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Discover Your Money Style To Build Your Financial Confidence

Feb 19, 2021

How To Hide Your Tummy With The Right Clothes

Feb 1, 2021

If you're struggling to shift that extra weight around your tummy, you’re not alone. Childbirth, a sedentary life, ageing and menopause might leave many of…

Can’t Decide? 7 Tips For Easier Decision Making

Jan 28, 2021

Do you know we make eye-watering 35,000 decisions each day? These range from the more mundane choices we make about what to have for our…

10 Ways To Celebrate Your 50th Birthday In Lockdown

Jan 18, 2021

Milestone birthdays are exciting but they can also be a little overwhelming when thinking of all the things you still want to accomplish over the…

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Feb 22, 2021

Maria Olsen

People

Social Work Expert Christine Lucas: “Don’t Let Your Insecurities Hold You Back”

Is it possible to turn your life upside down and then thrive again at the age of 60? Yes and Christine Lucas is a perfect example of what it means by being a late bloomer. A social worker and public health analyst with the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevention in Washington D.C., she…

Feb 15, 2021

Kristen Jensen

LifeStyle

10 Ways To Convert Your Kid’s Old Room Into The Perfect Home Office

Sometimes being an empty nester has its own advantages. With your kids off to college, you have finally the chance to transform their old bedroom into a super-organised and stylish home office you’ll love spending time in. This space probably sits there largely unoccupied most of the time, so now at least it will get…

Feb 13, 2021

Valentina Harris

Food & Wine

Passion On The Plate: 9 Best Aphrodisiac Foods

There is any amount of folklore, superstition and myth surrounding the aphrodisiacal nature of certain types of food, and in a way, the connections make sense if you consider the primal nature of basic desire when it comes to either sex or food. Many of the associations between food and sex seem to be largely…

Feb 12, 2021

CrunchyTales Team

LifeStyle

50 And Single: Why You Shouldn’t Feel Lonely On Valentine’s Day

Whether you're consciously uncoupled, living it up as a single woman or trying to find solace until you meet the right person, there are plenty of benefits that come along with living your life free of a romantic relationship. Although being single may be difficult sometimes—especially on Valentine's day when the media seems to push…

Feb 8, 2021

Joyce Connor

LifeStyle

The Essentials Midlife Skincare For Neck And Décolleté

Did you know that more than 50% of women don’t include their neck and décolleté in their skincare routine? In our 40s, even though the face may still appear good, our neck can give away the signs of age if not cared for. In fact, in this area, there are fewer elastin fibres and a…

Does the Power Pose Really Boost Our Confidence?

We all have experienced moments of self-doubts. The best way to regain confidence is to remind ourselves of our capabilities, addressing the obstacles that keep us from feeling confident and working around them. However, paying attention to our body posture may be a good way to channel our inner Wonder…

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