Blogmas 2017 day 18 - 10 things I love about Christmas

Welcome to blogmas day 18! There is only one week to go until Christmas day, and it seems to have sprung up very quickly! Today's post, I want to share the top 10 things I love about Christmas! I had to narrow it down to just 10 because I love this time of year so much, otherwise this would be a very long post!
So here are my top10 things I love about Christmas!

The Christmas Tree

Every year, I try to wait as long as possible to put my tree up, but it never happens! I always put it up a week or two before December, because I just can't possibly wait much longer! I love having the tree on at night, with it's pretty lights glowing. I don't overdo my tree, I have lights and ornaments. No tinsel or ribbons, and I love it so much!

Christmas Lights

I love to drive around and look at peoples Christmas lights that they decorate their houses with. There are some amazing looking house near where I live, and I love the work that goes into putting the lights up. We used to put lights up and it was a great feeling having people stop and look at our lights!

Decorations

Decorating my house is one of my favourite things to do at Christmas time. The only problem I have is there isn't enough room for all of my Christmas decor! I love adding lights wherever I can, I have even out some coloured ones around my bed frame! I also have Christmas themed bedding in my room as well as my sons room. There are all sorts of festive buts and pieces in my house, including a miniature Christmas village on display. I really do love this time of year.

Christmas Movies

There are so many great Christmas movies that it is so hard to narrow down my favourites. I did a post on which movies I love, and it doesn't matter how many times you watch them, they will always be great!

Wrapping Presents

I love to wrap gifts and get them as perfect looking as possible! My present wrapping skills have definitely improved over the years, and I love adding little bows and ribbons to make the pressies look extra!

Christmas Shopping and Sales

It's very important to write a list of who you need to buy for and stick to that list. Otherwise you find yourself adding things that you either don't necessarily need, or have too much for one person! This time of year is great for sales though, and it is very easy to say to yourself, oh I'll just add that present too!

Food and Drinks

Seeing as we celebrate Christmas in summer time, warm drinks are not as popular as they would be in the Northern hemisphere! I love all the different Christmas inspired cocktails that people make. I also love the food side of it, the Turkey, salads and best of all deserts! I usually make a trifle for Christmas and I love it because this is the only time of year that I make it.

Christmas Scents

I love the Christmassy scents at this time of year. I love cinnamon, vanilla, pine needles and even gingerbread! I have lot of Christmassy scented candles which have a lot of these scents in them. I also love the smell of Turkey cooking on Christmas day, and all the baking that goes along with it!

Christmas Songs

How cool are Christmas songs? My favourite thing to do is wrap presents while listening to some Christmas tunes. Actually, any chance I get I pop some on, whether it be housework, cooking tea or even in the car! So much fun bopping away to some Christmas Carols. 

Christmas Atmosphere

This may sound quite strange, and I hope I can explain it, but I love the general atmosphere at this time of year. People are rushing to get gifts, or winding down for holiday mode and are generally happy and full of cheer! We are lucky to celebrate Christmas in the warmer months here in Australia, which means a lot of outdoor activities and barbecues. Christmas time usually means party time down under, and everyone is looking forward to a lovely break.

There are so many more things that I could have added, but I narrowed it down and this is the shortened version!
I hope you enjoyed this post, let me know what sort of things you love at this time of year. I would love to know!

Blogmas 2017 Day 16 - Christmas Down Under

If there is one thing that I am jealous of at this time of year, it's the Northern Hemisphere and their wintery, chilly Christmas! I love the idea of a white Christmas, and cozying up at night with a hot chocolate with the Christmas lights on. It's something that we can't really do here in Australia because it's usually quite warm, being summer! We do have our own traditions though, with the weather being warmer it enables families to celebrate outdoors either at home, the beach or a camping adventure!
Today's post will be me sharing a few traditions with you, so if you aren't from the southern hemisphere, you will probably find these quite different from what you are used to.

Street Parties

If you live on a quiet street or even better a court, chances are you know most of you neighbours, and most likely there are a lot of kids in the street too. Christmas night usually would entail the closure of the street, so the families and kids can play and run amok!

Prawns

While the traditional Christmas dinner usually consists of roast Turkey and vegetables, it is an Aussie tradition to have prawns on Christmas day. I am not a seafood eater, so can't really say how good this is, but from all reports, it's amazing! I am definitely a more traditional person, preferring the turkey over the prawns, but my family regularly has prawns in the evening after a big lunch.

Christmas Lunch

Most families in Australia have a big Christmas lunch. As a child we would head to my grandparents house (which I still do) and have a big lunch with the whole family. Then after that all the kids would sit around the Christmas tree and open presents. By the afternoon, everyone is tired and full, and ready to go home.

Carols by Candlelight

This is a really fun tradition that you can find in most towns in Australia. The major cities will have a big one where there will be major performers and a whole lot of people, but smaller towns usually hold their own. This is where families usually pack a blanket, picnic and spend the night listening to Christmas carols by candlelight.

A plate for Santa

On Christmas Eve, we always make sure we leave out a plate of snacks for Santa. This will usually consist of a cookie, glass of milk and a carrots for the reindeer.

Christmas Lights

This is something I love about this time of year, it's when people decorate their houses with Christmas light. We have done it at our previous hose and it's so much fun! I love to look at all the amazing houses, some people do such an amazing job!

Backyard Cricket

I can remember many a Christmas day playing backyard cricket with the family. Often played late in the afternoon, and when the adults have had a little too much Christmas cheer and think they are international cricket stars! The wheelie bin would usually be the wickets, and it can make for an entertaining afternoon!

Blogmas 2017 Day 15 - Christmas Table Decor

With just over a week to go before Christmas, I am really getting into the festive spirit! I love to decorate, and my Christmas Table is definitely something I love to do!
So as I love Rose Gold, I have used this as inspiration for my table. Most of the things I have for my table were purchased at Kmart, so it was quite and inexpensive way to make my table look pretty.



So here are some pictures of my table and I will list the items below.

Rose Gold Table Runner - $6.00 (Kmart)
Rose Gold Place mat - $1.50 (Kmart)
Rose Gold Plate - $1.50 (Kmart)
Rose Gold Ombre tumblers - $12.00 for 6 pack (Kmart)
White/Silver sequin tree - $4.00 (Kmart)
Glass Led Christmas Tree - $12.00 (Spotlight)
Led Lights with snowflakes - $8.00 (The Reject Shop)
Red Candle - $4.00 (Coles)

My table is the Havana 7 piece dining set from Fantastic Furniture - $449

Hope you enjoyed this post, stay tuned for day 16 tomorrow xx



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Blogmas 2017 - Day 11 - My Favourite Festive Films

Hello and welcome to day 11 of Blogmas 2017! How has your December been so far? I hope you are all having a relatively stress free festive season so far! Today I will be sharing my favourite festive films with you all, and some of these movies are actually my part of my all time favourite movies! So keep on reading to find out my festive favourites!

Elf (2003)

There is something about a grown man behaving like a child that I find hysterical! My eight year old son and I love this movie and find ourselves giggling throughout the whole movie. I love how this movie is set in New York, I think it's so pretty at this time of year. Also the fact that this movie has a little bit of sweet, romantic and also adds some festive cheer makes this a must watch in my house during the festive season.

Home Alone (1990)

This is a family favourite in my house! No matter how many time we have watched it, we still love it just as much as the first time we watched it. I love the fact that a young boy like Kevin can outsmart two professional thieves! Then there's the very heartwarming ending that makes it a perfect Christmas film.

The Polar Express (2004)

How adorable I this film! I love it because Tom Hanks plays a major part of this movie, and also the animation is amazing! It really brings the magic of Christmas to life and a family favourite of ours.

Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

This movie is definitely a favourite of mine, even when it's not Christmas! It's such a lovely, cheery movie with a festive theme, and if you're one of the few that haven't seen it yet, definitely do!

The Santa Clause (1994)

This really brings the magic of Christmas to life, by turning an ordinary man, played by Tim Allen, into Santa Claus! It's seems very unbelievable to all of his friends and family that he is in fact Santa Claus, but of course in the end, everything works out! A great movie to sit down with the kids and watch.

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation 

I have saved my favourite movie until last. I absolutely love this movie, and always watch it on Christmas Night, after winding down from the big day. There is something about Chevy Chase and his ridiculous antics in this movie that make me laugh time and time again! An absolute classic movie that is a must watch at Christmas time.

Let me know which movies you enjoy watching at this time of year
Stay tuned for day 12 tomorrow xx




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Blogmas 2017 day 9 - My Christmas Wishlist

Ok, so I have started my Christmas shopping, and have decided what I am getting for other people. But someone asked me a few days ago if there was anything that I would like and I realised I actually hadn't really thought about it. So I had a bit of a browse on the internet and found a few things that I would like to see under the tree this Christmas.

Something I have had my eye on for some time is the Huda Beauty Desert Dusk eyeshadow palette. I love the look of the colours in this palette and have heard some great things about it.

I am obsessed with Lush products, in particular the Snow Fairy Range. The shower gel is my favourite and I also really like the candy mountain bubble bar. 

My Hairdryer recently died, so I picked up a cheap one from Kmart, but it's definitely only temporary one until I gat another one. I found this one by GHD that looks really good, but there are a few others around that I like too.

I haven't bought any perfume in the longest time, and one that I really love is Black Opium by Yves Saint Laurent. This is a beautiful scent and one that I have been after for a while now, so Santa if you're reading this I've been very good this year ;-)

For some more practical sort of things, I would love some things for my house. I love to decorate it with little nick nacks and cute things I find in my travels.


So that's my wish list for Christmas this year. Mostly I would just love to have a wonderful C



hristmas day with my family and hope that everyone has a great day too!

Blogmas Day 1 - Christmas Tree Reveal

The first of December traditionally brings the arrival of the Christmas tree in our house! I always get so excited to put my tree up and decorate it, it just puts me in such a festive mood. Each year I have a slightly different theme for my tree and this year I have chosen Rose Gold for my tree. I am obsessed with Rose Gold coloured things, and when I started to see rose gold Christmas Decorations, I had to get as much as I could, without breaking my budget!

So, today my Christmas Tree went up, with all of the pretty rose gold decorations, and I couldn't't be more excited for Christmas!

I have used pretty much all rose gold decorations, and have opted for no tinsel. I think I prefer the look of no tinsel, it just gives my tree a more simple yet elegant look.

For my lights, I have just used some warm toned clear LED lights that I picked up in Kmart. I think there's about 200, so it's not too over done with lights.

I love having the Christmas tree lights on all day, and love them especially at night. I just love the glow of Christmas lights at night, it puts me in such a festive mood!

I hope you enjoyed reading my very first blogmas post! Stay tuned because I will be posting everyday until Christmas Eve (going to keep me very busy haha). The best way to keep up to date with my posts is by subscribing to my blog!

Wishing you all a very Happy Holiday Season xx