Either way, your house is about to become the talk of the North Pole. We’re not just sprucing things up; we’re turning them upside down with a dash of creativity and a sprinkle of holiday spirit. The next day when we were left alone again by his parents, we couldn’t resist doing it again when we were at the beach. I was drunk, the sun was coming up, and I’d managed to bag myself a beautiful Spanish man who told me he was a lifeguard. So what better place to watch the sunrise than from the lifeguard tower. I call it a tower, but it was actually just a beach chair suspended about 15 feet in the air. Hands started wandering, and unbeknownst to me we had an audience. I haven’t been able to live it down with my friends ever since. Katie Oh, sorry,” she said. She relaxed her grip. “Is that better?” She gave it a little rub, and I just gulped, and nodded ‘yes!’

What you’ve done isn’t illegal but what you have to realise if you want to continue this relationship is some people won’t approve. Your parents probably won’t. We were swimming in the pool, and saw loads of couples pulled really close to each other. Jokingly, he quipped: “You probably wouldn’t even be able to tell if they were having sex right now.” So without saying a word, we decided to try it out. In the middle of the day, in our hotel’s pool. No one noticed a thing. We did the same in the sea later. LucyIt’s time to roll up your sleeves and add a personal twist to your holiday decor with some seriously cool DIY Christmas decorations. Trust me, these aren’t your grandma’s holiday crafts. From felt mistletoe that even Scrooge would love to oversized Christmas candles that scream ‘holiday cheer,’

I’ve compiled a list of 50 DIY projects that are so fun, you might just forget to open your presents.As a teenager I always used to spend about ten days each year with Cousin Clare and her parents. Clare wasn’t actually my cousin, but her mother and my mother were at school together, and it was a convenient way to refer to her. Clare was an only child. These Christmas crafts are as easy as stealing a cookie from Santa’s plate. Whether you’re a rookie or a seasoned DIYer, there’s something here that’ll make your heart sing jingle bells. My cousin and I are both 17 and were virgins until our holiday with his parents at a villa in Barbados.

I was in Paris visiting a mate. A group of us had started boozing on the Eurostar at lunchtime, so by the time we were at a club in Le Marais, the lights were blurring and I was stumbling. Despite the fact I was struggling to stand, a really hot French guy took a shine to me. Usually, I’d bat off wandering hands but not when they were this French. We started snogging, I sent a string of incomprehensible texts to my mates in which I tried to express that I was leaving with him, and did so. He spoke virtually no English, and I remember trying to talk about football in French.

If the shoe were on the other foot, I don’t know if I would have had the strength of character to allow Andy to sleep with another woman. But then, that’s just one of the million, tiny little things I love about him. Now, I know crafting can sometimes seem like you need a degree in glitterology, but these are not those projects. At the time of the following exciting adventure we were sixteen, but I was a few months older than she was. And the best part? You probably have most of the materials lying around already. Talk about a holiday miracle!

It was on our girls’ holiday to Zante and we’d met some of our guy friends from home. I’d fancied one of them for a few months and as we were getting progressively drunker we went to the beach for some alone time. There were quite a few clubs on the beach, so we headed into the darkness. We eventually ended up down a side alley next to some sunbeds and undressed each another. I’d been going down on him for a few minutes when a bright torch shined on us and old fat Greek man who owned the sunbeds started screaming at us to get off them and chased us down the alley as we were trying to put our clothes on. Emma At the house I was shown to my room, a different one from normal. It looked like a large box-room and had several extra items of furniture, including a big old dressing table. Ready to turn your home into a winter wonderland that would make the North Pole look like amateur hour? Let’s transform your space into a festive paradise that even Rudolph would be proud of. I went down to my parents’ place in Cornwall for a romantic weekend with the guy I was seeing. I was under the impression they wouldn’t be there that weekend. We had music on and this guy was lying down on a fur rug in the middle of the living room floor – me on top – when my mum and dad walked in. They hadn’t realised I was going to be there and definitely hadn’t expected to walk in on their daughter completely naked, straddling someone they’d never met, in their house. After that Monday, I distanced myself from Tom. Closing that door has put me in a better headspace and my relationship with Andy has improved immeasurably. He says he has forgiven me – it’s easier for him to lay the blame almost entirely on Tom. But I know I’m equally culpable. And that’s something I’m struggling to come to terms with.Like this article? Sign up to our newsletter to get more articles like this delivered straight to your inbox. Forget about wandering down store aisles this year. Your home is about to become the envy of every elf in town with decorations that are as unique as they are festive.