It doesn't matter if you've been naughty or nice, because Xmas is coming all the same. You better buckle up!!

As the season of the reindeer has started to loom upon us, with its sometimes forced, imposed, prescribed, and found, or lost joyous happiness, love and good deeds, have started being sprinkled all over towns and cities, as the hearts of some, are slightly softened, while others are being seized by a wistful sentiment of nostalgia for the past.

Frankly, we are all trying to make as many excuses possible, to find new paths to help us run away from Covid's narratives and meta narratives, which have been playing havoc against and upon us, for almost two years now.

Love it or hate it, as the song goes, Xmas, is the most wonderful time of the year, so from the warmth of my bed, with a disturbing cold, and in my most beloved pyjamas, hereby I upload some tips with a view to helping you survive the upcoming holidays.

'All is well that ends well', so it's a must to kick off the beginning of this auspicious Christmas, by writing and sending out a beautiful letter to our beloved Kris Kringle. 

FYI!!! It takes letters a while to reach the North Pole, so you'd better not procrastinate it for too long. You can find loads of free beautiful printable samples online, so go and Google search!

WEAR

I wanted to come up with some advice on what to wear for Christmas' and New year's eve, but it wasn't easy. First thing I found in my search, on the cover of a worldwide avowed magazine, was the image I uploaded underneath this paragraph. I immediately neglected it, for it depicts and imposes how women must hide themselves under fabric. 

It only reinforces the idea that beauty cannons, based on strict measurements, must be followed and that when beauty standards are not met, bodies must be hidden, for they will end up being considered as defective by mainstream. If women choose to show themselves in all their true nature and choices this publishing states that they won't be well accepted. 

As I saw it I stopped my search. Then started saying to myself 

-There's nothing wrong with my height, nor with my arms, nor with my waist, nor with my back, neither with my breast. And then I looked at the pictures one more time and asked myself. What would a person do if he or she had all the problems listed at the same time?

Probably get a piece of fabric of each of the models proposed by the mag. Screw it!

I must admit I've already chosen my outfits for those days, and ZARA and SFERA were the shops where I got them from. They have created truly beautiful, reusable and convenient collections for these occasions.

 Best advice I can give, is - always stick to being yourself and remaining comfy. If you see a piece of clothing and you are illumined at its sight and touch, find your size, try it on and if you like it, go for it no matter what. 

 BULLSHIIT

And try out the new manicure party wise proposals! They are the icing on the cake!

PRIMP

This season Sesderma, which is the brand that I use for my facial routine has launched this pack.

I believe you should most definitely give it a try. I have also fallen for the bag.

DINE

Here are some of my basics for this season. Cinnamon, orange and ginger are basic ingredients to make these days taste like real Christmas is happening. Chocolate tart for pudding is always welcome to be served and eaten. ( at any time of the day)

Salty appetizers could also be served as follows.

For dessert, one of the finest proposals are the carrot and tangerine cake, served alongside with cream and the lemon mousse macaron xmas trees.

 Decorate & Craft

If You run out of ideas for things to do with your kids you can try and shape these and other crafts with them. My students had tons of fun!

It also is our favorite time of the year to decorate. Here I have uploaded some of my favorite ways to decorate this season

.Dry flowers wreath

.Pinecones DIY heart

. Paper star

. Old pages from a book stuck to wall Xmas tree

.Beautiful Packaging for xmas gifts

. The xmas tree without ornaments and only filled by 100s of lights

.Santa's hat made of crochet- Politena Bilbao, Espacio de arte (You can find it there)

. Xmas rose - as the favorite flower of the season

FAMILY

It also is the season to gather with close friends and family and to show them our love and true colours. Here are some proposals to do so.

.First, I would like to recommend this book as the best Xmas gift. It's made of these six top ingredients, love (mainly), magic, adventure, good taste, elegance and fun.

Then, some of my favorite choices

. A well-deserved Sesderma box

.A bouquet of dry flowers

. Xmas coffee mugs

.Time to see movies such as Home Alone or any others you can think of with your beloved

.Born Living Yoga outfit

.A tree

.Inspiring toys from special second hand shops or street markets

. Listening to The Talks  the-talks.com

.A trip to get to spend some quality time with the family we choose, our friends

.And some more books

Titles are in English, I tend to watch, read and write everything in such language. SORRYYYY! 

I'm pretty sure that if interested, you'll find your way to the language you may need.

I guess this is pretty much it.

May your days be merry and mild and may all your Xmases be wild!!

Loads of love,

M