Blogmas 2023 Day Ten: Work Christmas Meal 🍸

Hi guys 👋🏻

So a few days ago I had the first of my work Christmas meals.

This year was so great because it is the first year that we’ve been able to have a proper one since before COVID!!

So many people came and it was such a lovely and festive atmosphere, like the old times.

We went to a local pub which was so quaint and cosy.

I got myself a (or maybe a couple) of Claus-mopolitans (they saw me coming) which were delicious.

For my main, I ordered the festive burger – an unusual choice for me but delicious none the less. It had pigs in blankets on top and inside to make it extra festive was brie, and cranberry sauce. Brie on anything makes it better. It also came with some really yummy chips.

I was defeated by it though…

For dessert, I had the chocolate brownie with ice cream. The brownie was really chocolatey and had nice big chunks of chocolate in, but it would have been warm – that would have made it top tier.

The ice cream was amazing. It was honeycomb flavoured and had bits of crunchy honeycomb in it, which was delicious. There were also pieces of chocolate covered honeycomb and chocolate sauce on the plate, which were amazing.

It was so lovely to all get together, dress up, catch up and have a laugh together.

15 days until Christmas!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Nine: My favourite Christmas films 🎥

Hi guys 👋🏻

I LOVE watching Christmas films, and it is one of the best ways to get yourself into the festive spirit.

So, without further ado, here are my top 10 Christmas films…

An absolute classic, Buddy is me at Christmas. It’s a lot of fun and SO quotable. If you want to feel super festive and get your Christmas spirit up to 100%, this is the film for you.
This film is a classic and is really fun to watch. It’s a great story and it is really heartwarming, too.
This one is so funny and it just makes me laugh because I work in a primary school. Obviously, this is a little exaggerated, but some of it is so relatable, and we all need a little bit of Mr. Poppy energy at Christmas time, especially in a school.
This is a British classic. I love all the different stories happening and all of the brilliant characters and actors in it. I still haven’t forgiven you Alan.
Again, another classic. This one is so funny, so quotable and has such a lovely message. The Grinch is such a vibe.
I watched this for the first time last year and LOVED it. I was so surprised but its brilliant and the message is amazing. I loved the story so much.
This is quite a recent one, and I loved it. It’s all based around the Wham song Last Christmas, which is my favourite Christmas song. The story is very clever.
This one has to be on at least once every year. It is the ultimate Christmas classic, and I watch it every Chrsutmas Eve. There’s a lot of childhood nostalgia attached to this film.
This was a new one last year, and it was another lovely story. It made me feel like I was inside a Christmas novel. It was that kind of story. I really enjoyed it.
I really enjoy watching this one each year because although it is a little sad the story is really lovely.

What is your favourite Christmas film?

16 days to go!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Eight: Christmas out & about 🎄

Hi guys 👋🏻

Welcome to another Blogmas post.

I love walking around, going into town, and just generally seeing lots of fairy lights and Christmas lights all around.

They look lovely, especially in the evening and they make me feel really festive.

So, here are some photos that I’ve taken out and about (so far!)

17 days until Christmas 🎅🏻

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Seven: My Christmas Reads 📚🎄

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It’s time to do one of my favourite blog posts, all about books! Specifically my Christmas books for this festive period.

I have picked out five books that I am hoping to read over Christmas and the new year!

Let’s take a look…

‘That Festive Feeling’ By Heidi Swain

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I look forward to every Christmas and a big part of that is the traditional Heidi Swain Christmas novel that she releases every October/November time.

Her Christmas books are my favourite.

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‘Holly has the place to herself this Christmas. House sitting for friends who live on Nightingale Square. Newly single and unsure about next steps for her career, she plans to hunker down and make some life decisions.’

‘The Adventure of the Christmas pudding’ by Agatha Christie

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This is our Christmas Book Club Book Pick. We wanted something a bit different, a well known, classic author but with a Christmas theme. Agatha Christie is, of course, a classic author, and I’ve never read one of her books, so it will be good to do so.

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‘An English country house at Christmas time, with its cracking log fires and fine food, may seem an incongruous setting for a crime- but a sinister note left in his pillow warns Hercule Poirot to be on his guard.’

‘The Christmas Sisters’ by Sarah Morgan

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Sarah Morgan is another author whose books I enjoy and she always releases a new Christmas book around this time of year.

I have been meaning to read this one for a few years but due to having a lot of Christmas books I haven’t got round to it yet.

‘All that Suzanne McBride wants for Christmas is her three daughters happy and at home. But when sisters Posy, Hannah and Beth feturn to their family home in the Scottish Highlands, Old tensions and buried secrets start bubbling to the surface.‘

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‘One perfect Christmas and other stories’ by Paige Toon

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I have a couple of these books where it is made up of lots of short stories, with a Christmas theme.

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These books are also great if you don’t have much time over the festive period, each little story isn’t loads of pages so it’s great for a quick festive hit.

‘The Christmas Book Club’ by Sarah Morgan

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This is Sarah Morgans latest Christmas book and it sounds like my idea of heaven with the Book Club theme.

This sounds great and super cosy.

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‘A long lasting friendship. Every year, Erica, Claudia, and Anna reunite for their book club holiday. They’re bonded by years of friendship and a deep love of books, but there is still so much they keep from each other.’

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What’s on your 2023 reading list for the festive period?

Any Christmas book recommendations welcome!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Six: Decorating our home 🏡

Hi guys 👋🏻

The decorating was in a few stages this year (mainly because I didn’t bring everything back from storage)

This was stage one of the decorating, which was mainly decorating the living room with lots of lights and positioning the trees (ready to decorate later!)

Here are the general decorations…

It’s starting to feel very festive 😃

What decorations are your favourites?

Mine are fairy lights.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Five: My top 5 favourite Christmas Songs 🎵

Hi guys 👋🏻

Welcome to Blogmas Day Five!

An absolutely classic Blogmas post is my top five Christmas songs…

So, here it is!

1. Last Christmas by Wham!

My ALL TIME favourite. The best Christmas song of all time.

2. Step into Christmas by Elton John

It’s a brilliant catchy and upbeat Christmas song. This one always puts me in a good mood.

3. Merry Christmas by Ed Sheeran and Elton John

This is a very recent Christmas song and usually I love the classics the best, however I really do think that this one is a brilliant catchy Christmas song for more recent times in particular, it reminds you to enjoy, appreciate and embrace this festive time of year with family (especially after 2020) and I love a bit of Ed Sheeran, boy can he write a tune!

4. Merry Christmas Everyone by Shakin’ Stevens

This is an absolute classic, and it really reminds me of my childhood. I used to listen to it at home and on the TV music channels (when they were a thing) and it was always on loads, just a classic Christmas song.

5. Christmas Dance by Darren Criss

Darren Criss is one of my favourite artists, and again, this is quite a recently released song, from his album ‘A Very Darren Crissmas’, and I love it. It’s SO catchy and feel good. It gets you up and moving and having fun.

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Four: Advent Calendars 📅

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Welcome to Day Four of Blogmas!

And today I am going to show you which Advent Calendars I have this year. I’ve got a nice variety with a last minute addition.

Let’s take a look!

Up first, my chocolate advent calendar…

I got out my Harry Potter pocket advent calendar, this one you fill yourself.

I got me and my husband chocolate coins for each day.

It has 24 pockets, so I’ve put extra in for the 25th as I like yo have one for Christmas morning too.

Next up, I have my beautiful Pop up Harry Potter advent calendar. I bought this either last year or two years ago (I can’t remember)

It is so cool – and it’s great that you can refuse it!

I love the little decorations you get each day, to hang on the tree!

My final advent calendar is a F.R.I.E.N.D.S themed one. This was an unexpected one, but I couldn’t resist it. A bonus was that it was in a sale at my local bookshop, so it was a bargain.

This one comes with cool little F.R.I.E.N.D.S themed goodies such as decorations, bookmarks, puzzles (& I’m not sure what else yet!)

It’s fun to have a few different ones to open each morning!

What sort of advent calendar do you have?

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Three: Festive Baking ✨️

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Welcome to Day Two of Blogmas.

Today I did a spot of festive ‘baking’ with my Nephews.

We made Rice Crispy Christmas Puddings.

I’ll include the ingredients and recipe below. They are super easy, they came out so well and they are really effective.

These are fun just to make but would also be great on a festive buffet table.

Ingredients:

  • Milk Chocolate
  • Rice crispies or coco pops
  • White chocolate (half the amount of milk)
  • Smarties (The Candy cane ones have loads of red ones)
  • Christmas Sprinkles

Method:

  • Melt the Milk Chocolate slowly, 30 secs at a time until fully melted.
  • Mix in the rice crispy until well coated.
  • Use an ice cream scoop to scoop out a domed portion and place onto greaseproof paper (reshape on the paper if needed)
  • Refridgerate until hard.
  • Melt the white chocolate in the same way that you melted the milk chocolate.
  • Take the puddings out of the fridge, drizzle a small amount of white chocolate on top and let it drip down the edges to look like icing.
  • Adorn and decorate with the smarties and sprinkles to create Holly.
  • Refridgerate again so that the white chocolate can harden.
  • Enjoy!

Give them a go and let me know how you get on!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 Day Two: Elf 20th anniversay showing

Hi guys! 👋🏻

Welcome to Day Two of Blogmas!

Today I went to see a showing of the Christmas film, Elf.

It’s back in cinemas for the 20th anniversary of its release!

I love Elf, it’s my favourite Christmas film.

It was great to watch it on the big screen, and it was on Imax, so it really was big (& very loud 🤣)

A very festive and fun way to start the day!

What’s your favourite Christmase film?

Untim Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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Blogmas 2023 is here!

Hi guys 👋🏻

It’s that time of year again, yep – you guessed it… Blogmas time 🎄

It’s time to get festive and enjoy this wonderful spirit filled season.

And what better way than with 25 festive blog posts, throughout December!?!

What is Blogmas?

For each of the 25 days of advent, from December the First, leading up to Christmas Day, you post a festive themed blog post! This can be anything that you like, as long as the theme is Christmas!

What should I expect?

I do a variety of festive blog posts ranging from foodie recipes, my ‘favourites’, Christmas parties/events that I go to, Christmas traditions, decorations, and much more!

It’s a lot of festive fun and a great way to indulge in the festive season, picking up some ideas, tips, and tricks along the way.

So here we are! Day One of Blogmas.

Let’s do this!

& most importantly – enjoy.

24 days until Christmas!

Until Next Time,

Roseanne 🙂

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