Author Archives: fortewinks

About fortewinks

A PA at 19 and self employed PR at 26, Giovanna is now a British healthcare entrepreneur and public speaker. She is also a bon vivant, mother of two accomplished daughters and Nonna to a gorgeous grandson. FirstBorn has travelled extensively teaching street children in Mexico City, working with the unwell in a Myanmar Monastary and living live to the full. She is now a teacher of Spanish in East London and a Certified Massage Therapist. Youngest-of-All is a Melbourne Top 30 under 30 Chef, founder of the city's finest destination for pastries and soft-serve and this year listed in the top 3,000 bakeries in the world: monforteviennoiserie.com @monforteviennoiserie

Sexual equality? Aliens would not be impressed

Posted on May 18, 2011 by fortewinks

Never one to marginalise myself on the basis of gender I’m perplexed by the number of women in their thirties and forties who comment that their lot in the world is all the harder because of their sex; equality and … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Feminism | Tagged Feminism, forte, Gender, Gender equality, giovanna, Giovanna Forte, good parenting, Nicola Horlick, working mother, Working mothers | 2 Comments

Been spoken for: the wedding suit

Posted on May 16, 2011 by fortewinks

Tim has lassoed Sassy Amanda, my soon to be married Best Friend. He’s the bow to her arrow – or perhaps with less poetry and more realism, the brake to her accelerator. Tim is a fine man. Following the success … Continue reading →

Posted in Friends, London, Shopping, Uncategorized | Tagged bespoke, claridges, hix, john Pearse, London, made to measure, Meard Street, men's fashion, Mr Start, Rivington Street, Start, Suit (clothing), suits, tailor, tailoring, Timothy Everest, Uncategorized, wedding, Wedding shopping, wedding suit | Leave a comment

Oestrogen: mid-life elixir is

Posted on April 18, 2011 by fortewinks

I am forty-eight and I am smiling. I have a spring in my step, a twinkle in my eye, focus in my day. I’m in control; I have a new drug of choice. If you’re a woman hurtling inexorably towards … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Feminism, Health, London | Tagged gynaecologist, hormone levels, menopause, mid-life, middle age, mood swings, oestrogen, sexual health, Studd, Uncategorized | 3 Comments