I decided to combine these to posts today because I seem to have too many posts left and not enough weeks as I wanted to get these done at least a couple of weeks before Christmas so that if you spotted anything you would still have chance to get it!

Today I want to talk both ends of the scale - gifts for the young en's and gifts for the oldies. First up lets do the young ones.

1. Personalised Disney Princess Book - £9.99 - Buy a gift - Buy a gift have a load of different types of books which can be personalised for your little prince or princess. Perfect for those little ones who love to read. 
2. 50 things to do before your 11 3/4 - £9.99 - Hawkins Bazaar - I love the idea of this book! It would be a really fun book to try and get all of the things done! 
3. Make your own lip balm kit - £15 - Not on the high Street - Not just a good ones for teens I would be quite happy to find this in my christmas pile but I thought this would be a good one for those teens who love to get a bit creative! 
4. Puppies and Kittens Nursery Set - £12 - Cath Kidston -  I think this is so cute and a perfect little present for those younger ones. 
5. Toy Story Aqua Blaster - £4 - Superdrugs - I know this would be a popular one with boys! Its a game of blaster you play in the bath.
6. The bear who had never seen christmas - £7.99 - John Lewis - This book is the book version of the John Lewis advert (which I can not watch without crying - come on it can not just be me) 
7. Make your own pencil case - £12.99 - Selfridges - Again another good one for those creative little people. I would love the idea of being able to design my own pencil case when I was younger! This set is awesome! 
8. One Direction personalised mug - £12.99 - Gone digging - For all those directioners out there - a 1D mug that can be personalised
9. Minnie must have fashion nail art set - £10 - Boots - For your little lady who loves to paint her nails. 
10. Make your own Monster - £8 - Next - Because who doesnt want to make their own monster! I love this awesome gift from Next. 

Now to the gifts for the oldies. Does anyone else struggle thinking of presents for the older generation? My Nanna is SO easy to buy for, get her a CD from Alfie Boe (thanks for the well timed album release Alfie) or Michael Ball and anything with an owl on and she is happy! My grandad on the other hand! He is 87, only goes out to go to the paper shop or the hospital about his eyes, is a fussy eater, diabetic and hasn't really got any hobbies... What on EARTH do you get him?? There is only so many pairs of slippers, pj's or gift sets with a razor or body spray you can get him!

1. Glass Photo Coasters - £4 each - Next - Cute coasters that you can add your own photos too! Because everyone needs somewhere stylish to stick their cup of tea!
2. Family Tree Photograph Print - £28 - Not on the high street - I really love this photo frame! Not on the high street have some fantastic gifts and even have a gifts for grandparents section. 
3. All butter shortbread - £9 - Marks and Spencer - What is it with Christmas and biscuits?? Marks and Spencer do some fantastic biscuits. They quite often have a half price offer on them too so if you want some keep your peepers peeled! 
4. Grow you own tea and coffee - £13 - Buy a gift - I really like this gift! Perfect for those who love a cup of tea or coffee.. even better if your grandparents like a cup of tea in the garden! Combine 2 loves!
5. Build your own hamper - £15 - John Lewis - If you really cant think of anything to get then building your own hamper is a great idea because it means you can make it more personal to whoever your giving it to and put their exact favourites. 
6. Walkers Slab Toffee - £6 - BHS - This just reminds me of a really vintage toffee and is SO cute! 
7. Seed Packet Organiser - £19.99 - Strawberry Fool - This is the perfect gift for organising packets of seeds if they love to Garden! Heads up though - Thrifty Mrs posted a picture of practically the same one as this from Home Bargains for £2.99
8. Lavendon Manor Preserve Collection - £8 - Boots - A little mix of Jams which come in perfect little pots! 

You hear this saying all the time and its only just recently I have come to realise how true this is. Since I have been doing slimming world I have realised it I do not plan my week then thats when things start to go pear shaped!
I know this is the problem with a lot of people. We have all done that thing when we get in after a long day at work, not planned anything for tea and dialed the number of a take away. Its just so easy to do it.

A few weeks ago my mum came home from town spouting a brand new chalk board for our kitchen! It is SO perfect for planning...


I mean seriously how good is this board! And the best thing of all is the price! This little beauty was £1.99 from Home Bargains.
I cant tell you what a difference having this board has made. This photo was taken last week which if you saw my blog post yesterday you will have seen resulted in a 3 pound weight loss. Last week we sat down with the board in 1 hand and the lap top in the other and we planned the meals for the week and then did the online shopping based on what we were having in the week. We have just finished doing exactly the same. This week I made sure I also added some extra bits and I am going to make it my mission to take my lunch to work every day.

Do you plan for the week or are you a "on the day" kinda person?