Blogmas Day Eighteen: Christmas Day Routine
If you haven't already guessed - I love Christmas. Christmas is always big in our household, with months of preparing, lists, shopping, food planning, gift wrapping and of course list minute bits! Christmas Day is all about family with us, from the morning, right until the evening. I thought I would give you an insight into what Christmas Day looks like in my house.
Firstly, we always wake up early. It does not matter our age, but we are always up early. Typically my Mum wakes up before everyone to switch the oven on ready to put the turkey in for Christmas Dinner - baring in mind she prepares all the vegetables, other meats, potatoes etc on Christmas Eve. I then follow her or she might text me to wake me up. We then make sure all the lights in and outside the house are on.
Then, it's present time. I always sit by the tree to hand out the presents. Sometimes we make piles next to us so I can also open mind. Then we take it in turns, usually from youngest to eldest but my mum always wants to watch everyone else open presents rather than open hers. We always remind her to open hers.
Once all the presents are opened, out comes the recycling bag. We then place all the wrapping paper in various recycling bags, before scooping all our stuff up and taking upstairs or placing it into bags in order to take up later or home.
Mum checks on the turkey, starts thinking about what's next to cook and then we have breakfast. Usually its croissants and brioche as we are gearing up for the mammoth Christmas Dinner.
Then we start getting ready. Usually it's showers and getting your Christmas Day outfit on - which I have to admit is usually something stretchy and comfortable. This year I am going for Leggings, Christmas T-Shirt, Cardigan and socks. I do straighten my hair and sometimes put some make-up on.
It's then when family arrive - which means more presents to be opened, drinks to be gotten and of course making sure my mum needs help and setting up the Christmas Day Dinner table.
Then once dinner is ready, crackers are pulled, plates are full up and eating begins. Once eaten and enjoyed, we have pudding, it is then washed up and Christmas telly is enjoyed, board games are played and of course Turkey Sandwiches will be made. It usually ends with someone falling asleep on the sofa - once Christmas Pjs have been put back on.
I cannot wait for Christmas Day.
Until next time,
Becky xxx
The Covent Garden Christmas Tree is always beautifully decorated and placed within the market place. I love visiting it and seeing the lights and huge baubles on it. For the past few years I always seem to take a picture of it because I love it so much and always makes me feel festive. I love how simplistic their decorates are but they still make an impact. Inside the market they decorate the ceiling with these impressive glitter balls and mistletoe which become part of the market place. It also makes you look up and appreciate it and of course take a picture. It's lovely to wondering around while you shop or just look at the things for sale. My favourite place to go in Covent Garden is a shop called Sass & Bell. It is a vintage style, shabby chic store selling Christmas Decorations, Trinkets, Boxes, Bunting, Mugs etc. I love visiting there and I always come out with something. This time my sister kindly brought me a Flamingo Glasses Case for my spare glasses, two baubles - one shaped like a cloud and one shapes like a star and a box of heart shaped baubles filled with pink stars. I absolutely love them, they are already on display in my bedroom. It was a lovely trip there, experiencing the festive surroundings and enjoying looking at the window displays, handmade items and listening to the variety of music and performers. If you haven't been to Covent Garden, please go, its a great place to experience all year around. I have to say its one of my happy places in London. 
Lin-Manuel Miranda's hit American Musical telling the story of the less known founding father of America, Alexander Hamilton - has finally come to London, after wowing audiences in New York, Chicago and San Francisco. 
