by Lyndsey Thomas | Mar 2, 2019 | Life & Parenting, Special Features, Video
‘Twas the night before World Book Day, when all through the house. Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse’ And then you realise you need three literary-themed costumes by 8am tomorrow… Hobbycraft is closed. You’re gonna have to raid the...
by Lyndsey Thomas | Dec 24, 2018 | Life & Parenting, Mental Mondays
You made it to Christmas Eve and quite frankly if you are anything like me it was a sprint to the end, rather than a wonderfully relaxed jaunt. However, how you got to this point is not important, the fact is that you made it here. Do you have lists and lists for your...
by Kirsty Graham | Dec 10, 2018 | Life & Parenting, Special Features
Kids these days have got it made. Gone are the days of queuing to see Santa in a mobbed, sweaty shopping centre and in its place are festive experiences we could only have dreamt of as children. And yes, Christmas does seem to arrive earlier every year, but it’s much...
by Vicky Jones | Dec 5, 2018 | Days Out in Yorkshire, Life & Parenting
When I was invited to visit Christmas at Chatsworth House I was genuinely over the moon. With the big change in family dynamics this year (jumping from a family of three to five), I really wanted to do something special for Emily. Recently turning four, she’s at...
by Emma Banks | Dec 2, 2018 | Life & Parenting
Flashback to 2008 – Obama‘s been elected president, Britney‘s made one of her many comebacks, Beyoncé and Jay Z have tied the knot and I was merrily going about my life at uni when I was struck down with, what I later came to know as, a “Crohn’s flare up”. My...
by Emma Banks | Nov 30, 2018 | Life & Parenting
Those of you who follow our Girl About Halifax, Emma, on Instagram will know that she is the Queen of all things Christmas. So, we thought it’s be a great idea to share with you all her cute (and cheap!) Christmas traditions… I love Christmas. Always have....
