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Where was the last place you had it?

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That, along with ‘just tidy up and you’ll find it’ or ‘retrace your steps’, are what my children hear every time they mournfully tell me that they’ve lost something or, worse, that ‘it’s gone…’. Apparently, among the many other things that mothers are supposed to be is the role of Finder, Rememberer and Keeper, particularly […]

We need to talk about Black Friday

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A happy hour that lasts all night is one thing, but a Friday – and a black one at that – that stretches all week is just not on. Add to that the fact that it’s entirely manufactured and cynical effort to separate you from your hard-earned and you can see how it’s an entirely unsatisfactory […]

Best Christmas Decorations to Turn Your Home into a Festive Wonderland

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With Christmas looming on the horizon, homeowners across the country will be pulling out every stop to get their houses ready for the season. After all, Christmas just doesn’t feel like Christmas unless everything is suitably decorated. Nowadays, we’re spoilt for choice when it comes to festive ornaments. In fact, sometimes the number of options […]

Behold! The Christmas jumper is back

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They are back. As well as all the usual seasonal unnecessariness, shops are currently flogging festive jumpers. You know the ones, they were almost mythical at first. Not ever seen on real people… in public. Colin Firth wore one but only as a device to show that the wearer was prepared to sacrifice style for […]