This week has been mega difficult – I’ve had a full
week of university, which I struggle with anyway, but I’m also still unwell
with this horrible virus and it’s completely flooring me. I’ve worked out it
must be about six weeks of having this virus now, which isn’t much fun. I would
really like to start feeling a bit better so I can actually enjoy the run-up to
Christmas rather than just wanting to curl up under a blanket and sleep!
Is anyone else slightly obsessed with Paperchase postcards?! I seem to always pick a few up whenever I go into the store, so am
building up quite a collection. I am trying to send them out now though, as it
seems a bit silly just having a pile of them at home doing nothing. These two
from my latest purchase really make me chuckle.
Freddie sits in the funniest places and somehow still
manages to look comfortable. I was sitting on the sofa this week and he usually
likes to snuggle up on my knee. But instead, he climbed round the back of me
and perched himself on top of the sides of the cushions!
We’ve finally got the first of our Christmas
decorations out – the Advent Candles always look so pretty when it’s dark and
cold outside. We haven’t got our tree or anything else up yet (we still need to
go and buy our tree, as we have a real one) but I’m hoping we can start to put
everything up soon. I’m struggling to feel very Christmassy at the moment, so
maybe once we start putting up the decorations it will help get me into the
Christmas spirit.
As I said, I was at university for a full week this
week. We were doing a ‘news week,’ which is where we simulate a newsroom every
day and put out either some online articles or a television news programme.
It’s incredibly hard work and can be quite stressful, but it did mean I could
treat myself to a Christmassy Starbucks. I’m also addicted to these Salt and
Vinegar Pom-Bears at the moment – they’re so good and gluten free too!
To try and help myself feel a bit more Christmassy, I
decided to drink my tea in one of my Christmas mugs. This one was from Jilly Jilly and covered in little snowmen and marshmallows. She does so many cute mugs for
Christmas and beyond, so I would definitely recommend checking out her website
if you’re looking for lovely gifts (or just something for yourself!)
One of the news stories that I decided to cover this
week was about a Christmas Tree Festival in a local church. I went to have a
look around and do some filming with my friend, Nina, and it was so pretty.
There were over 100 trees, each decorated by a different community
organization, and it felt totally magical in there. Now I just wish we could
get our own Christmas tree up and decorated.
I was meant to be at university all week, but by
Wednesday evening I was feeling so unwell that I decided that I needed to take
Thursday off and stay at home. I’m not very good at actually resting, so I did
a little bit of sorting out and put away some of my birthday presents. This
Little Women book was one of my birthday gifts and I just think it looks so pretty. I’ve never
actually read the story before, which is terrible considering it’s a classic,
but I’m hoping that having such a beautiful copy of it will encourage me to
start reading.
Once I’d done a bit of tidying and sorting, I curled
up on the sofa and started writing my Christmas cards. I’m determined that, one
year; I will have them all written before December even starts. But that hasn’t
happened this year (mainly thanks to being unwell and university taking over)
so I’m trying to get them done before the last posting dates.
With not being well and having a really sore throat,
I’ve been pretty much living on different variations of tea, which means the
chance to use lots of cute mugs. This unicorn one was another of my birthday
presents, and it made me smile having it sitting there on my coaster while I
watched the soaps on TV.
While I was looking online for present ideas for
people, I came across the 2017 collection of Disney Christmas TsumTsums. As
they were in the Black Friday sale, I just couldn’t help myself, so treated
myself to all of them for my TsumTsum collection. They look really cute sitting
in this little pyramid on top of one of my DVD towers!
Thankfully I was feeling well enough to go and see my
friend Charlie yesterday and her two children, Izzi and Joe. We don’t get to
see each other that often, but when we do it’s always lovely to have a good
catch up. Charlie had planned lots of nice things for us to do – first we made
magic snow, which Izzi and Joe absolutely loved! Then we made Christmas tree
decorations and decorated a gingerbread house. I definitely felt more
Christmassy by the time I was due to leave.
This was one of the little penguin decorations we made
with Izzi and Joe. It was a bit more tricky than we expected, but they turned
out really well and look great on Charlie’s tree.
You can check out my YouTube channel here, where I have recently uploaded a few new Christmassy videos. I
have a few more planned too, including some weekly Vlogmas uploads.
I’m also trying to post on Snapchat a bit more,
so if you fancy following me, my username is Jennycole44.
If you don’t already, please give me a follow
on Bloglovin here - I can’t believe I’ve managed to hit 800 followers now! Thank
you all so much. I’m planning a giveaway as soon as I can get some bits
together!
What have you been up to this week? I always
enjoy hearing about your news and adventures!
