Simple Steps for a Stress-Free Dinner Party
Last week we had friends over for dinner – and I realised that a Stress-Free Dinner Party is the latest in the long line of things I appear to have conquered without being aware I’d done so. Our Friday night entertaining was nothing big, nothing fancy; just having some friends over for a few hours, and feeding them. Calling it a ‘dinner party’ would be seriously stretching it – and yet in years past this...
Replacing Artex With A Plasterboard Ceiling? Find A Plasterer
Looking at the smooth pinkness of the silky ceiling, I couldn’t help but let out a sigh of relief. I know we could have done the new plasterboard ceiling ourselves. I know we could possibly have worked out the plastering eventually. But honestly – having a qualified person come in and take on the biggest job in the room? It felt like we had called in the grown ups – and actually with the plasterboard ceiling taken...
Adult Advent Calendars for Grown Ups! 2023
Well we can’t let the kids have all the fun. We are all over the Advent Calendars for Grown Ups. It’s a horrible dark winter morning, you’re out of bed at way-too-early o’clock; what better way to cheer yourself up before you head out into the cold and wet than to open a little door full of joy – that is ALL FOR YOU? I mean, some self-indulgence now and again never goes amiss (‘self-care’ I believe we call it these days)....
Traditional Advent Calendars We Love 2023
Is it just me? When I grew up everyone had ‘Traditional Advent Calendars’ – you opened the door and saw a picture. And you loved it, right? Or maybe it had pockets and there was a small chocolate or tiny toy on each day? Often re-using the same one each year. Over the last few years, more and more Advent Calenders have been cropping up – from beauty to alcohol, from toys such as Lego to film-themed such as Star...
Best advent calendars for teenagers 2025 (UK)
From beauty and gaming to chocolate and refillable options, these are the teen advent calendars worth buying in 2025. UK-only picks, current prices: last updated September 2025 Teenagers can be notoriously hard to please, and finding the right advent calendar for teen boys or teen girls is even trickier. Don’t panic – we’ve done the hard work. This post is freshly updated for 2025 with the very best advent calendars for teenagers in...
The REAL Polar Express Bell.
Remember the First Gift of Christmas? The Polar Express Bell? Well, we know you do, because we’re getting LOADS of people searching for one for themselves. We first featured the official Polar Express Bell ten years ago – and every year we get a rash of people searching for one. Because there is just ONE official Polar Express bell, which is genuinely a bee-yoo-tiful Sleigh Bell. JUST like the ‘First Gift of...