Tuesday 5: Going to sleep around 1am and waking at 6am (with aid of alarm) is not my preferred MO, but something promised needed to be finished, and I did not realise it would take so long. In the end, I had to trim my thoughts otherwise I´d still be writing - and it is only speculative. Fingers crossed that karma will now flow in my favour.
When I finished I really struggled to stay awake, even after having `breakfast´ at midday. Ended up conking out for about forty minutes. Thank God for freelancing. Unfortunately, I am still trying to get my brain back in sync - especially since I felt myself transported back to my IT sales days. A quite different vibe altogether.
Who are those ageist journalists at the Daily Mail? Barely a day goes by without them bitching about someone´s knobbly knees or age spots or veiny arms. We should be told! Let´s see a photo of their ugly mugs and pick holes in them, because I would lay bets they are probably fairly uneasy on the eye. Proof? Check out the mugshots of their regular journalists. None would win a beauty pageant. Perhaps that´s what makes them so malevolent to those of us whose time clocks are moving forward too quickly.
Actually, I don´t look too bad with the right lighting! I also show my (quite nice) knees and wear stilettoes - and still get compliments though I won´t see 40 again. I also wear sparkly flats (did last week and got three compliments - from much younger women.)
The melasma patches are very unforgiving though. And you can tell when I am not in tune with my bit of God - I look awful. But when I am (in tune), even free of makeup, I have quite a sweet face. There´s a lesson somewhere.
Anyway, back to the melasma. I have bent the plastic to try yet another product - one which Asians, for a change, seem to rate… although I happen to like my skin colour, so am not overly fond of phrases like `looking whiter´ or `lightening´. All I want is to make my natural skin cells return. Evidently, the melanin turnover rate in my face is working overtime - a bit like me.
Is Air Miles a con? I have over 6000 miles and cannot seem to use them without having to pay a few hundred pounds extra. Something is VERY wrong.
Well waddya know? Dr Alice Roberts discussing magnets used to separate ions in stem cell research on her TV programme. The separated cells are then grown to help damaged livers. Note magnets and ions.
Generally, I would treat such ignorant people (some journos) with the contempt they deserve, but one couldn´t resist another dig on another post. Yet newbies and some more established journos respect these people, when actually they should be kept at arm´s length for their flat earth perspectives.
Tuesday 29: Half a trout pout, presumably from an allergic reaction yesterday was not a good start to the day, especially as I was due in London at a `Christmas in July´ event (Amazon - more of which another time).
Monday 30: It isn´t just men to whom an extra inch means a lot. There is literally just an inch between UK sizes 8 and 10. Not that I take much notice of actual measurements. Every time I have had clothes tailor-made (and all with highly-recommended tailors), they have had to take them in massively. Not sure what that says about either me or measurements in general. 
