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  • It has taken me almost half a century, but I have finally learned HOW to sleep. What changed? Attending Matthew Walker's recent lecture in London and reading his life-changing book 'Why We Sleep' made it crystal clear-- Shorter Sleep = Shorter Life. It really is that simple. ✨ Your chances of cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's all increase exponentially if you regularly get less than 7 hours of sleep. One night of bad sleep causes a 70% drop (!) in the Natural Killer cells that protect your body from cancer and viruses. It is a choice not to make sleep a priority, but that choice has devastating consequences we should be much more aware of. ✨ I have shifted and reprioritised my life to accommodate "sleep opportunity." As an older Mother, I feel I owe it to my child to be here and healthy as long as possible. ✨ There's a post on the blog (will link in stories/highlights) all about my lifetime of fractured insomnia, which I now (finally!) have a handle on. If you are a terrible sleeper (which probably means you have anxiety and an active mind that won't turn off 🙋🏼‍♀️) read Matthew's book and listen to his TED talk. The book is so brilliantly written I couldn't put it down. ✨ Sweet dreams! ✨ ✨ #picasso #matthewwalker #sleep #insomnia #insomniaproblems #healthysleephabits #dreams #healthiswealth #asleep
  • Me, as a pair of shoes. 🎨✨ ✨ Thank you to @redleopard_uk for alerting me to their existence. 🙏 Thank you to my own common sense for resisting the impulse to buy the vertiginous version, and getting the practical low heels instead. 🙏 Amen. 🙏 ✨ ✨ SHOPPING LINK IN STORIES IF YOU NEED THEM LIKE I NEEDED THEM😍 ✨ #rainbowsmatcheverything #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #40plusstyle #over40style #styleinspo #streetstyleluxe #acolourstory #ihavethisthingwithcolor #fashiongram #instastyle #instafashion #rainbow #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #agelessstyle #stylenotage
  • I feel like a million bucks in this @jdwfashion red dress! 💰 It only costs £85...that's a savings of £999,915 without taking the exchange rate into consideration! 🤓 That was more than enough to cover my husband's blow out birthday lunch last week when I first wore it. 😆 I dressed it down with sandals for LOTS of walking, but I'll definitely kick it up a notch with killer heels for its next outing... ✨ ✨ Details and links to the dress are in my stories, or on the blog, where I give my tips on how to choose occasion wear that works for ANY occasion, year round. ✨ ✨ There is absolutely NO point in having fabulous dresses hanging in your closet gathering dust. Find one you truly love that will give you plenty of mileage and lots of great memories 💖. #AD #JDWLife ✨ ✨ #stylenotage #styleoverfashion #ihavethisthingwithcolor #style #styleinspo #fashion #agelessstyle #iwillwearwhatilike #mylook #moreismorelessisabore #moreismore
  • I'm loving these Kenyan sandals and the beaded clutch from @aspigabeach! For every pair of sandals purchased, a big bag of plastic is cleaned off of Kenya's Malindi Beach. It warms my ❤️ to see good women-owned brands not only doing responsible things with their profits, but creating a whole brand around fair trade fashion. Brava, Aspiga 💕🌈💕 ✨ ✨ ✨ (Sandals and clutch gifted) #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #40plusstyle #over40style #fairtrade #ihavethisthingwithcolor #instafashion #instastyle #acolorstory #stylenotage #styleoverfashion #moreismorelessisabore #sustainablefashion #fairtradefashion
  • ✨How fantastic that people liked this golden @sarvinworld dress so well that it sold out after my post! Never fear, they are busy making more (even I am waiting on one since I exchanged this one for a smaller size). Now THAT is how to do ethical fashion-- make clothes to meet demand rather than flooding the market with bad quality clothes that get binned. ✨Which brings me to my next point... While I've had a week off of Insta to deal with tech issues, I've made a decision. I loathe Zara, H&M, and fast fashion in my real life, so why should I 'like' it on this platform? I shouldn't. It isn't remotely authentic for me to click a heart next to something I so strongly disagree with. I'm no longer going to like ANY photos with fast fashion tags plastered all over them. ✨Even if I like you as a person, I don't have to like your choices and of course you don't have to like mine. Will my withholding fast fashion likes change the world? No. Will I feel better about my own use of this platform if I do that? Yes! And to me, my integrity matters more than sprinkling Insta-hearts like rice at a wedding. ✨I love fashion and style more than almost anyone I know, but Instagram has created a destructive buy and send back culture, the unrealistic normalisation of NEW every single day... and whether you want to face it or not, it is ruining our planet. There is a path for loving clothes and also making principled decisions. ✨Anyway, this is what I need to do to make Instagram sit well in my conscience. YES I KNOW there are people who can only afford fast fashion.That really doesn't apply to the #ootd crowd though, does it. ✨ ✨ ✨ #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #40plusstyle #over40style #styleinspo #mylook #ootd #outfitoftheday #fashiongram #instastyle #instafashion #moreismorelessisabore #ihavethisthingwithcolor #sustainablefashion #ethicalfashion #agelessstyle #over40blogger #stylenotage
  • Monday Blues, or as was the case today, Monday Blew. I should have stayed in bed. There's a post all about my love of the modest maxi dress, like this one by @sarvinworld, up on the blog. That is if you can get TO my blog which has been up and down due to complicated tech shizzle which I won't bore you (or myself any further) with. Sarvin is a sustainable, ethical, woman-owned business--my sweet spot of a brand. #notanad, just sick of cheap fast fashion in my feed, especially by people who KNOW better and can definitely afford better. Over (so VERY over!) and out from Sequinist HQ, aka my kitchen table. . . . . #wiwt #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #over40style #styleinspo #streetstyleluxe #acolourstory #mylook #ootd #outfitoftheday #fashiongram #instastyle #instafashion #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #agelessstyle #over40blogger #ihavethisthingwithcolor #stylenotage
  • I don't wear flats often, but when I do, they need to be covered in silver and gold holographic sequins with a big gold hibiscus flower and aqua beads. ✨✨🌺✨✨ The deeper question is do I buy a second pair for the future? 🤔 This, and other burning issues about spring wardrobe planning up on the blog now. ✨ ✨ ✨ #shoes #wiwt #style #fashion #iwillwearwhatilike #over40style #styleinspo #acolourstory #mylook #fashiongram #instastyle #instafashion #moreismore #moreismorelessisabore #agelessstyle #over40blogger #sparkleeveryday #stylenotage #sequins
  • #AD There are a few iconic beauty products that I don't ever want to be without. A great eyelash curler is a game changer. The first ones were invented in the 1930s and I'm grateful every day for a product that makes me look much more awake than I feel! Good tweezers (which have been used since ancient Egypt) are another beauty necessity for me; I use them to separate my lashes after mascara, remove stray makeup-brush hairs, and of course, to tidy my brows. Mesopotamian women used to grind up gems and put the powder on their lips. As appealing as this is to my inner magpie, I'm glad all I have to do is swivel up my perfect shade of red, swipe, and go. Instant glamour. Moisturised skin is another necessity. The iconic Astral cream has been around for over 60 years and has earned its place on my beauty shelf because of how incredibly versatile it is. I keep a tiny pot of it in my handbag to add extra moisture and shine under my eyes and on top of my cheekbones (see Stories). It sits beautifully under and over my makeup. At home, I have the large pot to add intensive moisture anywhere I need it- I like to use it on my hands, feet, and legs before bedtime. #IconicBeauty #AlwaysAstral #AllYourSkinNeeds #skincare #skincare365 @astralmoisturiser

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