Guest post: Lindsay Nicole

* A guest post, a guest post! Hurrah! I'm delighted that Lindsay from the beautiful blog Lindsay Nicole has written up this post to share with you. It's full of holiday magic, which I hope you're all enjoying at this time of year. And when you're finished reading, head on over to Lindsay's blog and say hi, or happy holidays :)*

Hey There! First, a special thanks to Miss Gaby for having me today. This is my first guest post EVER so I hope you enjoy. My name is Lindsay and you can find me over here at Lindsay Nicole. I would just LOVE the chance to meet you!



Today I'll keep it short and sweet for you. This is my first Holiday season in my very own place. So yes, it's my very first tree, decorations, and all that awesome stuff. And again yes, I will be one of those people who has all my decorations up until right before Valentine's because I just enjoy it that much. Please begin the judging.
Christmas is my FAVORITE time of the year. It also is a great time to be reminded of how lucky we are and to be grateful for everything we have. Whatever our beliefs are, this is seriously a magical time of year. Yes, I just used the word magical - that just happened. So soak it up for all of it's awesomeness. I hope you all have an incredible Holiday season, an awesome New Year's, and great times ahead in 2012.




O and please feel free to come visit me anytime! 2012 will be filled with MANY giveaways, Home to Music Monday, and guest features that could be YOU. Happy Holidays!

I'm a Christmas baby

Yes, I am. I was born shortly after midnight on December the 25th, and have endured a lifetime of Jesus jokes and combined gifts. So this year, I thought it only fitting that I give you all some tips for how to treat the Christmas babies in your life...

- Just don't do it :) If at all possible, don't have a baby on Christmas day! I actually gave this sound piece of advice to my group of sweet prenatal yoga students on Sunday. I think I made my point.

- ALWAYS say Happy birthday BEFORE you say Merry Christmas. Just do it.

- Try to avoid the combo gift, unless it's the best combo gift ever in the history of the universe. This is particularly important should you find yourself married to a Christmas baby. Trust me on this one.

- Don't wrap birthday presents in Christmas paper. Better yet, wrap gifts in old newspaper; it's eco and birthday/Christmas neutral :)

- Try to make a birthday cake for your Christmas amigo, even if it comes out at Christmas lunch/dinner. I've had quite a few people do this for me over the years and I always appreciate it so, so much. It makes me feel special.

- If you really love them, try to take your friend/partner out for dinner or a drink before Christmas. Most of us stop trying to celebrate our birthdays as soon as we're not kids anymore and we realize that people are busy and distracted at Christmas. I would be delighted to do something just for my birthday!

And so that I don't sound like a complete grinch, there are some nice things about sharing my birthday with Jesus... For example, I can make jokes about sharing my birthday with Jesus. People don't usually forget my birthday and I've never had to work or go to school on my birthday.

p.s. Do any of you have birthdays on Christmas or any other holiday? Have I missed anything on my list?

My birthday/christmas wishlist

I had a bit of fun yesterday putting together a little birthday/christmas wishlist. Here are my top 6 most wanted...

1. Brown Saltwaters. 2. Ray-Ban Wayfarers. 3. Moop Letter Bag. 4. Ticket to Laneway Festival 2011 (line up is AMAZING!). 5. Eating Animals. 6. Florence and the Machine, Ceremonials.

Getting my Christmas on

As a Canadian, I find it near impossible to get in the Christmas spirit here in Australia. My family's not around, it's the middle of summer and all of the traditions that I've grown up with just aren't here. And it doesn't help that this year we won't even be home for Christmas (we'll be in New Zealand) so we won't be getting a Christmas tree or decorating at all...

But ever since I've been back from Bali, the weather here has been oh so crappy and I decided yesterday to take advantage of it and try to get my Christmas on. I spent the afternoon making gingerbread and listening to my favourite Christmas music of all time, Sufjan Stevens' Songs for Christmas. And I dare say, I did feel a bit more festive.

How have you been getting your Christmas on this year?