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53% of Brits start their Christmas shopping between October and November. However, a whopping 24% wait until December. And, while December is traditionally the time to hit the shops to find the perfect gift, experts, including Martin Lewis OBE, state that now is the time to start your Christmas shopping. Therefore, if you’re looking for …
It may have only just turned October, but Christmas is just a 12 weeks away. Therefore, for all the bloggers out there, it’s time to plan your Blogmas posts. What is Blogmas? Blogmas is a blogging tradition, whereby Bloggers post a festive themed post from the 1st to the 25th December. I participated in Blogmas …
The big day is finally here, so I wanted to wish all my lovely readers a very Merry Christmas. Whatever you’re up to today and whoever you’re spending today with, I hope you have a great time and enjoy the day. By the time you’re reading this, I’m sure the kids will have been awake …
I really want us to make a Christmas Eve tradition that we stick to year on year. It probably won’t happen this year as little one will only be 7 months old, but next year I’d love to create a Christmas Eve box for her to open, for us to sit down and watch a …
There are so many things I want to do in the lead up to Christmas over the coming years. Not that I want to wish the time away, but I literally cannot wait for little one to be that little bit older so that we can go on all sorts of adventures as a family …
How about a free game to play with all the family this Christmas? This one is really simple and all you need is some paper and pens. The game involves writing down as many Christmas related words starting with each letter of the alphabet in a set time – I suggest 5 minutes. The winner …
Today is the 21st day of Blogmas. This month is flying by and I can’t believe how close we are to the big day! As Christmas is so nearly upon us, today I’m sharing my top 25 reasons why I love Christmas. 1. The shops are shut I think it’s great that all the shops …
This time of year makes me feel reflective and this year more than any other I feel I have more than anything before to be thankful for. My daughter is my biggest person to be thankful for. She’s changed mine and my partner’s world for the better. She’s happy and sweet and really is such …
This year I’m determined to have a stress free Christmas. It’s our daughter’s first Christmas and she’ll be 7 months old, so old enough to take in some of what’s going on and to have fun with the wrapping paper and boxes that her toys come in. I’ve hosted Christmas for the last two years …
Christmas adverts are a big deal. Each year they get bigger and bigger and more and more expensive for retailers to produce, with each wanting to beat their previous year’s contribution. In 2009, John Lewis spent an estimated £5m on producing their Christmas ad, fast forward to 2017’s Moz the Monster ad and the production …