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Health & HappinessApril 27, 2018

Hula hooping at 96

By Jane

Hula Girl is a short documentary by Amy Hill and Chris Riess that debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. Highlighting how the Hula-Hoop wasn’t in fact invented by two male entrepreneurs from California, but Joan Anderson, an Australian maverick… Read More

Art & CultureApril 17, 2018

Greynnaisance, Renaissance and Goldie

By Jane

Fashion is a fast paced industry that constantly looks to the future and re-invents itself. So it’s surprising how behind it is in terms of gender, diversity and age. Despite people like me (trend forecasters) highlighting the ever changing landscape,… Read More

Art & Culture, Fashion & BeautyMay 3, 2017

Its never too late to be an Insta star!

By Jane

I follow lots of Fashion Influencers on Instagram (for research purposes) and while I love the fact it’s possible to become a brand in ones own right, I increasingly find the constant stream of selfies in carefully chosen locations, accompanied… Read More

Out & AboutJune 8, 2016

Simple Pleasures: Relationship Goals

By Jane

Everywhere you look in London there are interesting people and things to see and it’s important not to become blasé and uninterested, especially when smart phones demand our attention on an almost constant basis – or it that just me?… Read More

Health & HappinessJune 1, 2016

Slow Ageing at Babayagas’ House

By Jane

There is a lot of talk in the trends world about communal living being the future of housing, with young and older people tackling unaffordable rents and the needs of the elderly through shared housing. All too often these days,… Read More

Health & HappinessMay 23, 2016

The importance of a daily routine

By Jane

This film on Nowness features a group of Chinatowns elderly residents who have gathered daily in Columbus park for the last 30 to practice luk tung kuen, a specialist Chinese form of exercise. Discovered by video director Alexa Karolinski and… Read More

Middle Aged MumMay 20, 2016

Middleagedmum.com: Heels, why would you?

By Jane

There are a lot of great things about getting older – afternoon napping (actually my twenty-something daughter does that too), only hanging out with people you really like, having the confidence to say no to stuff you don’t want to… Read More

Middle Aged MumOctober 28, 2015

Middleagedmum.com: Age is no excuse

By Jane

There are two things that I refuse to buy into as I age. The first is the notion that age will hold me back from experiencing life to the full. I have absolutely no time for people who declare ‘I’m… Read More

Health & HappinessAugust 23, 2015

Suzanne Moore on the menopause

By Jane

For those who didn’t see this brilliant feature on the menopause, written by Suzanne Moore in the New Statesman. Here it is again. One of the most honest and insightful views on the never discussed subject I have read -it… Read More

Health & Happiness, UncategorizedFebruary 13, 2015

Ageism in the workplace: things need to change

By Jane

Lately we are seeing lots of positive changes in the way the world views older people. Soon the term anti ageing will be a thing of the past and the fashion industry are using lots of older women in their… Read More