Blogmas | My Christmas Eve

Can you believe it;s actually Christmas Eve already?! Which also means it's the final day of Blogmas! Too much excitement to handle.

To finish my Blogmas series, I thought I would do something a little different and show you my day. As Christmas Eve is not a normal day, I thought I would represent my day (which I'm pretty sure is a fairly normal way as far as Christmas Eve's go) through a series of images from my day. Just something a bit different which I'll hope you'll enjoy.

The final Chocolate in my advent calendar. I get far to exciting for these.

OOTD: Jumper: River Island | Shorts: Top Shop | Hat: Miss Guided | Necklace: Eclectic Ecentricity

Make-up of the day... is that a thing?

Lunch: Camembert with sauce and a baguette. Yum!

A game of Baliwick Trumps that my sisters Young Enterprise group 'Vida' made. I lost... hate this game! Ha!

Entertainment of the day. I've been watching a film everyday of the holiday so far and I don't plan to stop just because it's Christmas. 

All that's left to do in my day is have a shower; watch some festive telly specials and wrap up the last of my gifts. Then tomorrow is Christmas! Whether you celebrate the holiday or not, I hope you all have a great day tomorrow and don't eat too much!

Tasmin x

Blogmas | Alternative Christmas Playlist

Merry Christmas Eve-eve! It's very nearly the big day and, I don't know about you, but I fancy a bit of a change up with the music. Don't get me wrong, nothing brings me joy than listening to the cheesy pop classic that have become tradition to listen to at this time of year. However, sometimes I do wish a new one would sneak into the radio playlist. The newest Christmas that has charted this is Mariah Carey... again! Sometimes, I just want to hear something a little different and mix it up a little bit. Which leads me here, my very own alternative Christmas playlist where I have avoided the typical Christmas classics and have actually found amazing songs that have been completely overlooked over the past few years. 

Mulled Wines- BBC Radio One's Greg James and Chris Smith (with the news...): This hilariously festive parody of Blurred Lines from BBC's Greg James and Chris Smith with the news (only fans of the Greg James show will understand the that) is most definitely better than the original. I mean, it is clear that they aren't profession singers but that doesn't overshadow the pure genius that is this parody of what was the biggest song of last year. 

I Want an Alien For Christmas- Fountains of Wayne: That's right, the band that brought you Stacy's Mum also have, this although a little strange but nonetheless awesome, Christmas hit. An alien isn't exactly what I have on my Christmas list, I think that may be a little frightening opening up one on Christmas day, but it does sound like a cool pet. Remember, aliens are for life not just Christmas!

Yule Shoot Your Eye Out- Fall Out Boy: Not as sinister as the title suggests, but it's not your traditional uplifting Christmas classic, which is what this playlist is all about. For some, Christmas isn't full of cheer and I'm sure there are people we really don't want to bump into this Christmas. If anything, this song is probably the most honest Christmas song I've heard for a long time. We can't be cheerful for the whole of December, can we? Oh my gosh, can you tell I'm a bit of a Scrooge!

Merry Christmas (Wherever You Are)- Lower Than Atlantis: I heard this song for the first time on last nights Made and Chelsea episode today. It was released a couple of years ago and I'm a little shocked that it hasn't had a much airplay as I would of expected. Lower Than Atlantis is one of BBC Radio One's favourite bands so I would of expected to hear it being played on the radio, especially since it's such a great song. Oh well, I spread the word here instead!

Santa Looks A Lot Like Daddy- Bowling For Soup: This is a more modern rock cover from the creators of the Phineas and Ferb theme tune (oh yeah!) of the Buck Owens song from 1965. I'd actually never heard the original before, this kind of Christmas song isn't as big in Britain and it certainly isn't a song you can play to young children, but it does make me chuckle. I think it's just the brutal honesty of a child recognising that Santa doesn't quite look as you would imagine and the incredible catchy-ness of Bowling For Soup's music that you just can't help but love.

Some may say it's a little bit late for a new Christmas Playlist, but I say it's never too late! As always, here's a link to my YouTube version of this playlist for you to have a gander at.  Are there any Christmas songs that you love? New or old, classic or unknown, let me know in the comments. I'd love to hear from you.

Tasmin x

Blogmas | Past Verses Present

I have this weird obsession with past vs present images. These are old photos that people reenact in the present as a comparison, some of which are absolutely hilarious. I'm sure you've all seen one before. I've done one before of me from my first day of Infants and my last day of High School. However, I haven't found a really funny one that I could recreate but this festive one of my sister and I sat in front of the Christmas tree really appealed to me for some reason. I've been wanting to do this particular photo for ages but it became one of those things that I just didn't get around to.

However, today I sort of forced my sister into taking this photo. We didn't have any white pyjamas and we live in a different house not with a different tree but we tried to overcome this by looking extra festive. Okay, so it isn't an strong replica but it kind of works-ish.

Blogmas | Town's Christmas Lights

I spent my evening roaming around town admiring the beautiful Christmas lights. Since I've been so busy, I hadn't quite had the chance to just look at the lights up in town and really wanted to rectify this. So I grabbed my camera, woke up my family (literally!), put on my coat and had a mooch around town.

Because it is so dark and cold, many of my images turned out a little blurry but I think I picked out the best ones. I always like to nosy at  different high-streets Christmas decor, it's a bit of fun I suppose. So I thought I should capture mine to make it fair. I hope you enjoy.

Tasmin x

Blogmas | Christmas Shopping

I finally got my Christmas shopping done. Well, I say that.

As soon as I walked into town, I instantly wanted to run straight back home. I don't know why as it wasn't especially busy but I just felt claustrophobic and pressured. There's little time to the big day and I had absolutely no idea what I wanted to buy my family. I hate feeling pressured into shopping as it takes me ages to find exactly what I want/need and that's when I buy the wrong thing or the wrong size. Which is exactly what happened so I'm going to have to pop into town next week to exchange some things. Such an idiot. 

Anyway, I've spent this evening wrapping up the majority of my gifts whilst watching Love Actually while the rest of my family are out partying. Totally the party animal of my family! ;)

Tasmin x