Want to know what my best Christmas present this year was? (Other than, of course, being in the same place as my husband for 2 continuous weeks, reconnecting with family and friends etc etc etc).
Prepare yourself for some serious hard-core glamour...
Well, bearing in mind it was -16degC when we left Moscow just over a week ago and I suffer badly from Reynaud's Syndrome, which leaves me with dead fingers if my hands get too cold (one of the perils of having poor circulation), I would have to say, these:
Other women may long for something small and sparkly in a leather-clad box on Christmas Day and I must admit, I would have been very happy with something like that. (As it happens, I did also get a leather-clad box but mine was empty except for the two chocolates Husband had put into the travel jewellery case I had also requested).
But on balance, the gloves are my favourite present; it's pathetic how excited I am at the prospect of slipping a chemical heater into the special zipper compartment on the back of each glove and daring the Russian winter to do it's worst. There you are however; that's the rock & roll lifestyle I lead.
Gloves, chocolate, and a little portable luxury in the form of a leather travel jewellery box that fits neatly into my handbag. Husband more than covered all the relevant bases. I am a lucky woman.
So come on, spill: what was your favourite Christmas present?
Prepare yourself for some serious hard-core glamour...
Well, bearing in mind it was -16degC when we left Moscow just over a week ago and I suffer badly from Reynaud's Syndrome, which leaves me with dead fingers if my hands get too cold (one of the perils of having poor circulation), I would have to say, these:
Other women may long for something small and sparkly in a leather-clad box on Christmas Day and I must admit, I would have been very happy with something like that. (As it happens, I did also get a leather-clad box but mine was empty except for the two chocolates Husband had put into the travel jewellery case I had also requested).
But on balance, the gloves are my favourite present; it's pathetic how excited I am at the prospect of slipping a chemical heater into the special zipper compartment on the back of each glove and daring the Russian winter to do it's worst. There you are however; that's the rock & roll lifestyle I lead.
Gloves, chocolate, and a little portable luxury in the form of a leather travel jewellery box that fits neatly into my handbag. Husband more than covered all the relevant bases. I am a lucky woman.
So come on, spill: what was your favourite Christmas present?
- This post was inspired by one from Expat Mum here, a fellow Brit living in a cold climate...
- Not a sponsored post, btw...
