Why is it that young female backpackers spend an hour in the bathroom with brushes and paint pots, while the old Sheila’s barely stop to dry their hands?
Keeping Up Appearances
Why is it that young female backpackers spend an hour in the bathroom with brushes and paint pots, while the old Sheila’s barely stop to dry their hands?
itchingforhitching 
Maybe the old Sheilas just have natural beauty so don’t need all those brushes, creams and potions. 🙂
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I’m sticking to that reason, though I think I’ve gained a few more wrinkles after being out in the sun for two weeks.
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It always makes me chortle when I see outdoorsy people layering on the makeup in the loos in the morning.
As a windsurfer, rock climber, dog walker, horse rider, cyclist and skier they ain’t yet made the manicure and mascara that can cope with my lifestyle.
But with rosy cheeks and that huge smile on my face, I look GORGEOUS!
Signed – an Old Sheila!
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Now you’re reminding me of my sailing years when I was sun and wind burnt to a crisp.
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I have GINGER genes – thus Factor 50 suncream!
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What we call a Ranga;)
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And ladies – you can launch! I regularly windsurf with ladies in their 70s and have been out-gybed by an 80-year-old!
http://nationalwatersportsfestival.com/50000-women-cant-be-wrong/
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Love it. Yep, us older Sheilas don’t need the brushes anymore. It’s all natural beauty 🙂
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Ok I have to ask who are old Sheilas?
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Sheila is the Australian slang term for women. Men are referred to as Blokes. Sounds silly doesn’t it?
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Hmm I like that! I had several Australian neighbors while in Saudi and I loved their accents!
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One of the many joys of being an old Sheila is that you realise nobody’s looking at you 100% of the time, and if they are looking at you they don’t really care whether or not you’ve got make-up on. make-ups a security blanket we don’t need any more.
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Oh yes indeed!
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Ahem… I won’t answer the door without mascara on 😄
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Ha ha
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