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Christmas Couples To Do List - 10 Things That Don't Cost a Penny

12 Dec 2021

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Chridtmas is one of the most romantic times of the year,there's candlelit dinners with the twinkling of the tree lights, holding hands whilst walking in the cold air and so much more. 

December can also be a time of the year where we neglect to do the little things because we're so focused on finances, buying gifts, seeing family or even stressing about if we're even able to see our family. It's for that very reason I've decided to write a Chridtmas couples to do list that won't cost you a penny... because let's be honest sometimes time together can be the best thing we need. 

1) write Christmas cards together OR design an e-card and email it to friends and family. 
2) watch a Christmas movie
3) decorate your Christmas tree
4) wrap up warm and go for a walk together
5) make hot chocolate (or whatever you opt to drink) then sit beside your Christmas tree and have a proper catch up. Take a length of time out of your day to really talk and listen. 
6)  make dinner together and light some candles. When Lee and I make dinner together we aways reminisce to when I used the Broccoli florets ASDA substituted in our order as centre pieces.)


7)  take silly, funny festive selfies
8) have a pajama day and spend the day relaxing 
9)  shower together - nothing creates intimacy and feeling close to each other more than a shower together. 
10) Put some festive music on and have a dance. I recently published a playlist of 60+ Minutes of Non Stop Festive music. Nothing cheers me up more than Lee's facial expressions when I'm dancing! 

What is your favourite thing you enjoy doing with your partner that doesn't cost a single penny? Let me know below. 
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5 Gift Ideas for the Redhead in Your Life

10 Dec 2021

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As a woman with red hair over the years I've gone from hating the colour to absolutely loving it as an adult. From the many mean names I'd get called as a teenager to finally embracing it I've always wanted one of those mugs "A Ginger is for life not just for Christmas" which my sister finds offensive but I find absolutely hilarious so if you have a redhead in your life why not snap up one of these gift ideas below! 
 

*THIS POST CONTAINS AFFILIATE LINKS* 













Would the redhead in your life love or hate these? Let me know below!
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10 Things I Love About Christmas

8 Dec 2021

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Christmas is a time I absolutely love, everything about it. I get into the festive spirit right from the get-go and if I had my way would have the tree up from July as that's when I start making my Christmas cards and planning what I'm going to craft in December. 

As I've gotten older like most people I presume, my reasons for loving Christmas have changed, read 10 Things I Love About Christmas below. 

1) The smalltown romances with big city businesswomen all surrounding Christmas.

2) Christmas Songs

3) Spending time with family, remember that disagreement you had with a cousin? It's long forgotten when the family gathers together. 

4) Wrapping Presents, bows, shiny paper, and gift tags! I love matching my wrapping paper. 

5) Advent calendars - Because I always lose my days in December so this helps keep on track! 

6) ALL THE GLITTER - Everything shiny and sparkly just fills me with joy! 

7) Getting dressed up - there's always somewhere to go at Christmas and get a little dressed up for and I love sitting down and planning an outfit and makeup for going out. (Even if it does take me days to decide) 

8) It's when Hot Chocolate gets it's moment to shine - All through the year when I tell people I don't drink tea or coffee I receive odd looks and a bunch of "reallys?" but in December? Hot chocolate seems to be everyone's go-to hot drink! 

9) That every year people (especially females) vent their anger at how Alan Rickman's character in Love Actually wasn't giving the necklace his found to her!

10) People have a spring in their step, everyone just seems that bit more hopeful and looks forward to their Christmas. 

What do you love about Chritmas? 
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60+ Minutes of Non Stop Christmas Songs

6 Dec 2021

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'Santa Claus is coming to town' so 'Step into Christmas' with 60+ Minutes of Non-Stop Christmas songs to get you into the festive mood! I've compiled a list of my favourites along with a few classics into a playlist below on Youtube that you can enjoy. 

I know I'll have this playing constantly right up to Christmas day and after. I've included a couple of my all-time favourites and the full list can be found at the bottom. 

Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Christmas Tree



Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me 


Sam Palladio - Under the Tree


Little Mix - One I've Been Missing 



Chris Tomlin ft Lauren Daigle - Noel





What is your favourite Christmas song? Is it on my playlist?


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The Ultimate Christmas Guide to Netflix

4 Dec 2021

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Netflix is my go to platform anytime I want to watch something and at Christmas time it's no different especially being filled with so many small town festive romances or princes falling in love with "ordinary women as they've been described. 

Check out my ultimate Christmas guide to Netflix below. 

Whilst I've watched the majority of these movies I've not seen them all which is why I made it a wee tick box at the bottom of this post, I've also included a couple of trailers of my favourite ones. 

- Last Christmas 




- Single All The Way


- Dash and Lily 


-The Princess Switch


- A Christmas Prince






What do you think of the movies I've added? What's your favourite on the list?
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Christmas is coming, Time for a blogmas kick off!

1 Dec 2021

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Twinkling lights along the houses, the shop window displays. Smiles upon faces with stressed-out sighs. It's Christmas. Santa's coming. Can you feel it though? That feeling of going home, hopefully being able to see family and friends this year. Hope. 

I absolutely love this time of year, November is always a month I dislike, for me it's a stop-gap between Halloween and Christmas Day and I'm just itching for December 1st to roll around so I can really begin the festivities. 

This month I plan on doing 12 days of Blogmas and that means I'm writing a blog post on all the even-numbered dates right up to Christmas Day. I chose 12 days as every year I overwhelm myself with writing 24 days and halfway through the month I end up not publishing any of the posts which always makes me feel so disheartened when I never publish them. 

Over on A Bookish Redhead though? That's a whole different story, I plan on doing 25 days and that's because I've most of the posts already written out and just need to type them up so I'm hoping I stick to it. If you love reading, adding books to an out-of-control TBR pile, or reading interviews with some amazing authors then I highly suggest you check out my book blog which I'm trying to revive this month. 

This Christmas is a bit different for Lee and me, it's our second Christmas together but with a lot of places being closed and events cancelled last year we never actually got to go out for dinner or to the Christmas market etc. We did have an amazing first Christmas but this year we can go on those dates we wanted to as long as it's safe to do so and we've already gone to a local Christmas Tree Light Switch on and market which was so much fun. 

For the first time, I had candy floss on a stick, something which I've always wanted to try! The man did give us a trick to pick it off and not dig our faces right into it which we all know is the fun way. 




There was also a really nice stall that was selling bookmarks and I was able to grab some stocking fillers for my mum, sister and also treat myself. I'm hoping to feature them more this month. 

I've so much more planned for this month which is why I've made a little December could-do list. 

- Write Christmas Cards -
- Christmas Market - 
- build gingerbread house - 
- Long walk and grab some hot chocolate - 
- Kiss under the mistletoe - 
- have a festive cocktail - 
- Read a Christmas book -
- Bake Christmas treats - 
- Have a Christmas Movie marathon - 
- Do something for charity -

What do you have planned for this month? Are you doing blogmas? 
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The Ultimate Netflix Christmas Movie Watchlist

8 Dec 2020

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When it comes to watching Christmas movies there is always that one we favour the most over the others, for me it's Elf! Elf is such a fun, festive, family film that everyone can enjoy. It's been my favourite movie for so many years as watching it always got me in the mood the holidays ahead. 

Home Alone has came in a close second for me with The Princess Switch from Netflix a third! I absolutely adore that film and have yet to watch Switched Again as I'm hoping to with my mum this week! 

Below you will find the Ultimate Netflix Christmas Movie Watchlist.


How many will you be watching this year? or how many have you watched so far?  Let me know below! 
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5 Christmas Movies I Won't Be Watching

4 Dec 2020

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There are lists every year of Christmas movies you should watch (I have two myself coming up) but one I never see is Christmas movies I won't be watching, that's why I decided to write the 5 movies I won't be watching this year.

Movie pictures contain affiliate links to Amazon Video. 

 


   


1) Gremlins

2) The Grinch

3) Nativity

4) Bad Santa

5) National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

These are movies I know for certain I won't be watching this year, the Gremlins and the Grinch frighten me abit and have done since I was a child so it surprises me I'm even sharing their movie covers! 

Are there any movies you'll not be watching this Christmas? Let me know below! 

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Hello December - Get Your Tinsel On

2 Dec 2019

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Hello December! Can you believe we're into our Christmas month already? I do not know where the time has gone and even yet this month is going to fly by as I'm so busy up until the big day itself! 
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It's Beginning to look a lot like Christmas - A Festive Could Do List

10 Dec 2018

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"-... Everywhere I go... "
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Blogmas Day 4... Jingle Bells are tired...

4 Dec 2015

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Ahh I am currently getting organised and writing up posts for the month ahead and gearing myself up to start my vlogs tomorrow which I am quite nervous about! I've been out doing more Christmas shopping today and keep buying much more than is needed which is making me think I should just quit while I'm ahead and use the money to give into a plan I've been thinking about for awhile which I will be blogging about in two weeks. 

As it's late at night and I am late again with typing this post.. (Promising myself to do early morning blogging next week) I'm going to share a couple more songs I'm currently listening to for Christmas... I heard this on the radio tonight and absolutely love listening to it every year... 

How's your Christmas shopping coming along? Are you listening to any tunes on repeat?


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Blogmas Day 3.. Starting to Feel like Christmas

3 Dec 2015

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I'm writing this post very late in the date and just about in time for Day 3 of Blogmas as it's nearly Thursday.. in fact 15 minutes away! Today I decided to get into the Christmas spirit and wrap some more presents plus listen to a few classic christmassy feel good songs! :) 

I've listed below a couple I'm currently listening to, are you listening to them to? 




What songs are you currently listening to? Let me know in the comments below!

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Blogmas Day 2: Jingle Bell Blues

2 Dec 2015

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While I try desperately to get better and recover from this stupid bug (I feel myself getting my strength back everyday) I have had alot of food for thought recently.. basically because I haven't been eating and today my appetite came back.. oh what a glorious invention food is! Especially chocolate.. the taste, the smell, the texture! I've missed it! 

Right, back to to food for thought.. and I've missed my train of thought! It's blogmas day 2 and I am not feeling this whole Christmas spirit thing.. I haven't even put my tree up yet which is very unusual for me though I plan to put it up at the weekend and listen to Christmas carols as I do and I also need to start dispatching my Christmas gifts so I can have a nice clear space... clear surroundings for a clear mind! 

Hopefully this weekend I will be more into the Christmas feeling and able to blog and vlog and a litter better! :) 



Have you been taking part in blogmas? Send me a link to your post so I can check it out! 






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The countdown to Christmas..

1 Dec 2015

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The countdown to Christmas has finally begun.. it's time to get organised so everything goes as planned without a hitch.. 

 So much for my vlogmas everyday in December as I am currently holled up in bed over coming the worst bug ever and finally feel like I'm getting my strength back (All I've done is sleep the last few days) 

Instead of vlogging everyday I am going to blog/vlog everyday so it's a mixture of blogging and also getting starting into the way of vlogging as I'm not used to doing videos. 

 So much for my planning I went to wrap presents and I have no cello-tape good thing I have quite abit of time to wrap them! :) Well now I've wrote this post and used up all the energy I had I'm going back to bed to rest up!

 Are you taking part in vlogmas or blogmas? Comment below with links and I'll check them out! :) 
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