Tag Archives: getting older

Mid-Life: 10 Things about Me that have Changed As I Get Older

Posted on January 12, 2012 by bookjunkie

Just another personal post that I need to write today on 12.1.12. One of those days when my blog becomes my diary. 1. I like being a hermit. I don’t have a need to be popular and solo can be … Continue reading →

Posted in Midlife Musings | Tagged 10 things, 20's, 30's, 40's, aging, alone, anti-social, as I get older, friends, getting older, hermit, list, lonely, mid life, peace, personal, silence, solitude, solo, travel | 9 Comments

When Daydreaming Got Me into Trouble

Posted on March 29, 2011 by bookjunkie

The other day I borrowed a book from the library and I was so engrossed I walked out and then was stopped dead in my tracks by the shrieking beep of security thingy at the exit. I automatically walked backwards, … Continue reading →

Posted in Midlife Musings | Tagged absent minded, blogger, Confession, day-dreaming, embarrassing, getting older, in my own world, library, Life, Living, mortified, personal, story, women | 16 Comments

To Blog or To Read

Posted on March 22, 2011 by bookjunkie

Please pardon my lack of blogging. You see, I am so engrossed in the Peter Mayle novel that I’m reading that even though I have tons of photos I haven’t posted them yet. I am also overwhelmed by the tons … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging & Writing | Tagged aging, Art, blogging, books, British, dad, father, Food, getting older, gourmet, hungry, Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro, Life, light, Living, Mayle, personal, Peter Mayle, reading, taste, wit | 25 Comments

Female Celebrities Who Defy Aging in Their 40’s and 50’s

Posted on November 10, 2010 by bookjunkie

How do these celebrities above 40 look so amazing for their age and they all look like they didn’t get any help from a surgeon’s scalpel. They make it so hard for us mere mortals. I picked mostly candid and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Celebrity Addiction | Tagged 40's, 50's, above 40, above 50, aging, beautiful, beauty, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Fifties, flawless, Fourites, getting older, gorgeous, Halle Berry, Kelly Preston, ladies, Marisa Tomei, Mary Louise Parker, Michelle Pfeiffer, photos, pretty, skin, women, Wrinkles | 4 Comments

Turning 40: My List of 40 Travel Memories

Posted on October 12, 2010 by bookjunkie

I’ll be turning 40 in a few weeks, and all year long I have been anticipating going into a deep funk. So far it hasn’t quite happened yet and I think I have to thank my blogger friends on WordPress … Continue reading →

Posted in Midlife Musings, Travel | Tagged 1970, 40 something, 40 years old, 40th Birthday, Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, age, aging, Architecture, Art, Australia, Bali, beautiful, beauty, Beijing, birthday, blessings, blogging, born in 1970, Boston, Cameron Highlands, celeb, Celebrities, China, Comments, culture, Experiences, Finland, Food, getting older, gratitude, happiness, history, Japan, Kevin Bacon, Langkawi, Life, Life experiences, list, Living, London, Magical, Malaysia, milestone, music, nature, New York, Nostalgia, Paris, Penang, people, personal, Perth, photography, photos, pretty, reflection, Scandinavia, stories, sweetness, Switzerland, Sydney, Taiwan, travel, Turning 40, USA, women, writing | 28 Comments

Grey Haired Lady Gaga: Does This Mean We Can Stop Colouring Our Hair?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by bookjunkie

I am posting this because my gen-Y cousin likes Lady Gaga. Also, I found this cover striking and I kinda found Lady Gaga’s matt gray nails attractive in the upcoming September issue of Vanity Fair. It’s also great if grey … Continue reading →

Posted in Singapore Living | Tagged aging, celeb, celebrity, Cover, Double Standards, Entertainment, fashion, Feminist, getting older, grey, grey hair, grey nails, Lady Gaga, music, nail polish, September, unfair, Vanity Fair, woman, Wrinkles | 2 Comments

Jennifer Aniston is Not Botoxed To Heck

Posted on July 22, 2010 by bookjunkie

I am not really a huge fan of Jennifer Anniston, but since B is, I am posting this. I do love that she hasn’t botoxed her face. She gives hope to normal women above 40, who have forehead lines and … Continue reading →

Posted in My Celebrity Addiction | Tagged Actress, aging, beautiful, beauty, botox, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Crow's Feet, getting older, Jennifer Aniston, life lines, older, photos, women, Wrinkles | Leave a comment

When Did Having Wrinkles Become a Sin?

Posted on July 3, 2010 by bookjunkie

It is no wonder that Audrey Hepburn has been voted the most beautiful woman in the past century with Angelina Jolie coming in 4th. You can clearly see how her inner beauty radiates through. In the picture I don’t see … Continue reading →

Posted in Midlife Musings | Tagged aging, Angelina Jolie, Audrey Hepburn, beautiful, beauty, Celebrities, celebs, Crow's Feet, culture, Double Standards, Gender, getting older, happiness, Life, Living, news, personal, quotes, Smile Lines, Wrinkles | Leave a comment

10 Signs I’m at Midlife

Posted on May 11, 2010 by bookjunkie

I love making lists so these are ten things that have been floating around in my head, a sure sign I’m at midlife. You might be too if…. 1. You don’t get the craze over toddler teen Justin Bieber (if … Continue reading →

Posted in Midlife Musings | Tagged 10 signs, funny, getting older, Laughter, Life, list, Living, music, sleep, sleep deprivation, Turning 40 | 7 Comments

Tag Archives: getting older

When Daydreaming Got Me into Trouble

To Blog or To Read

Female Celebrities Who Defy Aging in Their 40’s and 50’s

Grey Haired Lady Gaga: Does This Mean We Can Stop Colouring Our Hair?

Jennifer Aniston is Not Botoxed To Heck

When Did Having Wrinkles Become a Sin?

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