Shopping up a storm

After being told by my boss that I have to come in to work (essentially cancelling my leave) I was really peeved.

So how does one deal with anger over the festive season?
Shopping!

I have seen the nicest things in the shops & I have shut my cautious side up with a menacing inward snarl & bought things I have wanted for a while now, but not exactly needed, ie: a new kettle.
I bought a cheapie a good 10 years ago because I had to move out of my fiance's house and needed something in a hurry - the darn thing has lasted all this time!
So I bought a cute little kettle that reminds me of the old kettle my mom had when I was a little girl:

Then while buying wrapping paper I came across a really cute cutting board that was pink with words and cupcakes printed on it. I had to have it!

My kitchen colours are actually red, so I bought all the matching accessories and suddenly my kitchen is pink.

It ties in very nicely as my lounge is pink & purple and because everything is open plan, it works well.

This is the new decor I bought for my walls a little while ago - they stick on with wallpaper glue and when you wet them they slide off again.

The photo doesn't do it justice, in real life it looks as if they are painted on:

Don't you think I NEED a flatscreen tv?

I have completed most of my Christmas shopping, and I am off to find a present for my mom (a bead charm for her Pandora bracelet) & a wedding photo frame for my brother & new sister (for their first wedding photo)

What presents will you be putting under your tree?