I know that Christmas doesn't mark the end of the year and the end of December. There is still another week until the end of December but I wanted the write the post now so I could do my 2016 post at the end of the month if that makes sense.
For the last few months, I have been super conscious of my blog statistics. I mentioned this briefly in my November post and since then, I have definitely let it affect me more than it should. If I see a post get less views, I over promote on twitter and also feel really bad about myself. I start thinking that something about that post was bad. That shouldn't be how I feel. Some posts do better than others and I should post posts that I want to and am happy with. One of my main goals for 2017 is to not let the numbers define and affect me because it just doesn't make me happy.
Usually me and my family put our Christmas tree up the weekend after me and my brother break up from school, we are definitely not the type of people who put the tree up in the middle of November! However, this year we put the tree up even later than usual because we had some issues with the carpet but it is up! Me and my brother decorated it on Tuesday and I for one am very happy with it! Here are some photos of it so you can have a look!
Ever had a white Christmas?
No and if it does snow, it tends to be in January. I wouldn't actually like a white christmas because we travel to see my relatives and it would be really nerve wracking driving in the snow.
Christmas song you listen to on repeat?
Smile at Snow by Dodie Clark - It is so beautiful or Do They Know It's Christmas by BandAid
Hello it's juliette from white interiors!
Me and Laura did this last year, and I also did it in the summer when she was away. We both write on each others blogs for a post and generally talk about one another, not in a bitchy way !
Laura is so much more prepared than me, I'm currently 7 days behind on Blogmas whoops! She has photos ready, I'm currently sitting on my bed, watching YouTube and doing a word search typing away on my iPod.
Friday was my last day of school before the christmas holidays and it was very eagerly awaited! School was getting very hectic so I am glad now that I have 2 weeks off with not much to do. One of the main things I want to do is to pamper and look after myself both physically and mentally so I thought I would share with you some ideas on how to do that.
Just to clear up, this post is not a quiz for you to do right here right now but instead a quiz you can print off and share with your family to do on Christmas day! I always want to do something different on Christmas day and I saw this idea in a magazine and decided to make my own quiz!
Like all the baking ideas, I saw this on Pinterest back in November and instantly pinned it to my christmas board! I sent it to my friend and we made plans to make it as soon as possible! This is so simple and so adorable! They are perfect for after christmas meals when you want a snack but not a proper meal. They do have quite a lot of steps but honestly it is so worth it! My favourite brownie recipe of all time is the Best-ever brownies from the BBC website so here is the recipe.
Today I decorated my room for Christmas and I thought I would show you how I do it! Sorry for the shorter post today but I hope you enjoy the video.
As it never snows in the UK for Christmas, I found a recipe where you can make a snowman! How cute are these! I think these would be perfect to eat in front of the fire on Christmas eve watching a christmas film. Its a nice activity to do with you friends or family to get you in the Christmas spirit but it could get very messy!
Today's post is a collab with the wonderful Emsirose about our Christmas playlists. Make sure you check her post out to find out what she is listening to this festive season. These songs are the one that I will be playing on the run up to Christmas and on the day itself.
I always find that secret santa's can be really hard to buy for, especially if you don't know the person that well. On top of that, there is usually a budget which can make it quite hard to buy something. I would definitely recommend doing these ideas if you are doing a secret santa because I think most people would like these.
Last year I did a post on how to create a customised mug but this year I am going to develop this. If you want to read more in depth of how to create the design click here, but simply all you need is a mug and a oil based sharpie. If you are looking for designs, you could stick a letter sticker on and draw around it or write a quote or do it like the picture!
Last year, in my first year of blogging, I did blogmas, but with a twist. Instead of posting everyday up to Christmas (24 posts), I posted every week day which ended up being 18 or 19 posts (read them here) I really enjoyed doing Blogmas but it was so much to do. This year, I am going to 12 days of blogmas, which as the name suggests, is where you write blog posts every day for the 12 days before Christmas. I have a few collabs planned so look out for that too!
