Rummaging through her festive drawer, Elaine felt sure no one would find out about her Christmas secret...

Christmas is the time of year we collectively lose all sense of proportion. A turkey big enough to feed a rugby squad? Of course. Four different stuffings? Essential. A cheeseboard so large it could g

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DO YOU TAKE ON THE LION’S SHARE OF FESTIVE TASKS? I am very lucky – my husband is a thoroughly modern man. He cooks, takes out the bins and dotes on our kids. He even buys a lot of the presents. But I

V icky scanned her kitchen calendar. The number of shopping days left until Christmas was diminishing at speed. How was she going to fit it all in, she wondered, especially with work being so hectic?