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| My book 'A Chic and Simple Christmas', pictured on our dining table :) |
Our living room is a dark, moody space, ideal for daytime lights on the tree. I’ve decided it is the perfect Christmas grotto!
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| Fun movie on Netflix |
And this week I listened to a cute Christmas audiobook called 'Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel' on Spotify (here on Amazon and it looks to be US$1.10 on Kindle at the moment), and have been watching Christmas movies too like the one above.
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| I loved it! It made me want to read more classic literature :) |
Why not take the time to get into the festive spirit with your favourite things, I’ve decided 😊
Other years I’ve started early, but it feels nice to start on the first of December this year. I like to switch things up for myself.
How about you? Are you doing Christmassy things? Please tell me your favourite books and movies too 🎄
‘A Chic and Simple Christmas’ is available
on Kindle, in paperback, and on Audible here Amazon (the audiobook is 99c with a free trial
of Audible).
Plus you can listen to it free on Spotify if you have Spotify Premium.
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| Coffee and cake out with my aunty and mum on a sunny summery day 😊 |
The slightly bigger size is always better value, and 'good value' is one of my values (😂) But then I made it just what I do, so I always buy size small (as with my coffee here).
I also have a chic rule for myself, and that is to eat half of whatever treat I'm having. I am not denying myself completely - and I don't eat cake every day - but whenever I do have cake or a sweet treat out with coffee, I cut it in half first.
It's actually really easy to do because I've decided to already, plus when I cut it in half before starting to eat, there is no edging over until it's all gone 🤣
I ask for a small bag or takeaway box, and one very happy husband has the other half with his after-dinner coffee that night.
In the photo above is a delicious gluten-free carrot cake at Cafe on Tennyson in Napier. It's so nice I can't try anything else when I go there. I have to have the carrot cake! The cream cheese icing is yum too.
Day 27. 'Use the 'le half' technique' in my book 'Thirty Slim Days' details both of these chic habits in more detail.
And, 'Thirty Slim Days' is on special for US$3.99 instead of US$9.99 on Kindle at the moment
(only for one week more though!) The paperback is reduced too, as part
of my big once-a-year book sale. It's US$13.99 down from US$20.99.
For an Amazon alternative the eBook is 50% off in my eStore here.
Just use the code HALFPRICEHAPPINESS
