On Being In Woman And Home Magazine Why It Means So Much To Me

Woman and Home is a superb magazine, I generally pick it up in the supermarket along with a basket of shopping. This month Marc came home from Tesco’s and suprised me with 3 copies of the May issue!

Why did he buy 3 copies of Woman and Home Magazine?

The reason he bought 3 copies of the of Woman and Home is because, as I am sure you have guessed by now, I am in it!

One of the reasons I like W&H is because it speaks to me as a midlife woman but never patronises me as a reader. The whole ethos of the magazine is to champion women no matter their age. I find Woman and Home are especially supportive  to us midlifers or ‘Midsters’ AKA the women who used to be called invisible!

Amazing Women 50 over 50 Awards

So yes, because of this little blog of mine, I have been featured along with 4 other bloggers as an “amazing woman over 50” in the social influencers category!

Can you imagine how proud I felt? Not only to be featured with the other superb women in a national UK magazine, but also to be called amazing at 54?

Please dont think I’m bragging because I am not, I am merely feeling very proud and want to share those feelings with you. Because after all without you this blog would not even exist…

Helen Mirren is the covergirl for the May issue, now she is an amazing, gorgeous woman? The interview with her is very interesting too. She uses flannels on her face, to remove her makeup. As do I, I love finding out I have habits in common with beautiful celebrities, maybe there is hope for me yet?

I never get used to reading about myself in a magazine.

Blogging can be hard work!

Now don’t get me wrong I love to blog I am not complaining. However it is hard work and you do it all by yourself.

You have to keep at it, you have to write interesting content, edit and take good quality photos, manage your SEO (search engine optimisation ) so people can actually find and read your blog and then promote everything you do on social media!

Wash, rinse, repeat…

Recognition

To be recognised in this way is a rewarded for ploughing on through those strange days when:

• It feels like no one is even reading this blog and you feel like giving up!
• When everyone else appears to be more successful than you and you wonder why you bother.
• You are ill, but no one else is going to write the posts. So you drag the laptop to your sick bed, feeling very sorry for yourself.

So to be featured is like a tender pat on the back, it is reassuring and encouraging. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside…

All the credit and Thanks must go to You

Yes I mean you!

For reading LDJ, for signing up to receive my posts by email, for your lovely comments. Above all just for being there. I know you are because I’ve seen the visitor stats.

If you want to know more about these wonderful awards then you must get the May Issue of Woman and Home Magazine…

The other 4 bloggers and/or Vloggers are : Country Wives, Midlife Chic, look fabulous forever, and Heather on her Travels

 April Reading:

• Wed, 11th: Moroccan Style Crochet Cushion Cover
• Mon, 9th: 3 Ways to Wear Silver Shoes Casual, Smart & Classic
• Sat, 7th: 5 Outfits for Everyday Casual Wear Flat Lay style!
• Thu, 5th: The Results are in! 2 Clarins Revamped Skin Care Products Reviewed
• Tue, 3rd: Lately 5 things I got up to in March 2018

Where else to find me

I would love you to subscribe to my youtube channel as I do have some video ideas for some future posts…

I would also very much appreciate if you come and say Hi to me and hit follow on my little instagram style account ?

And of course there is always Bloglovin  →  [bloglovin_button]

LINKING UP WITH: Catherine from not Dressed as Lamb this weekend!

Ok so enough about me! How are you this week?