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15/08/2026

Yorkshire… our moment has arrived!!

Ita’s Natural Essentials, usually keep their gorgeous workshops over in Lancashire, but not this time.

I’ve been lucky enough to help plan the new season and… we’re bringing them to Yorkshire. Finally.

Think:
Soap making.
Facemasks.
Whipped body butters.
And a whole load more delicious, hands‑on chaos.

I’m currently scouting venues across the Holme/Colne valleys & Huddersfield. So I need a quick show of hands…

Who’d be up for a workshop? Christmas 🎄is 13 weeks away 🤔

Handmade gifts, by yourself?

Or gifting someone the workshop

Drop a comment, raise a hand, throw an emoji or even send me a pigeon.

I want your thoughts.

Love Rach 🩷

10/08/2026

**Does anyone else’s good mood get ambushed by one tiny question around 10.30am?**

**“What are we having for dinner?”** 😩

There I am, perfectly content, getting on with my day… and suddenly I remember that everybody is going to need feeding. **Again.**

It’s not that I hate cooking.

I actually quite like cooking.

It’s the relentless **deciding**.

What have we got?
What needs using?
What did we have yesterday?
Who’s going to be home?
Does anyone actually want what I’m thinking of making?
Do I need to go shopping?

And just like that, a perfectly good mid-morning vibe has been hijacked by **Dinner Admin.** 😂

Honestly, one of the most beautiful sentences anyone can say to me these days is:

**“Don’t worry, I’ve sorted my own dinner.”**

🥹❤️

So tell me…

🍝 I don’t mind cooking — I hate deciding WHAT
🛒 It’s the shopping that finishes me off
🙋‍♀️ I would happily never plan another meal
👩‍🍳 Nope — I genuinely enjoy the whole thing!

Please tell me I’m not the only woman who occasionally thinks:

**Could everybody just stop needing food for 48 hours?** 😂

08/08/2026

**Has menopause made OTHER PEOPLE noisier… or is it just me? 😳**

Since menopause, I appear to have developed a completely unreasonable relationship with certain noises.

Chewing.
Swallowing.
Lip smacking.
Someone eating crisps in an otherwise silent room.

And I genuinely cannot explain how strongly I react to them.

My rational brain knows perfectly well:
*“They are simply eating their lunch, Ita.”*

My nervous system, however, is screaming:
**“MAKE. IT. STOP.”**

There is nothing remotely funny about it while it’s happening. I either want to leave the room immediately or feel an astonishing flash of irritation towards a perfectly innocent person who is simply… chewing.

Apparently there’s actually a name for this — **misophonia** — where particular everyday sounds can trigger a disproportionately strong emotional response.

Mine has definitely become much more noticeable since menopause.

So now I’m curious…

**Which camp are you in? 👇**

🥨 Chewing/swallowing noises drive me mad
😇 Doesn't bother me in the slightest
🔊 I have a completely DIFFERENT sound I can't tolerate
🙋‍♀️ Wait… this has a NAME?!

Drop your emoji below — and if you have a particular trigger, tell us what it is.

And if you are currently reading this while eating crisps…

I still love you.

I may just need to sit somewhere else. 😂❤️

07/08/2026

Midlife Sleep Saga.

Honestly… what is that all about. Do we even need it anymore or is it just a rumour Gen Z made up to feel superior?

Once upon a time, I used to get into bed, read a chapter of my book, close my eyes… and BOOM. Alarm. Morning. Birds singing. Me springing out of bed like a Disney princess with a functioning circadian rhythm.

Then came my twenties: married, working full‑time, on a fertility journey, hormones doing the Macarena. Sleep became a luxury item like a Birkin bagbut with more crying.

Hit 30, pregnant, and suddenly I’m waking up at 3am to chat to my bump. Stanley. Yes, Stanley. Didn’t know the s*x, didn’t care, Stanley was the vibe. Me and my bump having midnight heart‑to‑hearts like two drunk mates in a nightclub toilet.

31, Morris Stanley arrived and honestly… what a DREAM.
7pm settle.
11pm dream feed.
3am ninja‑level nappy change in the dark.
Latch, settle, back asleep by 3:30am.
Up at 7am.Beautiful. Magical. A sleep pattern so perfect it should’ve been studied by NASA.

Then the next 12–14 years? No bother. Divorce? Slept. Career progression? Slept. Travelling? Slept. Morris tucked up at 7pm, me at 7:01pm. We were basically hibernating mammals.

And then… 43/44.
BOOM.
WTF happened.
Sleep packed its bags, left a note, and moved to another woman’s house. Hot flushes arrived like uninvited guests.My brain decided to host a rave from 2–4am every night.

I wake my partner, give him a cheeky wink, have a little workout for 15–30 minutes… and then lie there wide awake fantasising about: How to stop him snoring, Whether I should repaint the house, What I need to prep for Christmas (in August).Why badgers have stripes, And if I could get away with owning a pet orangutan to live in the garden. You know… the usual.

Now I’m 48, Googling “when does sleep return after menopause” like it’s a missing person case. Wondering when my brain will calm the f**k down.

I'm genuinely considering packing a bag and travelling the world for 12 months to find a timezone that actually works for me.

Can anyone relate?

What does your sleep journey look like?

Does it get easier the further into menopause we go or do we just embrace the nocturnal lifestyle and start identifying as owls?

30/07/2026

YIKES. I am ridiculously happy about this. 🤣⚽️

Season FOUR of Ted Lasso starts next Wednesday and I honestly thought we’d said goodbye to them forever.

I actually missed these people. Not in a normal “that was a good programme” sort of way. I missed Rebecca. I missed Keeley. I missed Ted. I even missed Roy Kent swearing his way through every available human emotion. 🤣

And Rebecca and Keeley… ❤️

Who doesn’t want a friendship like that? Two very different women who champion each other, call each other out when necessary and never need to make themselves smaller for the other one to shine.

Also, can we please take a moment for THE CLOTHES.

Good grief. The dresses. The coats. The heels. Rebecca Welton walking into a room looking like she owns the building, the football club and quite possibly most of Surrey. 🔥

Ted Lasso is completely ridiculous. Comedy on stilts. Sometimes downright silly.

And yet the magic underneath all that silliness it manages to talk about divorce, ageing, anxiety, grief, loneliness, friendship, confidence, heartbreak and starting again without becoming bloody miserable about any of it.

Maybe that’s why I love it.

Everyone’s life can be complicated and painful and occasionally completely bonkers.

We might as well find people who make us laugh while we’re figuring it out. 🤍

What TV characters have you genuinely MISSED when a series ended?

The ones you’d happily invite back into your living room tomorrow.

And if anyone says Harvey Specter, we’re going to need a separate conversation. 🤣

🔥

29/07/2026

"The wrapper might be wrinkled"

But let's be honest, the candy’s got attitude. Midlife isn’t a slow fade, it’s a full‑bodied comeback with stretch marks and swagger.

We’ve traded smooth skin for a wicked sense of humour, no F@%ks to be given and lets be right about this, it’s a better way of lifel.

So pour the prosecco (or Yorkshire tea in my case), slip into your sass, and tell me, blushettes:

"What’s your most deliciously rebellious midlife moment so far?”

Or your moment of the week?

**kstogive

19/07/2026

One of the things we’ve discovered as Midlife Blush has grown is just how many women in our community share a love of animals.

They get us outdoors, make us laugh, keep us company and somehow always know when we need a cuddle.

Meet Nia and Stitch. Eight years apart in age… completely different species… best friends. ❤️

We’d love to meet the four-legged members of the Midlife Blush family.

Share a photo below and tell us their name and why they make you smile.

Because every good community has room for muddy paws, wagging tails and contented purrs.

If your house is also ruled by four-legged supervisors, you’re probably our kind of people. Follow Midlife Blush for more ordinary moments that make life extraordinary 🐢🐾💕

18/07/2026

We nearly launched this all wrong…

Yesterday Rachel and I announced the Midlife Blush Club.

And afterwards I sat looking at the post thinking…

“That isn’t us.”

Pretty?

Yes.

But Midlife Blush isn’t really about flowers and armchairs.

It’s about women sitting around kitchen tables laughing until they cry.

It’s muddy walks.

Tea and homemade cake.

Creative afternoons.

Coffee with strangers who somehow become friends.

It’s discovering that you aren’t the only woman asking…

“Is this really all there is?”

Midlife Blush isn’t something we’re building.

It’s something we’re inviting you into.

If you’ve ever wished there was somewhere to belong…

…pull up a chair.

We’ll put the kettle on.

❤️

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