Good Morning Lovelies, 

Christmas is only one month away now and I am beyond excited! I have been preparing for this time of year since the stroke of midnight on Christmas Day 2025, as I began thinking about what I wanted to do over the next 12 months to get ready for it! This included making sure that I had a whole diary full of activities in 2026! 

With this in mind, I have been adding lots of things to our calendar recently, including a big event in October. We have always wanted to go on the London Eye, but we have never faced our fear of heights and done it. It also wasn’t helped by the fact that my mum was convinced it had a glass floor too. 

Yet, we are finally facing our fears to mark the festive season, as we have booked up to go for a ride on it just before the big day. With my mum having taken some days off work during December, we felt like it was the best time of the year to just go for it. We will be going up when it is dark and I can’t wait to see all the twinkling festive lights, as the city comes to life before us. We have also made sure to make this a festive shopping day too, plotting to go around Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Regent Street and Oxford Street in the hopes to pick up some goodies. 

October also allowed for me to really scope out all the Christmas markets and events close to home that are coming up, which I was lucky to share a few of with you already. I have big plans to cover more as we get closer to the main event but from what I have seen so far, this year has seen many of them stepping up their game.

We also nipped into many shops during the month to gather a few much needed, well to us anyway, decorations. B&M and Home Bargains are leading the way at the moment, as they have so many fresh looks and ideas to adorn your home with. I picked up a new wreath, a massive Santa and a few little decorations, which have been sitting nicely in my little bedroom waiting to be put out. 

As soon as the last weekend of November hits, everything will finally start to come together, as I plan to go wild and decorate. I honestly can’t believe that we are almost at that point that we can do though. It really feels like this year has gone by so quickly! I just hope that we get to enjoy the holidays at a slow pace because I always get so sad when it is all over. Who else is with me? We all just need to make it as extra special as possible, which I know all of you lovelies will do!

Joey X