Christmas has been and gone and New Year resolutions have failed. Not to mention, the weather is freezing cold!! It's easy to see why people get the so called 'January Blues'. It can be hard to return to the routine of school/work/uni after so many happy festive activities with our nearest and dearest. I felt pretty miserable coming back to uni because I had such a lovely time with my family and I just didn't want it to end...yep at 23 you can still get homesick, who knew!

But then, after a while I remembered that actually, what you think is what you feel (see What 2015 taught me). It's all about perspective and making the best out of whatever situation you're in.

January isn't actually so bad. The days are getting lighter and longer which means you no longer wake up to the Moon, there's the chance of snow (controversial one but perspective again makes this a good thing...yay narnia!) and if you have failed your new year resolutions, you still have another 11 months to make this right again.

Little things like flowers can really lift a person's mood. Debenhams Flowers sent me this beautiful bouquet called Moonlit Meadow*. I picked this one because I think the colours are perfect for the winter month. I'd always thought of flowers as more of a summer thing. This shows how 'the blues' can look very pretty!

They arrived in immaculate condition and with a care guide on how to look after them so you can get the most out of them. A week later and they're still blossoming away. Did I mention these ones come with a box of chocolates too?!

If you'd like some then you can use "DFBLOG25" to get 25% off. Now you can't tell me discounts don't make you happy! Go, on treat someone or yourself..either will make you feel fabulous.

One thing me and my housemates do every evening at dinner is go around the table and ask each other what our favourite part of the day is. Often it's something very small and unusual. I'm trying to take that approach in my one line a day diary so then I'll have 5 years worth of happy memories...so far it's mostly about food..

And for all those people missing the summer and beach well did you know you can hire hot tubs for your back garden?! My friend hired one for her birthday which meant that this January, the bikinis were out! Teamed with some outdoor fairy lights, it really was a magical experience! See, it doesn't have to be Christmas to have that feeling still!

I know this was quite a strange mix of photos and thoughts but it represents my January :)

So, I better refer to my first photo here...is your glass half full or empty?

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A few gift ideas plus a cheeky discount code for you all

It's getting to that time of year where we're all starting to think about starting our Christmas shopping and if you're like me, you'll also have a lot of friends that have their birthdays around this time. As  I've spent a fair few weeks looking for the ideal gifts, I thought I'd make a post with a few nice suggestions!

I was very lucky to be contacted by Debenhams and asked to review a bouquet* from their new Autumn range which you can view here. They are all beautiful and it took me a while to choose one but in the end, I went for ' Designer Delicious'.

I've always thought of fresh flowers as more of a Summer thing, but this range was well thought out with lots of orange/golden shades and berries which were a lovely touch.

They lasted a good two weeks and I'm pretty sure that if I knew how to look after flowers properly, they would have lasted even longer!!  (I'm a bad flower mummy!)

Flowers are a classic gift and I personally would be over the moon to receive another gorgeous bouquet like this (hint hint Tom if you're reading)...

I did get a little snap happy but I wanted to capture the flowers as they all opened. It was great that they hadn't when they arrived as it meant I could get the most out of them :)

If you'd like to order some for a loved one (or yourself!!) then you can get 25% off your flowers with this code: DFBLOG25... This is valid across all of their flowers except for the flowers by post.

HERE IS THE LINK

There's so many different colours and flower types that you're bound to find one that suits your loved one best. I am so OCD about stuff matching my room (which is blue and red) so I was delighted to have found this bouquet that met my fussy needs!

I have lots of lovely jewellery that I never wear because a) I can't find it and am too lazy to look for it  or b) I've lost it. This is why I looked into jewellery boxes to find something nice and simple where I could keep all my jewellery in one place!Speaking to people, this seems to be a common problem which is why I think this would be such a fab but practical present!

Utility is my 'go to' place for present ideas and I chose this sleek and simple jewellery box*. It tucks in very neatly when it is closed but when you pull the drawer, it extends out and has a handy mirror on the top that means you can check out how glamorous you look with all your bling on! (Did I actually just type bling....oh dear)

So here it is all filled up and I have actually been wearing jewellery much more often since getting this!

At £35, I think it fits a lot of people's budgets and if not then you could always get some jewellery instead :)

I am in love with Estella Bartlett jewellery! They usually cost around £15-20 and are so simple and pretty. I always play it safe when buying people jewellery because you can so easily get it wrong!!

How lovely are these hearts please?! 

I also wrote a post about making your own birthday box which will fit any budget so have a peek! 

What do you think? If you have any gift guides, I'd love to read them so drop a link in the comments :)