Cat Survival Pack

Banana, one of my best friends celebrated her birthday a few weeks ago, but we were not able to get together with everyone until today.

Banana loves cats as much as I do, so what's a better present than a 'Cat Survival Pack'.

We got her:

• Cat oven gloves
• A kitty washcloth
• Kitty socks
• A cat shopper

For every kitty present I got her a home made toilet roll kitty, so she could choose which present she wanted first.

This was a fun present and she was very happy :-)

Christmas Eve: Present Time

Present Time!! 
I know Christmas is about family and it is, but it's still fun to give presents and of course receive some. 

I got:

• A sweater from Ted Baker
  (fell in love with this brand, or should I say 'branch' -haha- With all the trees, get it?!)

• A Japanese tea ceremony (still have to pin the date, I'm so excited about this!)
  You should have seen the look on my face when I read the card my boyfriend wrote. I didn't get it... I was confused, because I thought we were going to Japan (the next travel destination on my list!).

• Socks

• And the best thing EVER: a clothing hair remover thingie in the shape of a black cat... Absolutely adorable!
  

Early Christmas Present

I'm going to confess something I shouldn't, because it's not being positive...
Christmas shopping, two weeks before the holidays, is something I truly hate. Too many people in one place, wanting the same thing. It's like sample sales after office hours, but lasting the whole damn day!
What I do like about giving presents is to search for original things or something useful and giving it in a special or original way. Last year we gave our parents a weekend trip. We had five different pictures that were meant to be hints. We wrapped them as presents. I had so much fun doing this and it was so funny seeing the look on their faces, not understanding what their presents meant.
So that's what I like about Christmas shopping, but this year I'm having troubles finding inspiration. I was wandering around 'De Bijenkorf' at Maastricht today and bumped into a beautiful pair of pumps from Marco O'Polo. They fit perfectly and were 30% off. Because of a liiiittle imperfection I got 10% extra. Because I was still doubting if I would buy shoes I didn't really need, my sister said she would contribute for Christmas. Sounded like a good deal to me! I totally love them!
Miraculously, I got some ideas for a few presents too... Inspirational (and crowded) day!

 

20

My brother became 20 years old today.
I got him a present from David & Goliath a while ago and finally I could hand it over to him.
He was happy and was looking terrific in his new T-shirt!
He's the best brother in the world and I love him!
Happy B-day!