I’ve written less this week. I’ve had the time but not the inclination. I guess that’s part of the problem with the long month of January, it’s easy to run out of steam. But I have instead had time for reading and thinking about what I’ve read.
Floss Liddell has been going through some changes in her life recently and her post Making my mind a priority struck a cord. It is important to explore and embrace life, to do new things. Even if that means leaving others behind or putting them on the back burner. You only get one life and it is definitely for living and loving.
Brigit Delaney’s post on Time Management is a lesson in working out how to get the most out of life without burning out. Making goals and adjusting them when you realise they aren’t really achievable. I’m really interested that Brigit has started yoga, something I think I’d love to try. Like her, I am not a fan of workouts. I tend to be a clock watcher and long for the end of the session. Another thought provoking post and definitely worth a read.
I absolutely love Swirly’s writing. It is direct, poignant and often very moving. This poem, The Silent Timekeeper is just wonderful. the words are powerful and really make you think about time and what it means to me.
I’m new to Lizzie’s blog Master and Lizzie and will certainly be reading much more of her work. This post: Finding Lizzie resonated with me. Because I too always thought there was something missing from my life, but was scared of the unknown. I too, realised it was me who needed to change so I could take control. Then promptly gave that part of my self to another in a D/s relationship.
The sexual desires of women around the menopause is a subject poorly understood and rarely written about. We are lucky in our group of sex bloggers to have people who are willing and able to write about their experiences. I include myself in that group. Perimenopause – My time to shine written by Posy Churchgate, published on Sisters in Smut. In the post Posy explores how a question about porn on the agony aunt page of a magazine led to her own thoughts on women, sex and the menopause. As someone approaching that phase in her life, she highlights her own experiences in expanding her knowledge and developing her erotic fiction skills.
Her post led to a twitter conversation between myself, posy and Marie Rebelle who has a Menopause diaries section on her blog. I’m wondering about developing a monthly (or bi-monthly) newsletter rounding up posts (fiction and non-fiction) that relate to sex, relationships and anything else for us older women. Something else to add to my planning goals for this year. I’ll be exploring this topic in another post soon.
Posts from this week across my blogging years:
2013 Random Thoughts for a Saturday Afternoon
2014 Time to Reflect
2015 Happiness
2016 365 Questions Day 28
2018 Used
2019 Fit for Friday #3
This is a terrific round up. I’ve missed a lot of these this week, and am looking forward to catching up with your selections.
Thanks xx
Thank you for reading my post and mentioning it to others. We all go through tough times but loving ourselves through it all helps So Much!!
I agree and you are very welcome xx
Thanks Julie – I’m so glad that my post about sex drives in older women has resonated with people. I would definitely be up for participating in Marie’s menopause diary section and hope to earn mentions in your round-ups on the topic.
You’ve shared some great posts, a few of which I hadn’t caught up with so now I can – always good!
Thank you for mentioning the Menopause Diaries, and I look forward to see what you come up with.
Rebel xox
I’m glad my post resonated with you. I probably spend too much time planning and scheduling, but in a weird way it brings me joy. This is a great round up. I hadn’t read a few of these, but you have pointed me in their direction! Thank you! Xoxo, B