Amanda Blinkhorn is a freelance journalist who has been writing about money, family life and everything in between since she was 19.
She blogs here almost every day and writes the Money Matters finance column in Candis magazine as well as for The Sunday Times and other newspapers and magazines. She lives in London with her four children aged between 8 and 19. She has almost finished training to be an adult literacy teacher and will qualify this summer, if she ever finishes those pesky essays.
Check out some of Amanda’s recent blogs below…
Are Brits fussed about the Jubilee?
I've been looking forward to the Jubilee bank holiday for ages - I'm so excited!
Are you going grey gracefully?
Going grey can happen at almost any age, at 53 I've got quite a few greys
Dressing up – it’s all about modesty ladies!
One of the most important debates is whether to bare legs or a bit of cleavage
Could skinny jeans disrupt your health?
Love them or hate them they're a trend that isn't going anywhere!
Over-55s ‘more stylish than ever’
This is music to my ears. I'm 53 and like to think I'm pretty trendy
Slip, slop, slap: Are you covering up in the sun?
I worry that all this sun exposure could be making skin age far faster
Adult acne proving a pain for young women
In my teens I remember my mum telling me that acne was just part of growing up
The secrets to a good dinner party
Brits think dinner parties take too much time and cost too much money
Are office politics getting you down?
Office politics are one of the number one causes for workplace stress
Are you suffering from social jetlag?
I'm suffering from social jetlag, which arises through demanding jobs
Do models help us choose what to wear?
Vogue recently decided to ban underweight models from all their publications
Is it ok to jog while pregnant?
There's been much debate as to whether it's ok to exercise while pregnant
