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The Grief Diaries

The First Christmas

Today has been a shitty day. After a few (okay, a lot of) drinks last night, I started crying, and I don’t remember stopping. I just remember waking up this morning, feeling tired, drained, and empty. Most days I consider my biggest achievement getting out of bed. Today was one of those days. It took… Continue reading The First Christmas

December's Craft Gin Club offerings
Craft Gin Club Reviews

Craft Gin Club Subscription Box Review | December 2021

It’s weird to think we’re now on my final Craft Gin Club review of 2021. It’s actually a bit late, as I’m currently writing this in 2022, but that’s been Christmas for you - it’s just been nonstop. Any spare time I’ve had has been spent worrying about Omicron shitting on our Christmas plans, drinking… Continue reading Craft Gin Club Subscription Box Review | December 2021

Tilly & Her Presents - Christmas 2020
Monthly Wrap Ups

December 2020 Wrap Up

So here it is, my final wrap up of the absolute piece of crap that was 2020. I’ll be honest, again, not much happened given the restrictions that we were under (thankfully we were only tier 2, now tier 3), so I feel this will be a rather short wrap up. I’m honestly so done… Continue reading December 2020 Wrap Up

TV

My Top 10 Christmas TV Episodes – The Best Christmas TV Viewing to Get You Feeling Festive

One of my favourite things about Christmas is settling into watching our yearly helping of Love Actually. It’s something we do every year, and along with that, we also watch some of our favourite Christmas themed episodes of various TV shows. I love that familiarity, and there’s something extra special that comes with watching a… Continue reading My Top 10 Christmas TV Episodes – The Best Christmas TV Viewing to Get You Feeling Festive

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TV

John Lewis Christmas Adverts: My Definitive Ranking

Every year, there’s one telly event that us Brits look forward to, and that’s the launch of the John Lewis Christmas advert. Over the years they’ve graced us with some fantastic ads that have really pulled at the heartstrings and got us feeling all warm inside in the run up to Christmas. After the absolute… Continue reading John Lewis Christmas Adverts: My Definitive Ranking

Me, Liam & Tilly - Christmas Day 2019
About Me, Memories & Experiences

Swiftie Heaven, Comedy and Festivities: A Review of October, November and December

As promised, better late than never, here is my final quarterly round-up of 2019. It feels weird to be writing it even though we’re in January, but it’s finally here. Anyway, not only is this my final quarterly round-up of 2019, it’s actually my final one full stop. Mainly because, I’m switching to monthly ones.… Continue reading Swiftie Heaven, Comedy and Festivities: A Review of October, November and December

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Music & Podcasts

My Christmas Playlist

As my regular readers will know, most of my playlists on Spotify consist of Taylor Swift, Disney songs and music featured in Grey’s Anatomy. However, I have a Christmas playlist that I crack out every year when I’m putting up the tree, wrapping presents and just generally wanting to get in the festive spirit. While… Continue reading My Christmas Playlist

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The Anxious Person's Guide

The Anxious Person’s Guide to Christmas

It’s been yet another while since I did an anxious guide, and as we come into the festive season I thought now would be a good time to write one on, well, the festive season. I don’t know about you, but for me, anxiety at Christmas is just as certain as the Queen’s speech on… Continue reading The Anxious Person’s Guide to Christmas