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My new year began with an amazing example of survival against all odds. I'm not sure how, but sometime on New Year's Eve a tree frog hopped into our washing machine. Oblivious to this, as we set out for the evening, I put my husband's gym socks on fo...

Now very few of us find it easy to be perfectly healthy over Christmas. I did try one year, when I was 13 and totally traumatised by a spotty forehead. I was convinced that if I avoided everything that contained sugar and drank enough water, I'd star...

I've been thinking. Aside from fruitcake, there are still two other hazards when it comes to the festive season. The first is the annual office party, which in my view should be banned. The potential for moments of drunken honesty and career-limiting...

Opening stockings on Christmas morning is one of my favourite family traditions. As with most holiday rituals, each family has their own way of doing things and ours has a few rules that apply to the annual stocking frenzy. Firstly, you must ? withou...

Ah, December! This is absolutely my favourite time of year. Christmas trees, mulled wine, stockings, pantomime, parties, good will and a sub-tropical nip in the air, it's all irresistible. Except there's just one tiny flaw isn't there? Who was it tha...

hen I was 19 I was diagnosed with lactose intolerance. I should have got the hint earlier as I was sick every time I ate a mint Cornetto, but as we were only allowed ice cream on special occasions, my Mum always put it down to over-excitement. At 16,...

There's nothing worse than being stuck in traffic with a slowly-dissolving fish oil capsule wedged in your throat. I'd popped back home for a quick lunch and hastily swallowed a few supplements on my way out of the door. With no water or hope of imme...

Try Pumpkin Soup this Halloween! I'm so na?ve! I met up with the girls at the Phoenix today as we thought we'd buy some witches outfits for Halloween. However, it turns out that trying to buy witches outfits a few days before Halloween is a little li...

ollowing on from last week's story about sweaty hotpants, I've had another scary pants encounter. This time at a spa where in preparation for a deluxe body peel, I was asked to wear a pair of paper knickers, manufactured to cover ... hmmm, how do I p...

After last week's E. coli spinach revelations, apparently carrot juice is now contaminated with botulism! I'm sure McCain oven chips and Tropicana Twister are running a smear campaign against healthy living. However, following the FDA's advice, avoid...