Beccy here, sorry it's been a while, hope you didn't miss me! Miri and I have been very busy lately, now I have a bit of spare time so I'm able to (finally!) post again. we're ready to make another post. So before we begin, I'd just like to say that if you have any suggestions or ideas for a tutorial you want to see, a recipe, or whether you just want to see some posts where we just blabber on about our days (maybe something more personal? Only if you'd like) or even do a Q&A, don't hesitate to let us know, we'd LOVE to hear from you.
So this is going to be a bit different from the usual posts. I know I always seem to get very stressed around Christmas time and a lot of other people do too. This post is going to tell you what I like to do to relax when everything is just getting a bit much.
When I'm stressed, a piping hot bath always calms me down. Of course, it's no fun if it's crystal clear water, so I like to use bath bombs or bubbles. Lush Cosmetics is my favourite brand, not only do the products look and smell great, but they do no animal testing whatsoever and they use organic, cruelty free ingredients. I like to combine the Christmas pudding bath bomb and the candy mountain bubble bar. Occasionally when I have a particularly bad skin day I use a facemask (I like the honey one from Montagne Jeunesse) I also like to use a sugar scrub on my face which you can make yourself or buy from your local boots or superdrug (if you like I could do a facial scrub recipe?) and finally, I light my favourite candle(s!) (I'm loving Yankee Candles Christmas Cookie!) Once I have my luxuriously extravagant bath set up, I like to grab the book I'm reading, maybe a snack or drink and sit in the tub. This is often the only time I get during the day to be alone and totally relaxed.
Another thing that always calms me in the hectic holiday season is making lists. To some people that sounds absolutely absurd or bizarre, but to other people (like me!) it's basically a ritual. I make lists on what people want for Christmas, what I want to get them, gifts within my price range, budget lists, stores I need to visit, what I want for Christmas, etc. I don't know why but having a neat stack of perfectly handwritten lists on the desk is just such a good feeling and OH MY GOD WHEN I PRINT SOMETHING THAT DOESNT NEED TO BE PRINTED YET AND ITS SO PERFECT AND SATISFYING.
I hope that I'm not just a bit weird and that other people understand this too... It just makes me feel like I'm so organised!
Do you do any of these things?
Let me know in the comments down below.
Ok so another thing that I don't think is quite as weird as the other things is to make sure you're prepared, ie have various different rolls of wrapping paper and ribbons and bows at hand.
It's also good to go out and buy some stuff that's a good present for anyone, so like no one in particular in mind so if something comes up or you forget to buy something and you don't have time to go shopping, you can just wrap one of your emergency gifts and ta-da! You're ready!
It's nice to sit by the fire in pjs and cute socks with a warm drink and a good book, but not everyone has those things, so another way to relax at the end of a stressful day is to grab a couple of tasty yet filling snacks and a drink, and cuddle up with some blankets in front of the TV/Netflix. Lord knows how often I do that...
Whether this blog post helped you or not, I certainly enjoyed writing it and I hope you enjoyed reading it (if you even made it this far...)
So it's bye for now, and again, sorry it's been so long!
Hugs and kisses, Beccy x
