Christmas preparations are stressful enough, even before family members start to arrive and add their ‘colourful’ personalities to the mix. While we all love our family and accept their foibles and quirks, dealing with the relatives en masse can sometimes be less than joyous during the holiday season. Here, family therapist and mother of two […]

It would be almost impossible to besmirch the festive, tinkling beauty of Martin Place in Sydney on Christmas Eve. The Christmas tree towering over tinselled decorations, parents and children smiling with excitement. Almost impossible. At nine years old, my sister Shelley and I gave it a red hot go. We’d always loved Christmas carols in […]

With summer just around the corner, The Australian Women’s Weekly and Channel 9 are joining forces to make your holiday season the best ever. Hosted by the beautiful Natalie Gruzlewski and starring a range of celebrity guests, the first of our two TV specials Summer with the Australian Women’s Weekly will air on Sunday, November […]

This month we asked sports medicine expert Dr George Janko, McKinnon Sports Medicine for his team's top lifestyle and fitness tips for surviving this silly season.

This month we asked sports medicine expert Dr George Janko, McKinnon Sports Medicine for his team’s top lifestyle and fitness tips for surviving this silly season. Increase that training – whatever it may be.Let’s up the ante! Push harder, faster, stronger, and longer! Do something each day even if only a brisk walk. Remember getting […]

It's very easy to overspend during the festive season. Be kind to your wallet by following these twelve tips on gift giving and more.

Women are said to be the fairer sex, but when it comes to Christmas presents they spend an average of 50 percent less on their partner than he spends on them. A British survey has found that women were planning to spend a maximum of $175 on their husband or boyfriend, while men were anticipating […]

Employers spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on staff Christmas parties every year, but most employees would prefer cash. A survey of employees in the US found that 72 percent of workers would prefer a cash bonus to any other sort of Christmas perk. A pay rise was the next most popular Christmas gift (62 […]

Nothing beats the thrill of a pillowcase stuffed with toys – even now. So it was, so it is, so I hope it will always be. The sound of Christmas of my childhood is the sound of Christmas now, and I hope until my last year on earth. It is the marvellous thump-thump-thump-THUMP of the […]

Looks as though that little piece of plastic can get you into even more trouble at Christmas, with credit card providers giving you a gift of their own in the form of higher rates.