50 over 50 Project ~ Chapter Three ~ Emma

WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPATION? Teacher for 20 years but now a Trade Union Official for a Teachers’ union

HOW OLD ARE YOU – AND WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING YOUR AGE? Im 50 and I love the freedom to make your own choices, put yourself first.

WHAT HARDSHIPS HAVE YOU ENDURED THAT YOU FEEL HAVE MADE YOU FEEL STRONGER? Depression. I was diagnosed 7 years ago. It changed my life completely. I lost myself in what I could no longer do.I’ve now learnt to accept the depression and live with it, work round it, rather than try and beat it or ignore it.

WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT? That, as a single mother, I bought up my daughter to be a caring, thoughtful, and an independent person.
That I successfully made the transition from being a teacher, which was a way of life, to having a successful career as a Regional Official.

WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF PERFECT HAPPINESS? To feel content with myself and those around me

WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION? I try not to treasure possessions. Unless you count my cats. I definitely treasure them.

WHAT’S LEFT ON YOUR BUCKET LIST? Visit Pompeii
See the Northern Lights
Whale watching
Complete 50 Park runs

WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST EXTRAVAGANCE? The number of board games I possess. I will play them all really I will…

WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU WOULD CHANGE ABOUT YOURSELF? To be done with Peri menopause.
Everything else is sortable if I wasn’t so tired…

WHAT IS A TRAIT YOU ARE MOST PROUD OF? Ability to adapt to change and get on with things

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST FEAR? Isolation

WHAT DO YOU MOST VALUE IN YOUR FRIENDS? Understanding

WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE YOUR YOUNGER SELF? Don’t buy that you’ll never use it!

WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO OR FAVOURITE QUOTE? We must have faith, courage, and chocolate fudge cake.

AND FINALLY…..HOW DID YOU FEEL AFTER YOUR 50 OVER 50 BOUDOIR SHOOT? Fabulous!