Listening to the conversation that two of my girlfriends where having over coffee last week, it dawned on me they very much sounded like over-worked A Level students about to sit their exams… “I’ll...

While the “official” countdown to Christmas starts on the 1st of December, most of us start thinking about and preparing for Christmas a little before (why else would the high street shops put their...

Don’t you agree that the best part of Christmas is the anticipation? In the weeks before, you find yourself counting off the days on the Advent calendar, trimming the tree, watching the kids’...

I’m always on the lookout for interesting gift ideas but sometimes come across some bizarre ideas I wouldn’t recommend. I tried to list some of the main pitfalls of gift buying in 8 Gift Ideas...

A few weeks ago Selfridges allegedly sent out a press release announcing there were “Only 143 shopping days until Christmas”. Twelve days ago the Daily Mail was lamenting about the commercialisation...