Another year, another load of New Year's Resolutions? Well maybe take a break from them this year! It's exactly a year (on 6th) since the latest version of my food-relationships book 'Till the Fat Lady Slims' came out in bookshops, courtesy of UK independent publisher Choc Lit (who also published my first novel.) Go here to read about it, and maybe join our Facebook Group for support, and perhaps this is the year food won't quite be the ogre it has always been in your life. BUT! Stop press! If getting a good night's sleep is your current prime concern,…

Happy Boxing Day! Hope you had a nice Xmas? I'm back at work tonight launching the Shark duo vac #TSV on QVC, at midnight, but first a round up of some nice christmassy scenes from my house to yours. Spent an early xmas with my kids on 23rd too – Had a super get together with family, as usual, three separate Christmas meals in fact. But I wanted to say hi to anyone who finds this time of year particularly difficult. Thinking of you as well. Nice New Year Fortunately I have a few days off after 27th. I have…

here you go! It's beginning to look a lot like Xmas - tour of hall way at Retreats for You in Devon! Is it where you are? Done your decs yet? Or waiting for a special date each year? What a lovely week I've just had with the very very talented author Julie Cohen and my lovely writing pal Sue Bassett joining me and new guest Hazel for the week. It poured and it poured, see here on Facebook! But we were cosy inside - they were writing and I was looking after them, and wrapping presents - when the…

it's been another week off for me down in Devon. Next week it's back to welcoming lots of guests here again, but this week it was all about Christmasssss! Bought lots of pressies and as usual, I laid them all out in my back room before wrapping them up ready to take back to London around 20th. It's a good job that a) I live alone and b) noone was here writing this week! But it'll all be ok once they've all gone... and it's a good job I can close the door on that room next week once everyone…

Dontcha just love it when you get a chance to involve your kids in something to do with work? They don't, mind you - not always anyway! But since these pics were public, they didn't mind. Taken at Lolly's wedding, they are on a customizable case for the new Amazon Fire 10 inch tablet TSV from Amazon, which I'll be launching Fri night on QVC (1st Dec midnight) with my lovely telly hubby Lee Hohbein. (go here where it will appear from Midnight!) I get warm fuzzies every time I look at those pics, and am very proud of my…