Studies have shown that buying a new home is considered by many people to be the most stressful aspect of modern life, ahead even of divorce and bankruptcy. So, if you’re gearing up to purchase a real estate property, you’d be forgiven for feeling a little apprehensive. The good news is there are ways to […]
PGL Dalguise: The kind of holiday that makes you rethink everything
It was risky, I’ll admit. I booked us a five-day break at PGL’s centre in Perthshire by way of a compromise. It’s very tricky finding something that will suit even some of us most of the time. There’s the 16-year-old culture vulture, his 14-year-old brother who only wants to go fast, the six-year-old with the […]
Becoming the Fitbit family in an attempt to stop things sagging further
Why the Duchess of Cambridge and I are so similar
Bathrooms: Dreaming of double sinks and fluffy whiteness
Deep sigh. In the shower this morning, I noticed that the sealant has started to go black and nasty – again. Inevitably. It’s amazing how technology can do so many marvellous things yet the simple one of a permanent, non-nasty bathroom seal is not one of them. (Rush to contradict me, please) And so I […]
Ski-ing again after 10 years – things I learned
Say I don’t to Leap Year sexism
Leap Year. Cue swoopy violin music and soft focus pinkness The magical once-in-a-four-year opportunity to ask a man to marry you. How romantic and wonderful. What are you waiting for, ladies? Er.. Wait a minute. Unplug the mushy stringed instrument sounds and the identikit roses-for-lovers nonsense. What this is saying is that the only time […]
Things I learned from skiing in Scotland
On Saturday, Boy Two discovered that the strings attached to his snowboarding lessons were that he had to accompany his mother on trips to Glencoe when it suited her. “Really?” He said opening one eye. “Maybe later.” It was early o’clock on a Saturday and he had big plans with a box set and some […]