Calm Your Beans

There are some things that simply evoke the spirit of Christmas. For many it’s the sounds of sleigh bells or the site of the first snow. For others it might be wrapping up presents or decorating the tree or just watching your favourite movie. For me there is nothing that suggests more than the sights [...]

Looking to make a difference this season? The holidays are the perfect time to think about ways to give back to the community, or to help out people who may be going through a hard time at the moment. Here are four of our ideas for celebrating the spirit of giving during the holidays. Serve [...]

We are back again to give you another great deal for you to enjoy in day 20 of our Christmas Advent Calendar. So you have done all your Christmas shopping, well most of it, and now you are gearing yourself up for the Christmas season. Family visits, excitable children, endless amounts of cooking and eating [...]

With Christmas fast approaching, today is the last day you are recommended to send things first class by the Royal Mail to ensure they get there in time for Christmas. However, a lot of people shy away from sending Christmas cards each year because they see it as a waste of paper, as most Christmas [...]

We hope that you are well underway in your Christmas preparation, and if not, there is still a bit of time to get things sorted out. Once again we are coming to you with some amazing Christmas offer ideas that would make amazing gifts to friends and loved ones. This offer is for those who [...]

Hello again! It’s day four of our fabulous Christmas advent calendar and our delightful Calm Your Beans elves have found another great deal for you to enjoy today. Today’s deal comes from British Airways and is ideal for all those avid travellers out there. If all this Christmas prep is making you weary and you [...]

Cold, dark nights. Stresses of Christmas. Does it feel like it might all be getting on top of you? Well at CYB we think you need to take a moment, breathe in and sing it out! Christmas choirs are beginning to warm up the larynx and so should you. For a nice classically Christmas night [...]

As you may have noticed, we are over flowing with Christmas cheer here at Calm Your Beans! And we are hoping that you are full of beans about Christmas too. But we know that not everyone out there is as excited about Christmas as we are. So to avoid you getting humbugs thrown at you [...]

  Source: mirandawalker.blogspot.com via Tricia on Pinterest   It’s the first day of December and here at Calm Your Beans we are gearing up for Christmas! We got so excited about being able to open the first tiny box on our advent calendars this morning that we wanted to share the love and spread our [...]

Themed weddings are often a great idea as it ties everything together and gives your guests an idea of what kind of wedding it will be, and what to wear. But so often themes can be taken too far and take away from the meaning of the day. A winter wedding theme is very popular [...]