When I first got an email from my Arbitrary Santa telling me my gift may be delayed because they had to 'finish it', I won't lie; I got ridiculously excited. So excited, in fact, that I was prepared to be disappointed BECAUSE of how excited I was.

Well?

It doesn't matter a wit to me that you shipped late, Santa, because you ROCKED MY WORLD.

Handmade? Check. Personal? Check. Over the top? DOUBLE check.

PRESENT 1 was an awesome handmade bleached tank inspired by one of my favourite series, The Walking Dead. It's a rockin shade of pink, fits perfectly, and lets everyone around me in on some fantastic advice: KEEP CALM AND HIDE BEHIND DARYL DIXON. Let's be honest, a lot more characters would be alive if I had been around with such advice. Even though I said 'no tees, please' this is perfect! Since it's a tank I don't count it as a tee at all. Completely different clothing item. You go, Santa.

PRESENT 2 was a beautiful & colourful painting to put up on my wall. Almost every piece of art I own is an original done by a friend or local artist, and this one celebrates my true loves; acting and dancing. A pretty pair of ballet shoes and the Shakespeare quote 'All the world's a stage"!

Now, either Present 1 or Present 2 would have made me a happy happy girl. Both? Amazing.

BUT SANTA WASN'T DONE YET.

PRESENT 3 & 4 indulges my favourite vice. A pack of yummy-smelling peaches and cream rolling papers and a zebra wood pipe which I will use to smoke all my delicious [totally legal non-tobacco herbs such as sage]. Santa, fellow ent, thank you. One question: is there a trick to the pipe? Smoking it level filled my mouth with ash... I'll try vertical later tonight and see if that works better!

PRESENT 5 was a yummy little treat for Pan, my resident familiar of a black cat. I tried to take a photo of him but he just wouldn't stay still, little brat. This will be saved for a morning I run out of his regular food, and it will make him oh-so-happy!

THANK YOU, Santa, from the bottom of my heart. It's been a rough couple of weeks for me and the thought and care you put into my gift touched me deeply.