# Saffron \& Cyrus

> Honest stories about midlife, women’s health, fitness, motherhood and Persian\-British family life from writer Saffron\.

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## Pages
- [About Saffron \& Cyrus](https://saffronandcyrus.com/about-us/)
- [Work With Me \- Midlife PR Focus](https://saffronandcyrus.com/work-with-me/)
- [Disclaimer](https://saffronandcyrus.com/disclaimer-saffron-and-cyrus/)
- [Rates and partnership page](https://saffronandcyrus.com/sponsored-post-submissions-with-saffron-and-cyrus/)
- [The Saffron Experiment](https://saffronandcyrus.com/the-saffron-experiment/)

## Posts
- [School Ski Trip: When saying no feels like failure \| Saffron \& Cyrus](https://saffronandcyrus.com/school-ski-trip-parent-guilt-family-finances/): We said no to Cyrus’s school ski trip\. Not because we don’t value experiences, but because the price was the same as a family summer holiday for us\. Between childhood memories, parent guilt, social media pressure and the realities of living within our means, I started asking what we really want our children to remember\.
- [Is my eyesight really changing, or am I just worrying?](https://saffronandcyrus.com/is-my-eyesight-changing/): At 50, I worried my eyesight was changing\. An eye test gave me a very different answer, and a reminder that symptoms can be real without the worst\-case explanation being right\.
- [Persian Delight Newcastle: authentic Persian food for families and food lovers](https://www.saffronandcyrus.com/reviews/persian-delight-newcastle-family-friendly-dining)
- [Perimenopause has become a joke, but midlife women deserve better](https://saffronandcyrus.com/perimenopause-has-become-a-joke-but-midlife-women-deserve-better/): Menopause hasn't made me disappear\. From gym classes and brain fog to motherhood and midlife confidence, I'm still here, still in plaits and still showing up\.
- [How can I tell the difference between a gym I've outgrown and a temporary loss of motivation?](https://saffronandcyrus.com/why-im-walking-away-from-the-gym-in-midlife/): At 50, I’ve started wondering whether I should give up the gym\. Between winter motivation, changing classes, school fees and the cost of membership, there are plenty of reasons to leave\. But I’ve also realised I wouldn’t just be leaving a gym\. I’d be leaving the people who have become part of my life\.

## Categories
- [Family \& Motherhood](https://saffronandcyrus.com/category/family-motherhood/)
- [Lifestyle \& Experiences](https://saffronandcyrus.com/category/lifestyle-experiences/)
- [Culture \& Identity](https://saffronandcyrus.com/category/culture-identity/)
- [Women's Health \& Wellbeing](https://saffronandcyrus.com/category/womens-health-wellbeing/)
- [Midlife \& Reinvention](https://saffronandcyrus.com/category/midlife-reinvention/)

## Tags
- [\#Newmumover40](https://saffronandcyrus.com/tag/newmumover40/)
- [\#ChaiAndChat](https://saffronandcyrus.com/tag/chaiandchat/)
- [\#parenting](https://saffronandcyrus.com/tag/parenting/)
- [\#AD](https://saffronandcyrus.com/tag/ad/)
- [Birth](https://saffronandcyrus.com/tag/birth/)

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