It is possible to have better mental health this Christmas or at least around Christmas. If you find Christmas challenging and stressful, you CAN make changes to look after yourself and it’s not wrong to want to feel ok around the season that everyone seems to think is endlessly jolly, but in fact for many […]
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Don’t dread Christmas leftovers. Make the best of them.
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some Spice Pots to try and share some ideas for Christmas leftovers that we hope might be helpful* I generally love Christmas leftovers. I always cook more than we plan to eat things, like roast potatoes and stuffing so that we have leftovers for another meal. […]
READ MOREPractical gift ideas for Christmas and beyond
*We were kindly sent some items to share for this post. We are all about practical gift ideas for Christmas and beyond. All opinions are our own* For me giving and receiving gifts is fun, and I love it. But I am a practical person, so this post is all about the practical but still […]
READ MOREA magic advent calendar, learn some magic tricks
*We were kindly gifted magic advent calendar to review. All opinions are our own, and images are used with permission* Advent calendars are a topic of much discussion in our house and I like to be creative around December and make advent calendars fun. We don’t do the usual just digging chocolate out of a […]
READ MOREChristmas Stocking fillers – hair, body & nail art…
*We were kindly asked to review some fun stocking fillers from Buzz Retail but all opinions are our own* Stocking fillers for me, for both the kids and husband, are often tricky. When the kids were little it was easy to find small things they liked to pop in their stockings but now they are […]
READ MORESweet Treat Stocking fillers for everyone
*We were kindly sent a variety of sweet treat items to review for this post. All opinions are our own* Christmas is always a time of year for reaching for everyone’s favourite sweet treat and we are always happy to be able to embrace that tradition. For our family, the tastes and sweet treat requirements […]
READ MOREIdeas for super green gifts to give at Christmas
Sharing a guest post By Liesbeth Deddens, Climeworks with some ideas for green gifts to give at Christmas. We think it’s a great idea to think different and go greener with your gifts. Given that our environment is in serious trouble many people will appreciate being given gifts that are super-green. So, where can you […]
READ MOREA different kind of Advent calendar
*This is a collaborative post sharing ideas on creating an advent calendar, there may also be affiliate links within this post. Those are marked with (AF)* I love Christmas and getting out the advent calendar is one of my favorite things each year. We have one that was made for us, which I insert chocolate […]
READ MOREChristmas Week 2019
I thought I would share a peek at our Christmas week. We did Christmas the way we wanted to. Last year, during what was a horrendously traumatic personal time for us, with some serious life stuff being thrown at us, we went away to France, sadly this year we didn’t have enough leave to do […]
READ MOREThe owls in my Christmas tree.
There are owls in my Christmas tree. Owl Christmas baubles, in various shapes and forms. Some handmade, some bought, some given. New ones are added and older ones are treasured. I am not an owl fan. They aren’t an ornament I would normally collect, but along with the precious and treasured collection of owls ornaments […]
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