It’s officially festive season and I’m so happy about it. In this video I’m doing all the cosy December things: coming home from a meeting, grabbing my current obsession (the Pre mint hot chocolate — genuinely so delicious), and then pulling out the Christmas boxes to see what we’re working with before I do my annual Zara Home order. I always like to add one or two new ornaments each year so over time the tree becomes this really lovely little collection. I also picked up the cutest cosy read — Miranda Hart’s The Christmas Tree That Loved to Dance — because I just wanted something easy and sweet to get me properly in the mood. I start decorating with the one thing I’m most excited about in this house: the stairs. I put The Holiday on (obviously), use the pre-lit IKEA garlands, add ribbon bows and these star lights, and it turns out so cute without feeling overdone. Then I recreate the viral M&S white chocolate chip gingerbread cookies (with fudge cubes too) — it’s honestly such an easy recipe, you just have to commit to proper ingredients and let the dough chill. We finish with a trip to our favourite Christmas tree farm (fire, hot chocolates, rain and all), and then Sunday is dedicated to a tidy reset and decorating our real tree in the bay window with a few new ornaments. Peak cosy.