HELP! MY MOJO’S GONE A.W.O.L
Have you ever had that feeling when you’ve just lost ‘it’? I mean, you’re no longer ‘cooking with gas’, not even on a low heat, but, quite frankly, you can’t even find the shilling to put in the meter? I’m sure many women will identify with me when I looked in the mirror one morning and simply didn’t recognize myself anymore. Apart from having rampant hot flushes that left me about to spontaneously combust, my wrinkles were as deep as the welts on my shoulders left by my badly fitting bra straps! I was feeling fed up, fat, frumpy and definitely the wrong side of 45. You know – irritable, everything was an effort and I couldn’t find any joy in life at all. And when ‘him indoors’ asks if I’d forgotten to take my HRT, I resist the temptation to slam the cupboard door in his face and simply retort ‘Yes, dear, I deliberately missed a few because YOU’RE NOT IRRITATING ME ENOUGH!’
How can it be that I put a dress on in the morning to check it fits, but when I came to wear it that night, not even enlisting 2 scaffolders, a block and tackle and a coat hanger could get that bugger of zip done up! By this time my hair’s stuck to my head like I’ve just come out of the shower and my makeup is now sitting rather prominently on my chest! DISASTER HAD STRUCK and I needed some help fast……
So, I initially spoke to Leonie at Berties to help me sort me out. Talking to Leonie and Jilly about my crisis was really liberating. It was then that I realized that I wasn’t alone and that many women were suffering as much as me. They told me that clothes can have a really positive effect on people and set to, with care and attention, to help me start feeling good about myself again. 3 hours later, I was the owner of an entire new wardrobe of outfits that actually SUITED ME AND WENT TOGETHER! Skinny jeans? Leggings? Me? 47 years of age – you’ve GOT TO BE JOKING. But, guess what? They were right! What I didn’t want was to look like the proverbial ‘mutton’, but, judging from the number of compliments I’ve had about my new look, I know they’ve done a good job.
Next on the agenda was a new hair style. Look no further than Johnny at Seckingtons on the Welly Road. He was absolutely brilliant with me. Changing a style can be really daunting, particularly when you’re having a complete downer on yourself, but Johnny was empathetic and really ‘got’ what I was trying to achieve. The results speak for themselves. My next door neighbour told me that it had taken ’10 years off me’. Bless her!
By this time, I was starting to feel that I was, what L’Oreal say, ‘worth it’! My hot flushes and general hormonal state had left my skin looking old, saggy, haggard and dull. I needed some advice and pretty damn quickly! I had a consultation at SK:N on Cheyne Walk in Northampton, who were equally fantastic with me. They assessed my skin, told me what I was doing wrong, prescribed the right products and suggested a course of microdermabrasion to ‘freshen me up’. The treatment is easy, none invasive and not as expensive as I thought it would be. I’ve been using the products for a week now and can really notice the difference. I promise you! I look in the mirror now and don’t see a chewed up toffee staring back at me. Even my mother commented on how much better my skin was looking.
I also decided that it would be a good thing to have a body massage. And oh blimey, what a massage I had! Frankie Trueman at Esporta Tranquility Spa gave me one of the best massages I’ve ever had, complete with Indian Head Massage that made me chill like you would not believe. I came home in a state of complete relaxation – a feeling I’d completely forgotten existed. Bliss!
I can’t tell you how many compliments I’ve had about my new look, but more importantly, the experience has made me feel good about myself again – a feeling that I haven’t had for quite some time. My mojo’s definitely coming back (and about bloody time, says him indoors!)
Berties
28 Guildhall Road
Northampton
NN1 1EW
01604 602 101
Seckingtons
208 Wellingborough Road
Northampton
NN1 4EE
01604 633 366
SK:N
1 Cheyne Walk
Northampton
NN1 5PT
0844 800 0316
Esporta Spa
Windingbrooke Lane
Collingtree
Northampton
NN4 0EB
01604 827 800