Downsize, minimise, improvise and find a life that brings you joy. Money and possessions can’t do that. Experiences and people can.

On Friday evening we’d headed out for a ride on the scooter with no fixed destination. Just a left turn here and a right turn there. We arrived at the beach and listened to music from a nearby restaurant playing, as the sun set into the Atlantic Ocean.

A perfect evening. So very different from our life in Devon.

I’m happy that we decided to return to Portugal to change our lives completely. This definitely is not our last adventure, we have plans for so much more. Our imagination has no limits.

Never stop dreaming.

Photo iPhone 12 Pro Portrait mode, early morning sun.

#neverstopdreaming #neverstopexploring #dreamitanddoit #imagination #midlifecrisis #midlifewomen #midlifeadventures #lifeafter50 #middleage #lifeafter40 #midlifeblogger #midlifeinfluencers #silverhair #silversisters #greyhair #makeupfree #nofilter #nofilterneeded #livingmybestlife #liveyourlife #newlife #newlifestyle #middleagedwoman

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Finding freedom

“When you stop worrying about; the grey hair, squidgy belly, flabby arms, wrinkles, crinkles and all that comes naturally with ageing, you have found freedom, and most importantly, more time to enjoy life without self imposed limits”. – Gail McNeill.

A fresh makeup free morning today. I love wearing makeup, but I also love for my skin to feel wild and free. Just a generous application of @ravenbotanicals Raven Botanicals facial oil, after shaving my face – yes, shaving my face is normal! (I shave every couple of months to prune my flooffy face. It feels good!).

Have a beautiful day!

xxx

#ageing #aging #ageingskin #ageinggracefully #agingskin #matureskin #midlife #positiveaging #positiveageing #agepositive #freedom #wrinkles #midlifeblogger #midlifewomen #midlifecrisis #midlifeinfluencers #silverhair #grayhair #greyhair #goinggray #middleage #40pluswomen #40plus #50plus #50pluswomen