Every year, I buy a stack of glossy Christmas magazines, convinced that if I set the table perfectly or buy another gingerbread-scented candle, it’ll be the most magical festive season yet. Not only t

A blueprint for doing Christmas differently

We often feel we don’t have the time and headspace to be original or inventive, but art historian and author Katy Hessel says everyone can bring more creativity to their everyday. Here, she tells us how

‘After the divorce and the kids moving out, I feel like I’ve disappeared. I’ve spent so long being someone’s wife, someone’s mother, someone’s employee – I don’t know what I want any more. Even small

PUSH YOUR BUTTONS?

I always think the end of one year and the beginning of another is an invitation – a gentle, hopeful invitation to begin again. But before you answer the invitation, I think it’s wise to take a minute