Christmas Present Round Up

Christmas Present for my mum originally posted by lemonad

I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m always really interested in knowing what everyone else received for Christmas, if nothing else, it always gives me some ideas for next year.

Yesterday was spent in a mad flurry of wrapping paper and presents, but in an effort to get organised I’ve been keeping a list of all the presents I received and I thought I’d share it with all of you. I’d love it if you mentioned what your favourite gift was this year.

Books

Midnight’s Children by Salmon Rushdie - Not something I would normally read, but it looks interesting all the same. This one was from my Mum who always includes an interesting book in the piles of presents she gets me.

The Richest Man In Babylon by George Clason - Another great gift from my parents. They don’t know about my blog yet, but have cottoned on to my interest in personal finance. This present wasn’t entirely original - I have been know to hint at times - but definitely welcome.

Why Smart People Make Big Money Mistakes and How to Correct Them by Gary Belsky - Another personal finance book I can’t wait to get my teeth into. 

Lend Me Your Ears: All You Need To Know About Making Speeches and Presentations by Max Atkinson - I want to focus on improving my public speaking skills in the New Year and this was one of the books from my wish list.

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey - My wish list for this year also included a number of personal productivity books and this was at the top of my list. Thanks to my aunt and uncle for that one.

DVDs

Bad Education with Gael Garcia Bernal - A great present from my cousin. My family I love art house movies, Spanish & Latin American movies, and anything by Pedro Almodovar so this movie was always going to go down

The Motorcycle Diaries with Gael Garcia Bernal - I’ve seen this film before but it’s still great to find it under the tree. Gael Garcia Bernal is one of my favourite actors and this movie is always worth watching again.

Other Presents

Apart from the books and DVDs I was also luck enough to receive:

Money - One of my financial goals for the year is to max out my ISA Account before the end of the tax year, so I will be putting this straight towards that goal.

A Teapot - I am planning on moving into my own house in the New Year, and  my aunt gave me a lovely tea set ready for the new house.

Pestle and Mortar - One of my great passions in life is cooking and my cousin, who is a chef, gave me a lovely stone pestle and mortar for Christmas.

Socks - I think it is a family tradition that at least one person always has to receive novelty socks and it was my turn this year. They are bright red with Christmas trees on so I think I’ll be saving them for next year.

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I hope you have enjoyed this list and maybe it’s given you some ideas for next year.