As I get older, I use less jewelry - necklace or earrings each morning, not both; my clothes are getting more basic - fewer colours and simpler cuts; and my make-up is stripped back to basics.

Younger women tend to be busier, wearing more layers and more make-up. I don't know if it's because older women are more confident, or just that we don't care any more. But that pared-down approach is the same with the sentences I write; I take out adjectives and adverbs and keep the description to a minimum.

As you get older, your tastes get simpler. I like a sleek evening dress with a pair of big earrings. That's all.

I'm not afraid to have no make-up on and no hair. I just want to be stripped back.

Each morning I do my ballet class for one hour; after that, it means one hour less to get ready.

The older I get, the more open-minded I get, the less judgmental I get.