Alison Braidwood


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Career Planning After Retirement: Self Employment Ideas

Why on earth would you be career planning after retirement? Many reasons. You might need extra income. You might miss the social side of the office environment. You might be bored out of your mind. A routine of golf and gardening, gardening and golf, even if they're pastimes you enjoy, can pall after a while. Or maybe your other half is threatening to do you in if you don't remove yourself from... (posted by Alison 4 years 197 days ago.)
Plus Size Dating: Are We All Big Beautiful Women Now?

Just what is plus size anyway? According to the fashion industry, plus sizes start at size 14 in the US, and size 16-18 in the UK. But statistics tell us that the average woman in the US is a size 14 or bigger. So if a size 14 is the norm, why are we being shunted into a “special" plus size category? We’re normal but the fashion designers don’t seem to have clued in. Who decides these things... (posted by Alison 4 years 199 days ago.)