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My Christmas Gifts 2025

Posted on December 26, 2025December 26, 2025 by Jupiter

I feel like I write so many gift guides and check out so many “what I got X” videos, that it would be interesting to share what I did end up getting for Christmas. I do a lot of giving out gifts and have a big friendship circle – we actually had three different Christmas parties this year that we hosted along with our family Christmas too! I do not expect gifts or anything like that, but I am always excited when I do get one. I am a very easy person to shop for, as I very much love food and little treats, especially this time of year.

Cheese Basket

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The Best Christmas Markets in Vienna

Posted on December 25, 2025December 26, 2025 by Jupiter

Dann and I went on a trip to Vienna Austria, to check out the Christmas markets there. It has been one of Dann’s bucket list items to go to the proper Christmas markets. We actually always go to quite a few in England, but they are based around proper, traditional Christmas markets. So, when a friend of ours offered to show us around Austria and plan an entire trip for us, we obviously were going to say yes! We ended up going to several Christmas markets each and every day – all of these are just a few hours from London by plane, so it’s well worth thinking about it for your end of December or even next year. I attempted to eat kartoffelpuffer at each of the places as well. This is a potato pancake, similar to latkes, with garlic all over it. All of these different Christmas markets had their own mugs as well, which you can sort of keep if you don’t mind paying the deposit too!

Rathausplatz Christkindlmarkt

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Custom Paint by Numbers from Davincified

Posted on December 24, 2025December 26, 2025 by Jupiter

[Ad – Gifted Products] Paint by Numbers is a concept that has been around for so long! It’s just one of those classic things that feels perfect for a rainy day or a bit of calm time in the afternoon. Davincified has a selection of paint by number kits where you can upload your own images and allow them to create a custom kit for you. Some of these kits just transform your picture into a paint by number canvas, while others can edit the picture to make it look like a magical scene or like your person can be in a Disney film, for example. It’s a very interesting idea, with so many options, making it a great gift idea for someone too.

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Floating around Canary Wharf on a GoBoat

Posted on December 23, 2025December 24, 2025 by Jupiter

[Ad- gifted experience] Dann and I have driven some boats before, primarily during our yearly holiday, however we have not tried out GoBoat before right on Canary Wharf! When they reached out, they explained we could have up to eight people in the boat. As someone who has not fully seen these types of boats in real life, I invited six of my friends into London to try out the boat, assuming we’d be cozy at eight people.

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Winter Creatures Cupcake Class with Sweet Designs by Jennie

Posted on December 22, 2025December 22, 2025 by Jupiter

Every month, for over a year now, we have gone to a cupcake class by Sweet Designs by Jennie. These classes are fantastic – we always have so much fun and it’s a great time for Amelia and I to bond, one on one, so makes for a fantastic mother-daughter activity. This time, however, to celebrate Amelia and her best friend’s friendship day, we took along her bestie to try it out. These classes are on the smaller side, being a maximum of 6 people, so everything feels very cozy and easy to follow.

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