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The frustration of receiving nuisance sales calls on your mobile phone
Article by Ceri Wheeldon Am I the only one to be driven to distraction by the constant flow of unsolicited calls received on both my mobile and landline? Are we living in a age where privacy is no...
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Are we experiencing social media overload? A life spent looking at screens!
Article by Ceri Wheeldon For the past 5 years I have spent much of my day (and my evenings) looking at screens. Whether it has been writing copy, conducting research, editing videos or posting and...
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Does Grey Hair equal Invisibility as Mary Beard suggests?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon I have just been listening to Mary Beard’s BBC Radio 4 programme ‘Glad to be Grey’ where the subject of grey hair and the associated perceptions were discussed. ( here is a...
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Can we be inspired by strong midlife women on TV?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon So much has been said about the lack of roles for actresses ‘of a certain age’ , but is the tide turning? Recently I have been watching a number of programmes on TV where...
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Why does looking good have to mean looking younger?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon When Sharon Stone was featured in an article for AARP alongside Jane Fonda, my thoughts were ‘She Looks Fab’. Full stop…not fab ‘for her age’, just fab. Wearing a simple body...
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Would you leave the house without wearing makeup?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon This was the question put to me today in a radio segment on BBC Tees. It seems Alicia Keys has said that she will no longer wear make up for performances or photo shoots...
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Why can’t a woman look feminine and be successful in business?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon With all the challenges we face as a country you would think the media would have better things to comment on than Theresa May’s shoes…which I love by the way and applaud her...
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How do you define a role model? And who are the role models for women over 50?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon Would you rather be a model or a role model over 50? I was just putting a post on social media, when I inadvertently missed out the word ‘role’ as I was about to highlight an...
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Why do companies not respect existing customers? Wasted hours on helplines!
Article by Ceri Wheeldon Why is it that when you call a ‘sales’ line calls are answered immediately, but once you become a customer or are in their ‘system’ calls are invariably held in a queue, or...
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Review: Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen’s Wardrobe
Review by Ceri Wheeldon If you get the chance do go along to visit the exhibition of the Queen’s Clothes at Buckingham Palace as part of her 90th birthday celebrations. Knowing that I have a passion...
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Revamping your style over 50: Understanding your body shape
Article by Ceri Wheeldon Sometimes you just need a bit of a refresh. After deciding to divorce my husband and going through what can only be described as an extremely acrimonious divorce, I decided...
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Does the 2017 Pirelli Calendar’s focus on older women this year help women be...
Article by Ceri Wheeldon The Pirelli Calendar is renowned for featuring the most current beautiful young women , so the fact that this year they have taken a totally different direction – with the...
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A new life as I move on from divorce in my 50s
Article by Ceri Wheeldon For most January is the start of a New Year, bur for me personally, January 2017 is the start of a New Life. Some may have noticed that my activity on social media has been...
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Are women over 50 at their sexiest? Fab after Fifty featured in the Daily...
Article by Ceri Wheeldon According to an article in today’s Daily Express the answer is a resounding yes to that question.! I was delighted to help a journalist in her search for somebody who could...
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What did we do before Netflix?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon I was quite late coming to the Netflix party – but I am so glad I did! And it seems I not alone. I just happened to mention on my personal Facebook page that I was about to...
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Fashion has No Age Limit: Older Models Protest at London Fashion Week
Article by Ceri Wheeldon As a woman in my 50s I get hugely frustrated by the number of brands who, when trying to win our business, insist on showing us clothes modelled by 17 year olds. Last year I...
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Are the jobs out there for women over 50?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon When will you retire? How many of us have spent our working lives assuming we would retire at 60, only to find as we approached our 60th birthdays that the goalposts had...
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Do you see getting older as a loss or an opportunity?
Article by Ceri Wheeldon “Aging is not lost youth, but a new stage of opportunity and strength” Betty Friedan I came across a quote that really resonated with me. I know people who consistently use...
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Why I will not be ordering from M&S online again
Article by Ceri Wheeldon Is it any surprise that M&S have reported another fall in profits? I was with friends yesterday who once again were bemoaning the fact that M&S still don’t seem to...
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As Helen Mirren is less than complimentary about moisturisers, will you be...
Article by Ceri Wheeldon As the face of L’Oreal’s Age Perfect range, you would think Helen Mirren would be a shouting from the rooftops about the benefits of using moisturiser, but it seems not....
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