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I'm going to be spending Christmas in Australia, as you may have guessed, and, mainly due to the weather, it's been a little tricky to get into the festive mood. It doesn't feel like Christmas when I can go and lay on the beach on a Sunday in 30 degree heat rather than curl up in a blanket after a wintry walk waiting for a good old fashioned beef stew. However, over the past few weeks I've done a few things that have helped get me into the Christmas spirit and I'm going to share them with you to help any of you who are away from home at the festive season and need some extra help getting into the swing of things.
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I love wrapping presents. In fact, it's one of my favourite parts of Christmas. I normally jump at the oppurtunity to help my mum wrap up presents she's bought. Luckily I'm going to be spending Christmas with family so I don't need an excuse to buy presents, also a few for Jack as it's our first Christmas actually together. If you're not spending Christmas with friends or family why not buy something cheap to give to one of the charity, christmas present boxes you can find in most of the big supermarkets. Or you might be living in a hostel or flat share, try a secret santa it's a good way to bond and it means you can do a bit of Christmas shopping and a bit of wrapping.
Family is key to Christmas. Obviously not everyone is going to be able to stay with family if they're travelling, but if you can why not treat yourself to a flight to their neck of the woods. If they're living abroad it's unlikely you get to spend many Christmases with them so they'd love it too and you get to spend Christmas with family.
If there's no family near you, have a quiet Christmas with who you're travelling with whether it be a friend from home, someone you've met or someone you're living with. A BBQ and a few beers on the beach will be something you won't forget - it's definitely not something you'll do every year.
Just because it doesn't get frosty cold in Australia doesn't mean they don't adorn their houses in Christmas lights. Go for a drive and see what you can see. Some of them are spectacular and they make me just as smiley and giddy as they do at home. A great way to start feeling festive.
Of course there's Christmas fairs, festivals, markets and every other kind of festivity you can think of going on. Have a look online and you're bound to find some sort of Christmas themed event going on near you. Have a wander down and enjoy the atmosphere, you don't have to spend any money just enjoy what's going on.
A Christmas tree is also a Christmas essential I think everyone will agree, and they don't cost a bomb. You can buy little fake ones from most supermarkets and they look really pretty, give you something to put presents under and they're quintessentially Christmas.
One thing I love to do around Christmas is bake. Gingerbread, yule log, mince pies the lot. A few simple and cheap ingredients, or even a ready made kit/mix and you're away. The smells of the food and of course the eating couldn't be more Christmas.
So, a few tips to get into that Christmas mood when you're away from home and it might seem that little bit harder. How do you get into the Christmas mood? Let me know in the comments.
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