It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Yesterday I spent most of my time in Central London shopping. Being a student, shopping is not something that I tend to do an awful lot because I can't afford it but yesterday was an exception.

I'm going to the Student Radio Awards on Thursday at the Indig02 and with it being a suits and dresses ceremony I needed to go and buy some clothes to wear (I don't have my suit up here, it is 300 miles away in Cornwall).

The only things I had in my wardrobe were a grey waistcoat and a grey tie, so unsurprisingly this year I am wearing grey.

I decided to go to the new shopping centre near St Paul's Cathedral on Cheapside. That turned out to be a bit of a wasted journey because I only managed to get a shirt from H&M. The trousers I saw in Topman were not available in my size so I knew what I would have to do, brave Oxford Circus on a Saturday.

I decided to get off the tube at Marble Arch and walked down to Oxford Circus, going in nearly every shop on the way down where I thought I could get either the shoes or trousers I needed. However Selfridges was a bit too expensive and Primark was just too manic, I wasn't in the right frame of mind and I hate that shop.

I made it down to Oxford Circus and got my trousers from Topman and a nice pair of shoes from Next.

With the shopping all done, I didn't really want to go back to Harrow but the thought of missing Strictly and The X Factor and my hunger persuaded me to get on the tube.

The main reason I did not want to leave was because Oxford Street looked amazing. The Christmas lights were on and with it getting dark at 4:30, the atmosphere was brilliant. The smell of caramelised nuts roasting just down the road from Bond Street station added to the Christmassy feel. Debenhams, M&S, John Lewis and House of Fraser were also lit up and Selfridges had all of its windows decorated for the festive season as well as boasting a large Christmas tree at its main doors.

I came back feeling quite festive and it is only November. With all of the Christmas ads of TV now though, it is hard not to be feeling Christmassy but the Christmas songs won't be going onto my iTunes until 1 December.

This family that live just down the road from me are already in the Christmas spirit.