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Yahoo
06-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
8 Things To Toss Before You Turn 50
Most of us have houses overflowing with sentimental items: tchotchkes from a trip to the Grand Canyon, Mom's favorite mixing bowls, a box of the kids' school papers, greeting cards from childhood. And then there's what we're afraid to let go of, like the bills we kept for tax reasons and the clothes we dreamed of wearing again. If you have a 50th birthday coming up, this is a great time to take stock of all that you've accumulated and clean house. The symbolism seems appropriate when you have a fresh, new chapter coming in life. Plus, you'll be really glad to see the clutter gone once you decide to retire to Florida or move somewhere closer to the kids. Toss these eight things before you turn 50 and embrace a new decade. We're not against keeping a few sentimental items, but you don't need to keep every toy you treasured in childhood. Even collectible toys don't have much value unless you display them or intend to sell them. Save a small box of toys for future grandkids, arrange those you're really fond of on a shelf, and donate or sell the rest. Do you still have all of the textbooks from your college days? We promise they're very out of date. There's no reason to hold onto school books and college papers, even if you wrote some really good ones. The same goes for all the paperbacks you bought at the airport during vacations. Go ahead and clear out any books you don't plan on reading again and donate the rest to the library. That dress was so cute 20 years ago, but it's not going to work for you today. Your fashion sense has probably changed since then. Unless you have a really amazing vintage piece, this is the time to clean out your closet and make space for the new you. If you've lost parents, you know it's hard to let go of their stuff. But squeezing two households into one isn't serving anyone. Keep what's truly useful and meaningful and toss the rest. This might mean saving important family history, one piece of furniture, and a couple of really special cards and letters. The same goes for grandma's crystal and quilts. You may feel a twinge of guilt if Mom expected you to keep Grandma's silver forever, but there's no guarantee the next generation will agree to inherit it. Decide which family heirlooms really matter to you and give yourself permission to give away the rest. But first, contact cousins, aunts, or uncles to see if they'd like to take possession of anything. It can be hard to let go of your kids' stuff when you have an empty nest, but memories and photos are much more valuable than books, toys, and stuffed animals. Have an honest conversation about how important these things are, and have your kids pick up anything they want to keep. If you still have kids at home and think they might want that Lego collection someday, you can give it a few years if you want. Set a deadline for when they need to take ownership of their toys. Someone may have advised you to keep years' worth of old bills and tax records, but the digital age has set in. You can scan your old tax returns and then shred them—just make sure to have backups. Scan relevant bills, records, and receipts as well. You shouldn't get rid of all paper, though. Keep the original copies of important documents like birth certificates, deeds, car titles, and your will. We're all for embracing new hobbies throughout life. But if you've been holding onto a broken toaster you planned to fix five years ago, it's time to toss that. Be honest in your appraisal of projects you have on your to-do list, even if it's a fun craft project. Then set a goal for when you'll tackle the projects that remain. Read the original article on Southern Living
The Sun
05-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street's Sally Carman reveals secrets to youthful appearance after fans were stunned to learn her real age
CORONATION Street's Sally Carman has revealed the secrets to her youthful appearance after fans were stunned by her real age. The actress - who plays Abi Webster in the ITV soap - shocked fans when she revealed she was celebrating her 50th birthday earlier this year. 3 3 3 They refused to believe she was 50 given her youthful looks but now Sally has confirmed her ageless secrets. Speaking exclusively to The Sun's TV Mag, she said: 'Oh, it's no secret - I have fillers, I have Botox, facials…. I do all of it., 'I'm really open about it. I don't think there's anything worse than someone promoting a cream saying: 'Buy this mega-bucks cream and your face will be as smooth as mine.' 'I'm like: 'Yeah, whatever.' So there's no cream - well, there is, but there are other things on top. 'I'm still marking my 50th. I've never really done birthday celebrations and I didn't want a big party because I'm not that kind of person. 'So I did lots of little things, and I'm still doing lots of little things. It's been lovely. I just feel like 50 is just going to get better and better and better. 'At 40, I had a massive crisis. I didn't like that at all. But turning 50 has really changed my mindset. I'm just thinking: 'I'm just going to hold things lightly.' 'If someone says something that's upsetting, I'm going to choose not to be upset. I'm just letting it wash over me and focus on what actually matters, you know, and that's the people around you, and those kinds of things. So far, so good.' Sally's character Abi is currently going through a crisis of her own, having her head turned by brother-in-law Carl Webster with the pair set to have a passionate affair. 'Your readers will say: 'Stay with Kevin!'' smiles Sally, who was previously best known for playing Kelly Maguire in comedy-drama Shameless. Soap star Sally Carman strips down to swimsuit on holiday with Coronation Street co-star 'He's given her a life and took a chance on her, so it's no wonder everyone's like: 'Don't you dare cheat on Kevin!' 'I mean, I feel the same! Abi loves Kevin, but Carl has awakened her feelings. She's been desperately trying to fight it because she knows what she's got to lose. 'In real life, Abi wouldn't be a friend of mine. I do like her, I think she's got great qualities - she's got a huge heart - but she's also a handful. 'And because she's emotionally immature, she gets very defensive, very upset, very hurt. I wouldn't want that in my life.' Sally has also confirmed that she wants to stay on the cobbles for as long as bosses will have her. Real-life soap couples Soaps are renowned for their sweet and scandalous romances – but it's not just in scripted storylines where love is blossoming. A number of our favourite small-screen actors have fallen for co-stars and soapland rivals when the cameras have stopped rolling. Max Parker and Kris Mochrie Despite playing brothers Luke and Lee Posner on Emmerdale, the pair never actually shared any scenes together. But the pair still fell in love after meeting on set. Max and Kris got together in 2020, moving in together later than same year and got engaged in 2022. In a sweet Instagram post, the couple confirmed they're planning a 2025 wedding. Beth Cordingly and Ian Kelsey Beth, who plays Ruby Fox-Miligan, announced her love for her co-star Ian Kelsey, who played Dean Glover, shortly after she joined Emmerdale at the beginning of 2024. 'I am very in love with Ian and very happy. I think it really does work him being an actor too. He has been so fantastic," she gushed. Laura Norton and Mark Jordan Kerry Wyatt and Daz Eden actors Laura and Mark met on the set of Emmerdale in 2014. The couple, who got engaged in 2018, told Loose Women they spent a long time deciding whether they should "just stay as friends." Although it seems they were meant to be and the pair now share two children together. Zoe Henry and Jeff Hordley Emmerdale favourites Zoe and Jeff, who play Rhonda Goskirk and Cain Dingle met at drama college in 1994 and have been together ever since. While working together might be too much for some couples, that's definitely not the case for Zoe and Jeff. Zoe previously told The Sun: "Working on the same show as Jeff also helps because if one of us is having a bad day then the other will completely understand." Lesley Dunlop and Chris Chittell Lesley and Chris are another Dales romantic success story. Unlike some of the other soap stars, the pair who play Brenda Walker and Eric Pollard, are together on and off screen, officially tying the knot in 2016. They also adore working together, but have clear home-work boundaries. "We make a point of not talking about Emmerdale when we're at home, though – that would be just too sad, wouldn't it?" Chris revealed. Sally Carman and Joe Duttine Abi Franklin and Tim Metcalfe actors Sally and Joe got together after meeting on the set of Coronation Street in 2017 and they tied the knot in July 2022. But unlike some of the Emmerdale stars, Sally and Joe prefer that their characters don't interact much. Sally previously admitted it "would be horrendous" to work on a storyline with Joe because "he's too funny." Anthony Cotton and Peter Eccleston Sean Tully may have been unlucky in love on the cobbles, but in real life Antony's met his Prince Charming. The soap star started dating long-term partner Peter in 2005, after they met when he was working as an assistant props buyer on Corrie. Jane Danson and Robert Beck Corrie favourite Jane Danson tied the knot with soap star Robert Beck in 2005. The actress, who plays Leanne Battersby, shares two children, Harry and Sam, with the former Brookside star. During their marriage, Robert has also done a stint in Weatherfield playing criminal Jimmy Dockerson. Caroline Harding and Chris Gascoyne Chris, who played pub landlord Peter Barlow, married soap star Caroline in 2002. Although she is best known as an Emmerdale star, Caroline did visit her husband at work when she did a two-episode stint as doctor on the Manchester soap in 2020. The couple share a daughter called Belle, plus two children, Pip and Freddie from Caroline's previous marriage. Nadine Mulkerrin and Rory Douglas Speed Nadine Mulkerrin, and Rory Doulas Speed are known for their Hollyoaks alter egos Cleo McQueen and Joel Dexter. The loved-up pair got engaged on a December 2018 trip to Amsterdam - just over a year after they announced they were dating. They now share two kids, Reggie and Dougie. Sophie Austin and Shayne Ward Former Hollyoaks star Sophie, whose best known for playing villain Lindsay Butterfield, was introduced to singer and ex-Corrie star Shayne through mutual friends. She gave birth to their daughter Willow in December 2016 and they welcomed a son in 2022. 'I see Corrie in my future and I'm hoping they [the show's producers] do [laughs]!' she said. 'Do you know what? If it was all to end tomorrow, I would literally be going out with the biggest thank-you, because I came in for six episodes and here I am. 'So there would be nothing but absolute gratitude. But let's hope not just yet! I'm loving it and I'm just grateful for every day.'
Daily Mail
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
KT Tunstall wears a metallic mini dress as she celebrates her 50th Birthday and 20 years of debut album with a performance at Royal Albert Hall
KT Tunstall had a lot to celebrate on Monday as she rang in her 50th Birthday and 20 years since the release of her debut album. Performing on stage at London's Royal Albert Hall on Monday, the singer wore a metallic mini dress with a tiered skirt. She teamed the purple metallic number with a pair of sequinned fishnet stockings and Dr Marten boots. KT topped off her quirky look with a pair of glitzy earrings and styled her hair into various plaits. The musician is best known for her 2004 multi-million-selling album Eye to the Telescope, featuring global single Suddenly I See. She will next support Simple Minds on their UK tour before performing at a number of festivals over the summer. Last month, KT has revealed she went deaf in one ear after attending a Spice Girls concert. The Suddenly I See hitmaker explained on Channel Ten 's The Project on Wednesday night she had travelled on a long flight to get to the concert. However, the pressure of the flight and the loud music at the show led to her suffering from sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL). 'I lost my hearing on tour in 2018 on one side. [Earlier] I had come off a long haul flight and I went to a Spice Girls concert which was amazing,' KT explained. 'I guess it was a combination of working too hard, travelling too much and something too loud and I lost some of my hearing.' KT revealed she suffered from vertigo for three months but it eventually disappeared. The Scottish singer recently told OK! magazine: 'It was a huge shock. I'm 97 per cent deaf in that ear now and can't use a hearing aid because it's gone too far.... 'I'm not blaming the Spice Girls, but I think it overloaded my nervous system. I woke up with ringing in my ear, like I'd gone underwater. I couldn't hear the car indicator or a shower in another room.' She continued: 'But the worst part wasn't the deafness, it was the vertigo.' 'I lost my balance completely, for two or three months. That was really disabling. Thankfully it passed, and I can still write, record, perform - just in mono. 'I started seeing it as a message from the universe telling me to slow down, look after myself. I still tour, but I'm more careful.' Speaking ahead of her 50th birthday and 20th anniversary of her breakthrough album, KT admitted she feels like it is the end of an era but that she is proud of her age and how she remains a force in the music industry.
SBS Australia
10-06-2025
- Health
- SBS Australia
As I turned 50, I was doing everything right. Then it all went so wrong
Unexpected challenges arose for Snezana right before she was due to go on an overseas trip for her 50th birthday. Source: Supplied SBS turns 50 in 2025 and so do hundreds of thousands of Australians. Insight asks — is turning 50 a big deal? From mid-life crises to menopause, finding undiscovered family members and starting afresh, watch Insight episode Turning 50 Tuesday 10 June at 8.30PM on SBS or live on SBS On Demand . Turning 50 was an exciting time for me. Two years earlier, I contracted a rare form of double pneumonia (simultaneous infection in both lungs) that sent me into respiratory and heart failure . After coming out of an induced coma, I had to learn to read, walk and talk again. I was finally bouncing back to my normal self. So, with a dream family holiday to Italy planned as a 50th birthday celebration, there was a lot to look forward to. This was about to change drastically. There was absolutely no reason for any concern when I sent it off. I had no signs or symptoms of bowel cancer; I was very health conscious and active with swimming, hiking, and long walks with my dogs Daisy and Olly. Plus, my husband Dave had already done three tests with no issues. About a month later, the results came back positive for me needing to get a colonoscopy. After the colonoscopy, I was told that with many suspicious polyps, it looked like I had cancer. At this stage, we all believed it was likely to be stage 1 or possibly stage 2 cancer. The plan was to remove a section of the sigmoid colon and 14 lymph nodes. At the surgery appointment, the specialist said we'd need to schedule the operation for two weeks' time. I said that we'd have to postpone it as I was going to Italy with my husband and our daughter Emma on a holiday that had been years in the making. We left the meeting that day in high spirits. Our Italy trip was only weeks away and the surgery and estimated recovery time seemed relatively straightforward. Rome, Venice, Florence, Sorrento, and the Amalfi Coast were amazing. We arrived home refreshed, tanned and relaxed and in a good headspace to cope with what was to come. A few days before surgery, I was sent for an MRI to double-check something that they had seen on my liver in a previous scan. Prepped and ready to go — still feeling good — the MRI results came back the morning of surgery. There was a lesion on my liver. Although it was not confirmed by pathology until later, in my heart, I knew straight away that I had gone from possibly stage 2 (at the worst) to stage 4 metastatic cancer. I had no time to process this and went into theatre knowing that my husband and daughter had no idea of the challenges we were about to face. This surgery, that was meant to take six hours, took 10 as they also had to remove a quarter of my liver. And then came the news that I would be starting 12 rounds of chemotherapy. No one can really prepare you for chemotherapy. The chemotherapy process itself and its side effects were tough — including neuropathy (nerve damage and pain) and neutropenia (an abnormally low count of white blood cells). The pain would be triggered from even touching the kitchen bench or turning on the tap, but I challenged myself to work out different ways of managing it. Wearing gloves and using elbows became well-honed skills. Some days were unbearably painful; the sheer lack of energy and strength to get up each day and endure the side effects was difficult. Almost three-quarters of the way through treatment, I got a chest infection and bilateral blood clots in my lungs. This set back my recovery and forced me to rest much more. I would really listen to my body and rest when I was struggling with the physical symptoms. I would think about all the things I have to be grateful for in my life. I could still cook each day, catch up on all the shows I never had time for before, and appreciate the beauty of the sunrise. Mentally, I felt strong and kept a positive outlook. Focusing one day at a time would help me get through it. I don't have extended family in Australia, so my friends are a true extension of my family. Without my dear friends Noeline, Helen and my second mum Millie, who I call Aunty, I would have been a recluse during treatment. They insisted on taking me to my appointments so I would never be alone. We'd also often go to the beach or park to walk, enjoy the sea air, sit and talk. Just being out in nature gave me the strength to keep fighting. Without the unwavering support and love of my family and core group of friends, my journey would be so much harder. It's with absolute joy I say that as of 19 May of this year, I am officially in remission. We will continue to monitor every three months, but for now, the treatment has worked. Being 'cancer-free' does not mean I am out of the woods. Anyone facing stage 4 cancer would also know this. It means that in this moment, I can focus on healing, recovering and enjoying the little things in life. I haven't been able to return to work but am now able to take my dogs out for walks twice a day now, which is something I couldn't muster before. We're also planning another trip to Europe next year — this time to Amsterdam. Going through cancer treatment in my 50th year made me realise you just don't know when your time is up. So, enjoy it and don't get bogged down in what you can't control. I now might be clicking, clacking and cracking as I roll out of bed each day. But it's an extra day I once might not have had. Your stories have shaped SBS for half a century. Together, we're just getting started. Join us as we celebrate 50 years of belonging on our SBS50 portal and SBS50 content hub . Share this with family and friends
Daily Mail
02-06-2025
- General
- Daily Mail
Have the baby. Travel alone. Never waste love - and don't forget this one life lesson... the 50 things I've learnt at 50: CLOVER STROUD
I've just turned 50 – a fact that feels completely insignificant and also, somehow, incredibly important. And I guess to me alone, it's both of those things. I keep walking around saying '50' to myself to see how it feels; it feels good, and normal, and huge, and nothing – all at the same time. I want to be able to hold the number in my hand somehow; to feel its weight and its shape.
