I have always liked clothes - throughout my life, my saving grace has been my own vanity.

I have always liked clothes - throughout my life, my saving grace has been my own vanity.

When I was 16 I got a school holiday job at Minton's pottery factory in Staffordshire, packing plates. For a month's work, I was paid £44. Everything I now know about the birds and the bees, I learnt there.

There's no getting away from it: you have to clean.

Rearranging furniture, adding some candles, or making even small tweaks can really make the difference.

If your fridge is full this Christmas, use nature's refrigerator - your car!

I grew up in a world before people had credit cards. There were no magic cards - it was all about budgeting.