I was delighted to do the cover reveal for Unscripted by Claire Handscombe on my blog back in December and now I am reviewing it on launch day.   If you are looking for novel recommendations for your summer holiday beach reads then take a closer look!  I am already getting a good stock of books to read from my sun lounger in Turkey!

I have however, been a bit of a slow reader this month - I've been out a lot and very busy - so I have to own up to not finishing the book yet.  But I am enjoying it and have reached the point where I am keen to turn the pages and find out what happens next!

I'm writing this on Mothers Day while I wait for my family to get sorted and we head out, it has been a really busy March for me with so many lovely things going on.  But in fact I have struggled to keep up with my blogging commitments due to some family stuff that has to be priority.  But I've also done some really fun things too so I am sharing with you what I have been doing to be fifty and fabulous.... let me know what you've been doing and don't forget to use my hashtag on Instagram #beingfiftyandfab.

March was also good because I finally found me again - read my HRT story here!

Talking and sharing my perimenopause symptoms is incredibly personal and I have wondered if I am happy to do so but I do believe that my journey to HRT and what has happened to me, what I have found out, might help someone else who is suffering in perimenopause and needs some support and advice during menopause.  And with Carol Vorderman all over the papers again this week talking about HRT and how it changed her life, I thought I'd be brave, I do believe we need to be more open about menopause, so here goes ...

Are you looking for an anti ageing facial?  You may remember my previous blog posts where I told you about three different anti ageing facials I had tried at Sunrise Health & Beauty Salon in Marlow.  I am back to update you on the results and tell you a bit more about how I got on and what I thought.

​After trying the COMCIT and having the lovely relaxing Japanese Cosmo Facelift Facial I then had a full course of the new facials from Endospheres Therapy using their EVA technology.