# Not Lamb Anymore The ramblings, observations and stories from a perimenopausal 50-something British romcom author. Ex-fashion blogger formerly known as Not Dressed As Lamb. Dog mum and clumsy oaf. Page: Feed: --- ## [I Finally Know What I'm Going to Do With the Blog](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/i-finally-know-what-im-going-to-do) _2026-08-11_ And it may come as something of a surprise... ## [97 Days to Go! My Debut Novel is Available for Pre-order](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/97-days-to-go-my-debut-novel-is-available) _2026-08-02 · Catherine Summers_ Could I BE any more excited?! (little '90s reference there...) ## [In 2011 I Launched a Blog. 15 Years Later, I'm Launching My Debut Novel](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/in-2011-i-launched-a-blog-15-years) _2026-08-01 · Catherine Summers_ Feeling like the new girl all over again... ## [The Big Reveal: All About My Debut Romcom Novel](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/the-big-reveal-all-about-my-debut) _2026-06-23_ My latest project, a time-travelling romance, and an invitation for you ## [A Change of Career is Overwhelming. But It’s Also Exciting.](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/a-change-of-career-is-overwhelming) _2026-06-19 · Catherine Summers_ I'm doing something \*completely\* new ## [I'm Now an Adult Orphan. Sometimes Life Sucks](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/im-now-an-orphan) _2026-03-13 · Catherine Summers_ I lost my mum mere months after losing my dad ## [I've Got a New Job, and the Excitement is Real](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/ive-got-a-new-job-and-the-excitement) _2025-09-23 · Catherine Summers_ It's part time and some might say it's menial work, but it means the world to me ## [Not Knowing What to Write Upon Losing a Beloved Parent](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/not-knowing-what-to-write-upon-losing) _2025-05-21 · Catherine Summers_ I lost my lovely dad in March (trigger warning for dementia/loss) ## [The Drunken Fridge Magnet Messages I Wrote In the Nineties](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/drunken-fridge-magnet-messages) _2025-03-11 · Catherine Summers_ Digging through an old box of photos I found alphabet fridge magnet messages written by yours truly ## [Friends & Family: Separating the Wheat From the Chaff](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/friends-and-family-separating-the) _2025-03-04 · Catherine Summers_ When the people you had faith in let you down. Smiling away, they kick you hard while you're on the floor... ## [AI QA That Opens Fix PRs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/2BzYzozFAQSQ) _2025-03-04 · **Sponsored**_ Runs browser QA, files issues with repro evidence, and opens fix PRs. ## [A Story About Robin Hood, by Me. Aged 7](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/story-about-robin-hood-by-me-aged-7) _2025-02-04 · Catherine Summers_ In which Robin conveniently shirks his responsibilities and Marian is a modern woman, but gets her priorities all wrong ## [January Is Almost Over, and It's Been... 'Challenging'](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/january-is-almost-over-and-its-been) _2025-01-28 · Catherine Summers_ Sometimes I wish I hadn't said "it can't be as bad as last year" ## [Thoughts on Things I’m Loving This Month: January 2025](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/things-im-loving-this-month-january-2025) _2025-01-26 · Catherine Summers_ The Traitors, 'middle class women of a certain age' merch, Brits reacting to snow, an emotional LA fires reunion - and more ## [New Substack Newsletter Name, Who Dis?](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/new-substack-newsletter-name-who) _2025-01-21 · Catherine Summers_ Explaining why I switched my online name to 'Not Lamb Anymore'... ## [I'm Boycotting Blue Monday: Who's In?](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/im-boycotting-blue-monday-whos-in) _2025-01-14 · Catherine Summers_ Being told it's the most miserable day of the year - oh, what joy ## [Happy Choose-Day... Choose \[Insert Your Own Positive Here\]](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/happy-choose-day-choose-insert-your) _2025-01-07 · Catherine Summers_ i.e. Let's choose happy stuff this Tuesday BECAUSE 2024 IS OVER, BABY ## [The One Where I Sum Up My Own Annus Horribilis](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/the-one-where-i-sum-up-my-own-annus) _2024-12-30 · Catherine Summers_ My positive to take away is: 2025 can't possibly be as bad (can it?) ## [The Other Day I Fell Over and Instantly Embraced Old Age](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/the-other-day-i-fell-over-instantly) _2024-09-06 · Catherine Summers_ ...and I'm not ashamed to admit it ## [Why I Refuse to Purge The Clothes That Currently Don’t Fit Me](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/why-i-refuse-to-purge-the-clothes) _2024-08-08 · Catherine Summers_ I know decluttering "sparks joy", but leave me and my wardrobe alone ## [Open directory of blogs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/FUNyFlgHq0sm) _2024-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Drop URLs or OPML — get per-blog pages plus machine-readable JSON, OPML, text ## [Love in the Time of One Dollar](https://catherinesummers.substack.com/p/love-in-the-time-of-one-dollar) _2024-07-27 · Catherine Summers_ Why my move from the city to the countryside was the best decision I never knowingly made