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Wisdoms & Wrinkles

Where every wrinkle is earned and all the wisdoms and are shared.

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About Me

Blogger, mother, Wife, Wanna be hiker

I’m Laura — lifestyle blogger, amateur hiker, and a woman who has earned every single one of her wrinkles. Wisdoms & Wrinkles is where I share the honest, unfiltered reality of life after 40 — the hard weeks and the glimmers of joy, the perimenopause chaos and the hard-won wisdom that comes with navigating it. No wellness fluff. No pretending it’s all figured out. Just real life, shared honestly.

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48 Years of Wisdoms

Making me a Xennial who wore jelly shoes, listened to cassettes and had dial up internet.

Countless Wisdoms

Life in the 80’s, 2 marriages, 4 kids and working for myself has given me many wisdoms.

1 Amazing Family

I still really like my gorgeous husband of 16 years. And my kids are all pretty awesome.

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Wisdoms, hiking, Menopause and more

This is where I write about life as it actually is. The glimmers and the hard weeks. The walks that surprise you and the emotions that don’t. Come for the honesty, stay for the wisdom.

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My Story

10 Random Facts About Me.

1. I am an text book Aries and enneagram 8.
2. I will eat good pesto straight from the jar. No apology forthcoming.
3. I homeschool my kids. Yes, on purpose.
4. I have become a coffee snob.
5. I started walking early 2025 and not, I fear, it is my personality.
6. I work with my husband, at home and I love it.
7. I love building Lego more than my kids.
8. Elephants are my favourite animal.
9. I am not too fond of people.
10. I have become rather an avid rugby fan.

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Wisdoms and Wrinkles by Laura
  • I don’t write because I am sunshine in human form. I write to bring in light and save the dark from taking over.
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Weekly Wisdoms

My Weekly Wisdoms

These are a collection of my favourite wisdoms.