Christmas is coming, which for many is a happy time of year. Full of family visits, Christmas parties, shopping trips, and of course, presents. But for some it can also be a very stressful, and often sad time of year too. Especially for those with an existing mental health condition. Many of us are often expected to be jolly and sociable at Christmas, which can take its toll on anyone…
Christmas
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Coping with Money Worries after the Christmas Period
Anyone else over indulge this Christmas? 😐 Show of hands… ✋ Yep, me too. Whether it’s food, gifts, social events, or something else, I think we can all agree that Christmas can be a very expensive time of year. And that it’s all too easy to overspend. Like many people I set myself a budget on Christmas spending but more often than not go over it. I get caught up…
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My Dream Christmas
Last year Aaron asked me what my dream Christmas would be. Specifically where would I spend it? What would I do? And more importantly, who would I spend it with? To be honest, my ‘dream Christmas’, isn’t something I’ve ever thought much about before. However, I did give it a lot of thought when he first asked me, and more so now, as we’re entering the Christmas period again. I…
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A Christmas Weekend in Birmingham *
AD, Gifted | This past weekend Aaron and I popped to Birmingham for an early birthday treat. I had booked us tickets to see Scouting for Girls for his birthday, which are one of his favourite bands, and we decided to make a weekend of it. National Express* kindly gifted us two return tickets on one of their coaches for our trip. For those that aren’t familiar with them, National…
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Eco-friendly Christmas Ideas
AD, GIFTED | Chirstmas is a joyous time of year for most people full of celebrations, spending time with loved ones, and of course gifts. But it’s also a very wasteful time of year too. In fact the UK on average produces 30% more rubbish than any other time of year. Of course there’s no right or wrong way to celebrate the Christmas period, however, if you’re looking for a…
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Party planning for any occassion *
AD | At my 9-5 job I’m part of an associate engagement team, and one of our main responsibilities is planning social events for our staff. But to be honest, that’s not where my love of party planning first began. Credit has to go to my dad here for all the Halloween party planning we did when I was little. Along with many themed movie nights (like Star Wars day).…
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Christmas Day 2018
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas! This year we spent Christmas Day at my sister’s flat, her fiance cooked us a lovely turkey dinner and I ate too many roast potatoes! 😅 Well, they were put on the plate directly in front of me lol. Dinner was followed by a music themed board game, that I ended up winning(!) and The Jungle Book on TV. It was a good…
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The Ultimate Christmas Tag
Merry Christmas to all my readers. 🎄🎁🎉 I hope you have a good day tomorrow, however you choose to spend it. I know Christmas can be a rough time of year for a lot of people, so try and take some time for yourself over the holidays. Have a break from the festivities if you need to. As tomorrow is Christmas Day I thought I’d celebrate by tackling the Ultimate…
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Our Christmas Traditions
When we were little my sister and I used to stay at home with our Gran on Christmas Eve, while my parents went out for the day. We thought they were speaking with Santa about last minute gifts or to see if we were on the naughty or nice list. 😅 … They were actually Christmas shopping and going out for lunch! Now that we’re older we get invited to…