I’m actually not going to talk any more about Christmas, I’ve my previous 4 posts have been about Christmas!
In case you missed them, you can read them here:
- La Redoute Blogger Christmas Party
- Merry Christmas and Previous Years Posts
- What I got for Christmas
- What I did at Christmas
I’m back home in Leeds now, I got quite the fright when I came back to see all the flooding in my area. My gym is under water, so I’m hoping that’s sorted soon! It doesn’t feel real until you see it yourself. I drove over a bridge as I couldn’t get up Kirkstall road and the whole thing was flooded. Cars stranded. It was like a punch in the heart seeing a place I drive through daily destroyed. I had seen the photos on the news and Twitter, but nothing could prepare me for seeing it with my own eyes.
The building on the right is my gym. I really hope it’s not too badly damaged as I’m so eager to get back to the gym this week!
Anyway, less chit chat and on with the chat questions:
Q1: How did you spend Christmas?
I spent Christmas away from the internet, with my family and lots of gin – perfect @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Jessica (@JessInYourEar) December 26, 2015
We had family at our house for the first time. It was really lovely but exhausting!! @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Lous-a-Leaping ?? (@naturallybeige) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree I travelled to see my granny and my granda but that was mostly it #socialbloggers
— gaily(apple)pie ???? (@SherbetAurora) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree I spent it with my mum and gran at my gran’s house 😊 #socialbloggers
— Amani Carson (@amanicarson) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree with my family, eating too much food #socialbloggers
— Merry Jasmas?? (@blogsallbeautyy) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree Alone with nice food and drinks. Best Christmas ever! #socialbloggers How did you spend yours?
— Jennie (@lifestyledbyj) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree I spent it with my mum, sister and sister’s boyfriend just staying in and eating a lot of food! #socialbloggers
— Kimberley (@clrchronicles) December 26, 2015
A1: With family & friends at my in-laws’. Lots of food, lots of presents & games ??🎁🎉💓 Fun times @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— MielandMint?? (@MielandMint) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree A1 We were with my bf’s parents on the 23rd and on the 24th with my family for dinner and make presents. 😀 #socialbloggers
— Merry Sassy-mas ? (@sassylovescom) December 26, 2015
Q2: What was your fav gift?
My softbox lighting is going to change my life! @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Jessica (@JessInYourEar) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree my new drawing tablet ! Yaaaay #socialbloggers
— Jemma ?? Dorkface (@dorkfaceblog) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree Got a new camera which I’m SO happy about 😊 Had only been using my phone for blog photography the last year! #socialbloggers
— Amani Carson (@amanicarson) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree A touchscreen laptop #socialbloggers
— Brianna (@Briegeorgie) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree I got my favourite perfume and a cookbook for nerds!! WOOO! #socialbloggers
— Daisy the Reindeer (@PromptsByDee) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree A2: sooo many but the best would be a new camera (+lenses) & a trip 🙈🎉 hubby did well 😍 #socialbloggers
— MielandMint?? (@MielandMint) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree My brother bought me a bear dressing gown! It’s so comfy!. Also my mum bought me a dome umbrella #socialbloggers
— gaily(apple)pie ???? (@SherbetAurora) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree my best friend got me a trip away – I was absolutely gobsmacked! #socialbloggers
— Katie (@life_bykatie) December 26, 2015
I did really well for gifts this year. There wasn’t one thing that I thought ‘Really?This is for me? Why?!?) @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Lous-a-Leaping ?? (@naturallybeige) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree A2 I loved the heated hair rollers I got, they make my hair look insane #Socialbloggers
— Jemma l (@dsaddictionx) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree my fave present was a new coat 😁 #sociabloggers
— Jess Sharples (@JessieLou33) December 26, 2015
Q3: What’s your fav Christmas food?
@skinnedcartree roast beef, roast potatoes and yorkshire puddings. Not traditional to most but very traditional for me! #socialbloggers
— gaily(apple)pie ???? (@SherbetAurora) December 26, 2015
Smoked salmon, homemade sausage rolls, Yorkshire puddings, roast potatoes – all the carbs! #socialbloggers @skinnedcartree
— Jessica (@JessInYourEar) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree STUFFING
— April (@April_Todd) December 26, 2015
PIGS IN BLANKETS. Obvs. @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Lous-a-Leaping ?? (@naturallybeige) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree ALL THE SWEETS AND CAKES. There’s birthdays on both days so there’s always too much and I end up eating it all.
— Ella Pinto (@ellapintoo) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree pigs in blankets and stuffing 😍😍
— Amy (@amyxdeverson) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree pickled onions & those funny shaped mini crackers type things! Once you start you can’t stop #socialbloggers
— ginger (@gingerandcream) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree anything I wouldn’t eat the rest of the year. We had potato dauphinoise…naughty but nice! #socialbloggers
— Beth Wallace (@FFC_blog) December 26, 2015
A3: My family is african so I love our traditional foods ! @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Rhonna’s Inner Peace (@rhosinnerpeace) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree A3: Swedish meatballs, of course. Salmon is hard to top. Discovered I love Brussels sprouts too! 😀 #socialbloggers
— Jennie (@lifestyledbyj) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree turkey, carrots, chocolate… #socialbloggers
— Merry Jasmas?? (@blogsallbeautyy) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree does bread sauce count? Lol. Love a good trifle too #socialbloggers
— Bex (@bubblybex3) December 26, 2015
Q4: What are your Christmas traditions?
@skinnedcartree I ALWAYS have 2 Xmas dinners – 1 at 1pm and 1 at 6pm (pleasing both mum and dad!) #socialbloggers
— Amy (@amyxdeverson) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree There aren’t really any in my house. We’ve gotten progressively less festive #socialbloggers
— gaily(apple)pie ???? (@SherbetAurora) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree I’m feeling quite boring as I can’t think of anything unique me or my family does for Christmas! #socialbloggers
— Amani Carson (@amanicarson) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree It changes every year so I never know! 😂 #socialbloggers
— Daisy the Reindeer (@PromptsByDee) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree on Christmas Eve I go to a fam friends house, and then afterwards I go home with my gran to open the presies. (1)
— Ella Pinto (@ellapintoo) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree On the day, I have lunch with some family and friends and dinner time I have dinner with another side of the family. (2)
— Ella Pinto (@ellapintoo) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree Ours are weird. We have Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve #socialbloggers
— Jemma l (@dsaddictionx) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree mine is secret Santa with the family! It’s so fun to see what people pick! #socialbloggers
— TheCurly&TheStraight (@AndTheStraight) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree We always play a board game in the afternoon and have a scratch card each on the christmas tree! #socialbloggers
— Kimberley (@clrchronicles) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree one of my favourite traditions is that my best friend who lives in Istanbul comes to join us for Christmas…
— Beth Wallace (@FFC_blog) December 26, 2015
Q5: What are your plans for NYE?
@skinnedcartree to have a house party! (I live in a 10 person house with all my best friends)!! 😁😁 #socialbloggers
— Amy (@amyxdeverson) December 26, 2015
A visit to Leeds, a masquerade ball at a wine bar and a New Year’s Day walk in Ilkley @skinnedcartree #socialbloggers
— Jessica (@JessInYourEar) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree Pub then rock club night I think #socialbloggers
— Amani Carson (@amanicarson) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree Pub then rock club night I think #socialbloggers
— Amani Carson (@amanicarson) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree Might go to the fire and light even at @HelixFalkirk … or go to a nightclub. or youtube. probably youtube. #socialbloggers
— gaily(apple)pie ???? (@SherbetAurora) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree Going out for dinner hopefully and popping home to watch the fireworks on BBC 1! #socialbloggers
— Daisy the Reindeer (@PromptsByDee) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree we’re having a perfect quiet one at home with our new 2-month-old baby and the fireworks on tv 🎉
— Beth Wallace (@FFC_blog) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree nothing 🙁 hoping there’s a chat 😉 #socialbloggers
— Merry Jasmas?? (@blogsallbeautyy) December 26, 2015
@skinnedcartree I feel like a lot of pressure is put on NYE but the best ones are when you expect nothing and are pleasantly surprised
— Beth Wallace (@FFC_blog) December 26, 2015
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I spent my time with my family and friends cooking and making them feel at home in my house great topic.
seems like you had a great time!!!
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Oh my gosh, I hope the flooding has stopped in your area! I’m so sorry about the gym! jeeeeeez
I hope you had a wonderful christmas sweetheart & hope everything is well!
Serene | I Am Serene L
I think it has stopped now! It’s apparently going to rain a lot again over the next few days though.
My fave gift is yet to come – a new notebook computer. We preferred to wait for the sales!
Oh I love getting new computers! Hope you enjoy it.
That’s a lot of water! December has been a crazy month for weather. I hope the water goes down soon.
I honestly hope things in Englang are looking up. I’ve been seeing the news and it’s terribly sad to see such beautiful places affected by the storms. Hopefully things are getting better. If there’s anything we can do, let us know!
Ella x
Noooo, poor Leeds! I don’t have a TV so I haven’t seen the images but I’ve heard a lot about all the flooding and my husband saw it when he was up there- so terrible.
It looks like everyone here had a great Christmas- I’m intrigued by what a Softbox lighting is!?!?!