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The Christmas season means there are so many sales on right now, I feel pretty guilty for spending at this time of year but Dixi have a fantastic offer. There is a 50% off code DIXICHRISTMAS giving half price on everything. There were several items I'd had my eye on, mostly bracelets as I've already had some rings from their store.

One of my favourite looks is the stacked bracelets. I've seen lots of examples on their site such as these ones.

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If you're interested their Christmas offer is still on so get in there and treat yourself or your loved ones!

2016 Christmas List

As we approach Christmas I've been trying to think of gifts I would love to receive. Although there is no expectation of gifts, no would I feel disappointed if I received something else, I still had something in mind. It seems funny that many of the products I looked at seem to be gold or rose gold.  Everything shown has been added to my Amazon list to make it easy for sharing and so folk don't have to hunt for the gifts.  

I found eat beautiful when looking through food books on Amazon, it looks gorgeous and seems to have satisfying recipes inside to embrace health. 

Loish is an artist I've been following for a good few years, her style has developed and flourished. I've always admired the beautiful brush techniques and her ability to convey moods and atmosphere. I'd love to own her book. 

The pen is a rose gold LAMY LX RAU, this may seem like an odd choice of gift but I love stationery and fountain pens are my favourite pen. The LAMY brand is reliable and well crafted, in a luxurious rose gold they are also reasonably priced. 

The gold PS4 controller is for my console, I already have a black one and a white one but I use the console almost everyday so it feels like an investment. Plus it looks nice!

Lastly is Vikings Season 4 part one on Blu-Ray and Versailles: A Biography of a Palace. Books and DVDS have long been a staple if Christmas lists and these are just two historical (albeit not always true to history) stories that intrigue me.

There are other ones I'm interested in but mostly I want to have a relaxing time at home with family enjoying good food and cheesy Christmas TV and songs.

Bloggers | Inspiration 2016

Most of my blogging motivation comes from reading amazing blogs or seeing something beautiful while I am out on adventures. I'd love to share these with you and hope you find as much joy from them as I do. Please note all images below are from their respective blogs, I had never noticed before how similar their logos were either, clearly all very creative types!

Being Little is written by Lyzi, a lass residing in the South West of England. She posts beautiful outfit posts which never conform to the restrictions of current trends. It always feels like she has found a fresh new look whenever her outfit posts come up. Fashion aside she is eloquent with her writing and has an eye for stunning interior design, a great example is her latest post 'Living Room Lust'. If you love high quality photography with fun fashion Being Little is a wonderful blog to scroll through. 

A Rosie Outlook is written by Rosie, hailing from Bournemouth she posts photographs of her fitness, fashion, food, travel and life posts. One of my favourite things about Rosie is she posts about real life issues and mindfulness, I believe I found the Lively Podcast through her blog in which intention based living is a key topic. Although her photographs are always beautiful I find myself even more captivated by the way she writes, as if you're old friends and she has a lot to catch up on with you. If you enjoy variety in blog posts then I highly recommend Rosie's blog.

On Serpentine Shores is my favourite blog for travel eye candy. Written by Alex, it features her adventures around Cornwall which is a place I went on holiday as a child and loved very much. Alex posts outfits but it never feels like an outfit post, more like a scene from a film with a beautiful country setting. The whole atmosphere of her posts and her blog in general are very natural and peaceful, like finding a beautiful book on a shelf in a bookstore then discovering it is a story which captivates you until the end. If you're into Poldark style visuals with content which fulfils every time then Alex's blog is for you.

Accountable Rose

To start 2016 on a high (and without any complicated resolutions) I am starting a new regular segment, if I can keep it up, which is A-ROSE (Accountable Rose). Some times it is far easier to hold yourself accountable for your goals if you share them with others. I want to set goals and talk about them to help me keep up with them and motivate, it has worked in the past with weight loss and progressing with hobbies so here I am ready to show 2016 who is boss. I hope you'll join me in making every day matter and trying to make it all that bit easier to keep up with.

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2016

So it begins, 2016 is here. Happy New Year folks, let us not forget to 'be excellent to each other' and 'party on dudes' to borrow lines from the ever pious Bill & Ted!