To think that middle aged women are really a bit pointless?

[Hullygully]

What is the point of them?

Really?

You are a FauxMAW, taking back. You have yet to complete your training if you do not have a secret crush on an ITV doctor and a snaeking yen for a cat ornament.

Isn't Doctors on the BBC, anyway?

I've missed the point totally SuePurbly, look at me getting all defensive in a positively menopausal manner [hgrin]!!

apostrophes
the rspca
parish mags
ecco
woollen mill
kittens
petunias (nasty flowers)
Alan Titchmarsh, Aled Jones, David Essex, Michael Ball and Pip Schofield
bingo
wicker baskets
waitrose
country living
she
chicken shaped things
Doctors on ITV (poss itv altogether)
Peachy's MIL
Mumsnet
People who take threads like this seriously
RHS and NT
Coach tours
tins of biscuits
odd spec cases
List obsession
Last night of the proms
Countryfile
WI
Cardigans
pop socks
Lakeland
Past Times
All charity shops (no volunteers you see)
Garden centres
Good Housekeeping
All Antique shops
Complan
Artic rolls and caramac
Quality Street
Babycham, advocat and Dubonnet
Gin and tonic, scotch on the rocks
Imperial Leather soap
Crocheted special list manager cardigans (unless they are for Hully)
Elaine Page
Tutting
People who can't spell 'Elaine Paige'
Tea cosies
John Barrowman
Per Una
Antique Jugs
Cat Ornaments
Actual Cats
Fun cat cartoons
Cat tea cosies
Fun cat greeting cards
Proudnscary, Pagwatch and other people who don't know how to make lists properly
Things that fold up to go in your handbag like plastic hats and reusable bags
Hurumphing
Gold stickers with your name on
Voluminous linen outfits
Danish spectacles?
Novelty egg cups
Cliff Richard!
Coach tours
Zumba
Homemade birthday cards
Peppermint tea
acrobiotic aerobic class
Holidays in Portugal
Golf clubs
People who play golf
All things remotely to do with golfing
Waterfall cardigans
Tapered slacks
Court shoes
Novels with sploshy watercolours on the front cover
Missing The Point
Snorting

Its not all WI you know. I'm middle aged so if you want to do away with the likes of me you will have to add:

Teenaged children
Ski holidays
Festivals
Dogs
Horses
Hillwalking
Climbing trips
Drinking too much wine with your mates
Days out riding rollercoasters with the kids
Dying your grey hair blonde
Hot sex with boyfriend without the worry of pregnancy
Doing the above whilst still holding down a full time job
[hgrin]

Holidays in Portugal and Madeira

Where's the poor List Manager?

It may have all got a bit much.

VERMICIOUS?
VERMICIOUS?

Unreliable MAW List Managers

WOMAN'S OWN

BRAN FLAKES

We're in discussions of the day so not completely invisible!

When I was at college one of my bfs was a mum (mature student) who'd just turned forty. She was so cool - she'd lived and was still living and completely not self-absorbed. At the sports clubs I've been in, the older ones always seemed so chilled and reasonable. Frankly, they are the least embarassing and together people and they're far better at dealing with men. I'm almost there myself which will give me an excuse for watching Eggheads, having a sustainable garden due to budget restrictions (composting, growing from saved seed etc), baking lots of pies and doing long distance walks.

no elastamum, you are a young woman in a MAW body. You just need to get surgery.

Philippa Gregory novels ("I do like history - it's so fascinating how people used to live" [for full effect use Linda Snell voice])

book clubs

at snorting being on The List

at jajaswolef. Where have you been? Hiding?

SCHOLL'S

You are so in the list, you are in there with ol Paggy.

Young people are pointless

They lack experience or wisdom
They're boring
Their faces have no experssion
They're not capable of independent thought
They don't have much money to spend on interesting stuff
They don't have time to do anything interesting because they're either studying or on facebook

you start your own list, hidden. We've got enough trouble here.

Organiser handbags?

Cant afford surgery, am spending everypenny on having a good time with my boys

Oh and pls add BF's who dont care if you have wrinkles!

apostrophes
the rspca
parish mags
ecco
woollen mill
kittens
petunias (nasty flowers)
Alan Titchmarsh, Aled Jones, David Essex, Michael Ball and Pip Schofield
bingo
wicker baskets
waitrose
country living
she
chicken shaped things
Doctors on ITV (poss itv altogether)
Peachy's MIL
Mumsnet
People who take threads like this seriously
RHS and NT
Coach tours
tins of biscuits
odd spec cases
List obsession
Last night of the proms
Countryfile
WI
Cardigans
pop socks
Lakeland
Past Times
All charity shops (no volunteers you see)
Garden centres
Good Housekeeping
All Antique shops
Complan
Artic rolls and caramac
Quality Street
Babycham, advocat and Dubonnet
Gin and tonic, scotch on the rocks
Imperial Leather soap
Crocheted special list manager cardigans (unless they are for Hully)
Elaine Page
Tutting
People who can't spell 'Elaine Paige'
Tea cosies
John Barrowman
Per Una
Antique Jugs
Cat Ornaments
Actual Cats
Fun cat cartoons
Cat tea cosies
Fun cat greeting cards
Proudnscary, Pagwatch and other people who don't know how to make lists properly
Things that fold up to go in your handbag like plastic hats and reusable bags
Hurumphing
Gold stickers with your name on
Voluminous linen outfits
Danish spectacles?
Novelty egg cups
Cliff Richard!
Coach tours
Zumba
Homemade birthday cards
Peppermint tea
acrobiotic aerobic class hmm
Holidays in Portugal and Madeira
Golf clubs
People who play golf
All things remotely to do with golfing
Waterfall cardigans
Tapered slacks
Court shoes
Novels with sploshy watercolours on the front cover
Missing The Point
Snorting
Proudnscary (again)
Branflakes
Womans Own
Immodium
Watching Eggheads
Having a sustainable
Baking lots of pies
Doing long distance walks.
Teenaged children
Ski holidays
Festivals
Dogs
Horses
Hillwalking
Climbing trips
Drinking too much wine with your mates
Days out riding rollercoasters with the kids
Dying your grey hair blonde
Hot sex with boyfriend without the worry of pregnancy
Doing the above whilst still holding down a full time job
Phillipa Gregory novels
Book clubs
Scholls

I know someone who paints sploshy watercolours for novel covers.
It's a good living and he has a family to support so let's give him a break

Phew. Thanks

YY to organiser handbags, also

Elevensees

Can I just point out that coach tours is on the list twice?

I don't need a point. I just am. And that's the best thing about being middle-aged - moving into "couldn't give a flying pair of fingers" mode.

However I suspect this was in fact Hully's original point, so I'll just slink off and, oh, knit something probably. Cats permitting.