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I didn't realise this was even a thing when I had my first child; she was only four months old and couldn't yet sit up so getting presents for her wasn't even on my radar. However when my mother-in-law arrived for the festivities she was horrified. So on Christmas Eve I wrapped up some of my daughter's tights and a couple of toys from her cot and put them under the tree. Job done. Now I do get the point. You want to mark the fact that it's their First Christmas. This becomes even more of an issue if older...

There's something about the words 'Best Ever Christmas Gift Guide!' plastered all over the front of a glossy magazine that gets my heart racing with anticipation. I love looking at all the curated gifts, happily devouring all the suggestions. I circle some, immediately google others, commit various to my memory. But this year I did actually think do I really need a silk eye mask, does my father in law want another jumper, will my sister wear the dressing gown I choose? I love presents - and always have - but even I am starting to tire of the endless,...

There's only one answer to this...put the old photos into a photo album! Oh my days. You will be so pleased with yourself once you've done it.  Sorting through old photos really is one of those jobs that lurks in the back of your mind, resurfacing every few months/years that is just worth acting on. You need to start somewhere so my basic advice is 1) Have a good look at the photos - this will most certainly make you laugh and cry - and decide are you making the photo albums for yourself or for someone else? 2) See...

I don't think pink gets enough air time if I'm honest. It often gets overlooked as too girly, too sugary, too brash but it really is an amazing colour. Watching the Barbie film this week made me reaffirm my love of pink. It has the boldness of red but without the harsh heat, the glow of yellow but just more depth and a frisson of fun that blue, green and grey just don't have. We have lots of shades of pink here at BeGolden ( another plus point - its huge range of variations). In our linen range we have...