As we're getting older I keep hearing the line " It just doesn't feel like Christmas" or "Nah, I'm not in the spirit". It makes me so depressed. 

Alas, I give you my post on how to get into the spirit:

*Decorate your house

There is no better ways to get into the Christmas spirit then putting on the festive tunes and and decorating the shit out of your house. Red & gold, I wanna see glitter from top to bottom, coloured lights everywhere. Tell me then you're not feeling Christmassy!

*The cosiest of nights

 Obviously it's cold outside and as much fun as going out is on the weekends. I'd hate for any of you to die of hypothermia. So get as many friends round as you can, cover the place in blankets, put your onsies on and embrace the season. Order a cheeky take-away and put on a Christmas Film. If this doesn't work, I have no idea what will. Remember - Staying in in the winter is the new going out. 

*Go and visit a garden centre

Ok, I'm sure you're all thinking "Bloody hell Beth, what are you on? Are you ok?" but trust me, they're always so beautifully decorated at this time of year. If it doesn't put you in a fabulous mood you've a heart of stone. 

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I feel that the Christmas films are so vital in the build up to Christmas. There is nothing better than sitting in front of the with your pyjamas on wrapped up in all the blankets watching a Christmas classic. 

It was so hard to pick only ten because there are so so so many which I love, but these are the ones I managed to whittle it down to. Other than the first, they're in no particular order:

Elf

Home Alone (The First & Second, these count as one, right?)

A Christmas Story

The Polar Express

The Muppet Christmas Carol

The Snowman and the Snowdog

Love Actually

National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

The Snowman

What is your favourite Christmas film?

Elf. Without fail. I feel like Elf should be watched at least once a month every month. I love it. I've seen it about 7502 times, but it still cracks me up. It's honestly, just tremendous.

Do you open your presents on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day?

Christmas Day. I know people get pyjamas on Christmas Eve, but obviously Father Christmas hasn't been yet. (What is that about?)

Do you have a favourite Christmas memory?

No, I think that's probably a good thing though. From the get go my family go all out. With the decorations, the music, the films. From around the 10th of December everything is irrelevant unless it is Christmas related.

What is your favourite Christmas food?

Surprisingly, I'm not really a fan of turkey. But I love the stuffing and potatoes. I want ALL the roast potatoes. 

What has been your favourite Christmas gift?

I had all the fads. Furbys. Those robodog things, neopets. Christ I had it all. So far in life, it was probably the tickets to see Elf the Musical - or  McBusted when they first formed.

What is your favourite Christmas scent?

If anyone is reading this who knows me in real life they will know I am compeltely and utterly obsessed with gingerbread around this time of year. The Yankee candle is a personal fave of mine although I have recently discovered the Fragrance of Library gingerbread perfume - divine.

Do you have any Christmas Eve traditions? 

When we were younger we'd watch The Polar Express & pause it at the hot chocolate bit & go and make hot chocolate. But now that we're older I just go to the pub (Obviously I don't get bladdered because who would want to ruin Christmas day?) armed with my Santa Tracker updating everyone on the whereabouts.

What is on the top of your tree?

We have an angel. There were many years where I wanted to give her a mask as one of the girls from Girls Aloud. But alas our wee angel is our tradition.

As a child what was the one gift you always wanted but never got?

For years and years and years I always put a candyfloss maker. I don't even know why I wanted one I suppose they always looked so cool. But, yeah I never received it. I was gutted every year.

What is the best part of Christmas for you?

I suppose everyone's always a bit happier around Christmas time. I love the whole build up. Just the whole season - it's the best. I love it all.

It's fair to say I'm a very sentimental person. I'm a massive hoarder. I refuse to throw anything away because it's worth the memories. I save certain smells and I thrive on the fact that certain songs can take you back to a place, a time or a person. I struggle to let go...

When I came back from uni after graduation I was a whole mixture of emotions and I didn't really know what to do about it. I was feeling very nostalgic and I was wondering sort of how I could bundle the best three years of my life into something spectacular.. and then I remembered that when I were a wee lass how scrapbooks were all the rage. 

I took myself to Paperchase and bought a notebook, one that would be used for art projects, some metallic pens, sparkly stickers and numbers.

I got the photos themselves developed at Boots - may or may not have broken the printing machine - I printed 188 in total and got them in squares because I thought if they were normal size then it wouldn't be so.. scrapbooky. Going through the pictures was a bit surreal you see some of the friendships which had fallen apart, some which have most definitely got stronger, it was also so weird to see how much we'd all grown up throughout the three years.But it was kind of surreal because there are moments that you kind of forget all the things that you've done because it all happens so quick..

There you have it folks. 

Scrapbookin' is back in fashion!