Getting Into The Festive Spirit

For some reason, I've not been feeling very festive this year. So I've compiled a short list of the things that get me into the festive spirit!

My Mini Christmas Tree!!!

Ahhh how cute is this? I'm not sure if you can tell how small it is but it's about 7 inches in height. It's also got fibre optic lights which flash in an array of colours and it's so pretty when I turn my bedroom light off in the evening. I have a large Christmas tree downstairs as well, but I love having a little one in my bedroom. 

Christmas music

Christmas music is almost always guaranteed to make me feel all festive. And yes, I do still have the Pop Idol Christmas Album from all those years ago and I still listen to it! I'm loving the Glee Christmas Album the most at the moment though. I think I got it for Christmas last year but I can't quite remember who bought it for me. 

A Christmas story

I don't normally buy books specifically for Christmas. In fact, prior to the above, I've only done this once and I didn't actually read it because I didn't finish another book in time! This year though, I've been hearing a lot about "I Heart Christmas" by Lindsey Kelk. As I finished reading a book the other week, I figured I'd purchase this one onto my Kindle. I'm loving it so far! I only purchased chapters 1-5 as it was free and I wasn't sure if I'd like it, but I do, so I'll be purchasing the full version very soon!

Tub of chocolates

Okay, this is a bit of an odd one because I actually don't eat much chocolate but we always seem to have a massive tub of chocolates in our house every Christmas! As soon as a see a big tub of Celebrations, Quality Street etc, I know it's almost Christmas!

Christmas markets

I absolutely love going to the Christmas markets! I've been twice this year but I'll probably go again once Christmas is nearly on our doorstep. The first time I went this year, it was mid November and it was a little too early for me to feel festive. I went again in late November but I was in such a rush that I didn't really walk around much. I always find that going in December when all the Christmas music is blasting out always makes me feel super festive! Plus, there's always so much good food. I've been to various Christmas markets but none of them compare to Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park London. The atmosphere is unrivalled and there's so much to see and do (and eat!). If you get the chance to go to Winter Wonderland, I definitely recommend trying out their weird but wonderful burgers (unless you're a vegetarian, of course). 

What makes you feel festive?