The thing about Christmas, is that while everyone complains about being bombarded by commercialised holidays and the pressure to consumer anything and everything avidly for the duration of the season, there are hundreds of thousands kids who absolutely love it.  And then, there are those slightly older children that are beginning to think that Rudolph [...]

We rocked up at The Royal Court Theatre yesterday to see Get Santa! The show is in the downstairs Jerwood theatre and as you enter the room you are greeted by a domestic tableau of any average house in the UK during the festive season. And that’s where normality ends – and thank heavens for [...]

It’s not often you end up having dinner with the hottest Brit boy band around, and it’s true, we have photographic evidence from this weekend’s Disneyland Paris adventure. Yes, this grainy photo is The Wanted. They were guests of honour at the Christmas Disney trip last weekend. To say that Miniminx was star struck was [...]

I really wanted our Christmas day to be different, and it certainly was. I had booked lunch at my favourite hotel in Soho so all we had to do was get up, open presents, throw on something festive to wear and roll into a taxi – bliss, bliss and triple bliss. We got a taxi [...]

It’s been a long year and I know I haven’t written to you since I was about ten, but I promise, I still believe in you. I know I’ve been on the naughty list for quite some time but this year I think I deserve a place on the nice list. I honestly haven’t had [...]

Here’s a tiny little tip from me. Don’t ever, ever turn your nose up at recycling anything – you could really be missing out. Just check these fab Vivienne Westwood shoes – a seat on the tube has never looked so good has it? Ahem, sorry, let me get back on track…I’m actually writing this [...]

…okay, okay, I’ve been lax and not posting recently, I needed to get Christmas out of the way and all the rest. I’d gone into the Christmas break with a flu and unemployment pending so it didn’t feel great and was dreading the whole thing as Miniminx was spending it with her Dad – boo [...]

After an hour with a recruitment consultancy, meeting two great people who I hope will be able to nudge me in the right direction, it was time to pace the pavements of Tottenham Court Road, Oxford Street and Regent Street to walk off the effects of a very strong coffee and kill time before the [...]