How do you treat yourself at christmas

[Dollymixture22]

Every year I buy myself a cinnamon Yankee candle and a present.

THis year I breached out to A wood wick caNile. Present was a Fjallraven Kanken Backpack (I’m too old I know😊).

Am I the only person who buys them-self a gift. I just got fed up spending hundreds of pounds on everyone else and not getting a treat myself.

I do get lovely presents - but this way I also get one I really really want.

Yep, the cat normally buys me a present. I don't see any harm in buying yourself what you want, like you said, at least you know you'll like it!

I mught do this for myself this year. My kids are too young to get me anything and DH makes no effort so I might treat myself this year. A book, face mask, naice box of chocolates that I won't share! My birthday is just before Christmas too.

I buy.myself all the treats, mainly festive candles. For the past 2 years I've been lucky enough to have 2 weeks off at Christmas but this year is the first year I'll be getting paid for it so that's my treat. Intending to do a lot if reading over the break.

I bought myself a pair of black diamond earrings and a bottle of perfume. When I was a single mum I bought myself bits to unwrap xmas morning so it's nice to have some treats! Didn't give my bf a list this year so who knows what I'll end up with haha

Why doesn’t your DH make an effort? Do you make an effort for him?
I give DH some ideas and he does me a stocking full of treats. I do him one too.
My favourite is posh bath oil.

You need to raise your expectations and standards! A Dh who makes no effort? Fed up of spending £100s on others and nothing in return? Stop doing it!

I’m single😊

So get lovely gifts from my parents and sister. But not that big special one I would get from a husband/boyfriend.

But I also don’t have to buy a big partner present - so I buy that for myself😊

That’s a good reason

I buy for myself , in our family we don’t actually exchange many gifts so I don’t have the stress of buying for many people, DH and I choose our own presents (after years of getting it wrong on both sides ), my parents always give me a generous cheque, and absolutely hate receiving anything back except a charity goat type gift. My best friend and I are having a spa day together.

Things I choose are Badedas bubble bath, scented candle, Bendicks chocolates.

Never too old for a backpack!

Pickled walnuts.

Tangerines (I only eat them at Christmas so they are the taste of Christmas for me.)
A Christmas tree or failing that a candle that smells of one.
Turkish delight. Again strictly a Christmas taste.

I buy my own and wrap them, do it early enough and it will be a surprise as you'll forget you did it.

DH does buy me a present, which is usually thoughtful of him but quite often I am scratching my head slightly (like a really nice lunchbox for my salads for work, or a new teapot when the old one had lost its lid - but then a dyson hairdryer another year). So he has thought about things that I use and that he thinks would be good, but often I am slightly about them. But I can see his thought process.

I don't usually buy myself a present, but I will make sure that I get myself something that I would like to indulge myself with - like amaretto to drink and amaretti biscuits, even though no one else in the house likes them. I also buy bacon pringles as the teen adores those, and Christmas craft beers as DH likes those. So I am not leaving them out.

I always treat myself. Birthday is end of November so always spend some of the money I get for that on nice make up, some nice toiletries that smell of Christmas. I always treat myself to a nice outfit for Christmas day that usually then lasts me for other special occasions

I have to send a list to DH as he has no imagination. Some years I have even wrapped his gifts to me as otherwise I would be handed them in the parcel. Not doing that this year but leaving him enough wrap and sellotape to do it.

My mum usually gives me money as my gift and I make sure I spend it on me - sometimes a nice haircut, or a piece of clothing. Last year I spent it in Dec before I got it, but I did get it - phew! She gives it to me as cash and it is really easy to let it just go on day to day spending so I like to keep it separate and pay for the things I buy myself in cash.

I get lovely presents off Dh but I still by myself a white company Christmas candle every year.

If I were single I'd buy a nice present for myself too OP.

I tell my bloke what to buy me - this year nice chocolates, bottle of port, and a self-cleaning litter tray (or could I say that's the cat's present and demand something else for me... hmm)

I've bought myself Christmas tree earrings, I'll probably buy myself a few more little bits too, and we each get a present bought with Nectar points (£10 each so far).

My Christmas treat is that DH and I now go away to a luxury hotel for Christmas every year. So neither of us has to cook turkey an unforgiving meat or see our awful challenging families.

I don't count the Christmas scented candles as being for me really, they are part of the Christmas decorations, making the house smell Christmassy (I have bought a woodwick layered one, a yankee candle sparkling cinnamon and the neom Christmas one, so far).

I'm still looking for a good replacement for the lovely woodwick biscotti one that I bought a few Christmases in a row, and they have now discontinued. It smelled like warm gingerbread, and made the whole place smell like Christmas.

Ds gets upset if I have fewer presents under the tree than him so this year I will have a new mascara, eye shadow palette, a book, 6 hand made truffles, some new undies, maybe a couple of other bits.

If we have a good quarter, what I really want is a new front door. The current one.is rotten at the bottom and drafty. Probably not very secure either.

@CrowleysBentley, I loved that one too! I've discovered Bath and Bodyworks candles from America. Really gorgeous Christmassy scents and great throw.

I am newly divorced and I will definitely be embracing buying myself a nice present (wrapped from DD)!

Not sure what yet though!

I bought myself a present yesterday - I bought a Lego Harry Potter Knight bus. Have been wanting one forever. I have a small family and my DH and I agree not to buy gifts for each other, there's only 3 other people who would buy me anything and two of them usually give money or joint gifts as they're OAPs! Feel quite excited. I don't mind sorting gifts and buying stuff for everyone else but sometimes I'd like someone else to put as much effort into buying gifts for me as I do for them…

That’s a brilliant gift - makes my back pack look very dill😊

Turkish delight.