Weekly Round-Up #50 – It’s Christmaaaaaaaas!
We’re getting into the festive spirit here at Flipping Heck! It’s not too late to get your special someone, family, friends or co-workers a great productivity related gift, or to make your own crackers and festive cocktails. So grab yourself an eggnog and settle down in your reindeer onesie to read this list of great Christmas themed articles!
Hello and welcome to another weekly-roundup. If you’re reading this on the blog (if not then pop on over to see the decorations!) then you’ll notice that we’ve come over all festive and I thought I’d stick with the festive feeling for this week’s round-up!
Holiday Blog Love – Oh lovely Rose
Lauren was nice enough to feature one of my posts (see below) on her massive and excellent list of all things Christmas related. You’ll want to pour yourself a glass of eggnog whilst you sit down and check out these festive recipes, decorations, gift guides, entertaining and more.
Christmas Present Ideas For Productivity Lovers – Flipping Heck!
In case you missed it, at the beginning of November I posted some must-have gifts for productivity lovers. If you’re struggling for ideas for a useful present then this article may just help!
12 Gifts for Procrastinators and Productivity Gurus – Flipping Heck!
If you don’t see anything you want to ask Santa for in the post I wrote this year, check out my 2014 post – you’re bound to find something you can ask for on this list – as long as you’ve been good of course!
Christmas Gift Guide 2015: 19 gadget gift ideas for tech kids – Stuff
If you’re struggling for ideas for the children in your life – or the big kid in your life! – then check out this post from Stuff. My bet is the Star Wars BB-8 will be a big hit!
How to make your own Christmas crackers – Country Life
Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas without crackers, but I’m fed up of paying through the nose for a rubbish “prize” and a crap joke. This year I’ve decided to make my own and have been storing up kitchen rolls so I can put a perfect gift in each cracker. You’ll need something to make it go “bang” – and a hat to put on your head so check out this cracker kit on Amazon (affiliate link – I may write my own jokes though!)
Christmas cocktails and mocktails – BBC Good Food
Bring on the festive cheer with these great drinks from mulled wine to layered drinks and there’s lots of non-alcoholic options for the drivers and youngsters too.
Make This Christmas Especially Happy With These 24 Awesome DIY Projects – TipHero
All you need is a few mason jars and some imagination for these 24 great gifts – I think the “Mommy Survival Kit” should contain neat vodka though!
The Best Self-Improvement and Productivity Gifts for Christmas – Make Use Of
There’s some great tech and paper-based presents in this list. I’m always keeping my eye out for a reasonably priced sunrise alarm clock and the one on this list looks great – even if the author links Season Affective Disorder with England!
Over To You
Do you have any Christmas posts you’d like to share? Perhaps there’s a great gift that every productivity lover should ask for – let us know in the comments!