With so many options available to us at this exciting stage of our lives- how do we make the best of them.
Do we take up brand new interests or return to those we had little time for earlier ? We can revisit how we see our working lives – do we return to work, change careers, set up new businesses? How do we go about it? What about money? Have we made the right decisions to give ourselves a secure future?
Our experts and guest contributors are on hand to help us through all these areas.
Tips from Ariane Poole Ariane Poole has made up lots of famous faces- including Lulu, Cilla, Penelope Cruz, Rachel Weisz, so we’re thrilled to have Ariane as our resident make-up expert on Fabafterfifty. So many of us use the same make-up products and techniques we used when we were younger and Ariane was keen to show how we can look our best once re reach 50 and beyond by changing some of our techniques and (more…)
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Article by Ellie Wilkie Everyone said we must be mad! It was 1998 when my husband and I accidentally migrated to Australia. One cold dark Scottish winter afternoon we received a phone call offering my husband a semi ex-pat package to Perth, Western Australia. We expected to be there for maybe a year on a temporary work visa. We were unusual in the oil industry in that we had never lived overseas. We were in (more…)
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Article by Ceri Wheeldon ‘I realised as I was writing my book, what a disappointment I must have been to my parents’ said Michele Hanson when I interviewed her about her latest book, “What the Grown-Ups Were Doing, An Odyssey through 1950s Suburbia” a lovely memoir about growing up in a Jewish family in Ruislip in post-war Britain, when childhood was far more innocent and the absence of TV and computer games encouraged creativity and (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty Lesley Pearse celebrates the publication of her 20th novel ‘The Promise’ this week- and it is said to be her best yet! The story starts in London in 1914 as the start of WW1 shatters the lives of the heroine, Belle, and her family. with romance, intrigue – and a strong woman as the central character to the story, it’s one not to be missed. We follow Belle as sees her husband (more…)
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Article by Kay Newton There are many way to learn a foreign language and even at 50+ there is no excuse if you want to learn. 2012 maybe your year to get out there and test out your new skills whether its to make your holiday a more memorable experience or to start a new life, the way you communicate with others will create those memories. At 50+ you may not be at your optimal (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty Apparently 75% of us will abandon our New Year’s Resolutons today. The good intentions to get fit, save money and lose weight will be tested to the limit today with willpower going out of the window as most of start the first full week back at work since the festive break. Photo credit: Grant Cochrane Only a quarter of the 3,000 surveyed said they were confident they would stick to their resolutions (more…)
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Article by Fabafterfifty Our Health ‘expert’ Dr Carol Cooper is raising awareness (and funds) for Arthritis Care by dedicating her climb of Sydney Harbour Bridge to the charity. But more than that, Carol is also looking to encourage women to see that arthritis needn’t mean the end of following dreams. Any support would be welcome! 1. What prompted you to dedicate your Sydney Harbour Bridge climb to Arthritis Care, rather than just enjoy it as a (more…)
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Article by Georgia Foster Many people decide to do a detox in January and often they plan to cut out alcohol to give their liver a break. They make great plans when February hits to drink less, however once back in the routine of drinking the old habits of drinking more than you plan to can creep in. But is the niggling worry in the back of your mind that you’re drinking too much getting (more…)
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Article by Caroline Carr It’s so easy to start the New Year with a pile of good intentions – after all, it’s a time of rebirth and renewing. It’s even easier to let those fine resolutions drift away, as the weeks and months go by and ‘life’ gets in the way. But you know, the intent was there, and surely that’s what really counts. They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but (more…)
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Article by Carole Spiers Our stress guru continues her countdown to a stress free 2012. Tuesday 27th December: Relax. Go for a walk. If you are feeling lonely, make a phone call to a friend or someone you don’t know [such as the Samaritans who are on call 24 hours a day]. Use your time effectively so that your body can recharge its battery. How about going through your pictures from last year and putting (more…)
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