So, my gift arrived 2 days ago, but since it's my birthday today, I decided to wait (Santa said it was OK!). The box has been standing on the top of my shelf taunting me.. but now, finally, my patience pays off!

This is a pretty challenging exchange to shop for, as you don't necessarily know that much about a person by their favourite colours, and I have to say I am impressed by how well my Santa did!

I received:

a truly gorgeous scarf - I can't stop staring at it! I am going to wear the hell out of this Santa, thank you!!

A beautiful (and 100% recycled - awesome!) notebook - I want to start writing in it right away! I actually also got a book by Stephen Fry about writing poetry from my mum for my birthday, so I may use this for poetry practice. ;-)

Some lovely purple butterfly wall decorations - I love butterflies, and actually already have some butterfly decorations, so these will fit in perfectly!

A beautiful and practical travel mug to keep beverages hot or cold. I'm a daily commuter so that certainly comes in handy! And I don't already have one.

A practical (and purple!) drinking bottle with built in straw - perfect for exercising.

And last but not least, some purple candy - because who doesn't love candy??

I am truly amazed by all this awesomeness from a complete stranger. If you were my close friend you couldn't have done any better! Thank you for making my birthday extra special!