I am starting to think about Christmas, are you? This morning, watching the autumn leaves falling to the ground, a thought ‘it’s time to get the Christmas bauble rolling’ came to me. I love Christmas. Over the last few years, it’s increasingly become a pleasure and most definitely has moved away from any potential of it becoming a chore. The top ...
christmas gifts
What’s In The Box? Giveaway!
I'm not a massive consumer 365 days of the year. Understatement. When it comes to Christmas, and the giving of gifts we do give some gifts to close family. But over the last few years gift giving has reduced dramatically. Why? I find the commercial side of Christmas rather depressing. Being a trained professional marketing person, I understand it. I get ...
Open House / I’m Christmas Shopping
Open house is a little early this week because tomorrow (Thursday) is my one and only Christmas shopping day this year. I'll be out early. Literally hitting the town centre at 9am. It's my one (self-imposed) opportunity to purchase anything non-handmade. I've made my list, and checked it twice! It's not a huge list, as I'm sure you'd expect. And it ...
Kicking Off Christmas 2014
It's starting to feel a lot like Christmas. Okay so it's still November. But as I explained in last Thursdays post - our Christmas preparations typically start just after Remembrance Sunday. This year we are doing things a little differently. And also, in some cases, the same. Christmas always kicks off with charity at Chez Wright. ...
Taking Christmas Off
Usually the day after Remembrance Sunday I start our Christmas preparations. These preparations normally kick off with the making of the Christmas Chutney. Not this year. I love our family traditions. I'm a big believer in developing traditions and creating memories. But I'm also cautious of doing things 'for the sake of it' and am keen to prioritise ...
Open House / Redecorating, The C Word & Mr Thornton
I enjoyed last Thursday's Open House, so much, everyone. Thank you for popping by. I hope you'll be over again today? You may have noticed that my virtual home has been redecorated. I'm not really one for change, but fancied a little bit of colour. Now, I only use free WordPress templates, currently, so I'm limited in what I can do to the place ;) But ...
Simple Christmas Traditions – Simple Gift-Giving
Hey Last Christmas by Wham just came on the radio as I started typing! My very favourite Christmas song ever - Thanks Radio 2!! It's Christmas Guys! Cue Sleigh Bells! We like to lead a simple life over at Chez Wright, but the tradition of Christmas still includes the exchange of gifts for us. As I said we keep it simple, that includes how we do gifts. I ...
The Greatest Gift I Can Give My Children This Christmas
So what is the greatest gift I can give my Children this Christmas? Potentially the possibilities are endless, and I should know what they are, as it is hard to escape the abundance of suggestions that are coming my way through all types of media and advertising. Rarely an hour passes without there being some guidance as to the best toy or must have game, ...