About

About The "Ultimate Self Care Blog For Women Over 40"

Emotional and Physical Health Through Self-Care


Welcome to "The Ultimate Over 40 Self Care Blog," my name is Vanessa Blais and I am your 'serial blogger' host.

It's common that an 'About Me' or 'About Us' page is written in the 3rd person, but who wants to be thought of, or treated, as 'common'?

You are your own, unique you... and the "Over 40 Self Care Blog" is dedicated to empowering you to embrace that unique you and show her off to yourself, and the world...

For yourself.


Yes you can.

Yes, you can pull off that hot pink nail polish at your age.

Yes, you do look great with violet purple hair, even if you're not 19 anymore.

Yes, you can, yes you can, yes... you... can!

At 19, I wore hot pink and neon green nail polish...

At 35, I thought, "I could pull that off when I was 19, but I can't pull it off now."

And at 42, I thought, "To Hell with all that!  If I want purple or blue hair, I can, and will, have purple or blue hair!"

And if I can, you can.

Or you can do anything else you want.

Even date younger men.

I do.

As women, we're are the nurturers. We are the givers.  We are the sacrificial lambs... ignoring our own needs to meet the needs of husband's, children, parents, friends...

And if there's one lesson to be learned from the crazy, insane, fast paced world we live in, it's this:

We must make time for 'ourselves.'

We must carve out opportunities, even small ones, to practice self care.

For some of us that means finding time, or other resources, to put ourselves first and do something for ourselves, even if it's a small thing, for a short time...

It could be getting a facial.
It could be going to a salon for a hair cut and getting a new style, or color, or both.
It could be something as simple as taking a long, hot bubble bath, while reading a trashy novel and enjoying a glass of wine.

On this blog, you'll find no shortage of ideas about things you can do that are 'just for you...'

No matter your time or financial situation.

From skin care regiments, to makeup, to nail care and hair care... to fashion and food... and maybe even men,

I started my journey of 'self care' in 2017 at the age of 42, and I started with treating myself to home manicures.

You can read more about how I came to this journey on "P.I.E.S Anyone?"

This blog is your community... leave comments, ask questions, start discussions... it's our nature to nurture and put ourselves last, all to often never getting to 'ourselves' and our own needs... find your 'me time' here.

If you would like to contact us privately, visit our "Contact Us" page and send us an email through our 'contact form.'

And if you would like to contribute to your blog, use the "Contact Us" page to submit your guest post proposal and we will reply within 3 business days.