Katie has officially joined the 50 club... by climbing Ben Nevis in sideways rain, hailstones and cloud.

In our final Summer Special before we're back in September, we catch up on birthday adventures, surprise poems, house-moving frustrations, Egypt plans, Kendal Calling, festival fashion, and our latest Summer Room 101 entries.

From blisters and watering plants to suncream, estate agents and menus asking you to "choose your protein"... nothing is safe.

Plus Katie reads a poem inspired by one of Britain's worst train journeys.

This episode is basically two friends catching up after a busy summer—and we suspect you'll recognise yourself in at least one of the moans.

We chat about:

• Katie climbing Ben Nevis on her 50th birthday
• Why turning fifty feels so strange
• Friendship spanning over 35 years
• The birthday poem that nearly made Katie cry
• House move updates (and conveyancing frustrations)
• Why we swapped Dubai for Egypt
• Kendal Calling highlights
• Festival fashion then vs now
• Summer Room 101
• CrossCountry trains
• What's coming next for Midlife? No Crisis!

Turning 50, women over 50, Ben Nevis, friendship podcast, midlife women, menopause podcast, Kendal Calling, Room 101, house move stress, conveyancing delays, Egypt holiday, festival fashion, podcasts for women, female friendship, UK podcasts, funny podcasts, life after 50

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