as you can see, i caved. the urge to imitate babs and create a hot chocolate station of my very own was just too strong. as you can see, it is placed in a prominent position in my kitchen, so it is̶ ̶e̶s̶s̶e̶n̶t̶i̶a̶l̶l̶y̶ ̶j̶u̶s̶t̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶y̶ makes a bold statement and i'm proud to admit that i've even managed to get that tiered effect without having to #AD splash out on an expensive, fancy tiered cake stand from amazon. it features all the basic necessities for a decent mug of hot chocolate - namely a variety of hot chocolate powders which, whilst i have no idea whether they're in date or not, are all still fresh and not clumped together in a hot chocolate powder rock, because i made the smart decision to keep them contained within their sealed, airtight containers.
my hot chocolate station may not be cluttered with an array of ceramic tat, or include candy-canes which probably won't ever be used, or fancy flavoured syrups, or "game-changer" soggy paper straws, but it is positioned directly in front of the mug cupboard, and right next to the kettle for ease. and ultimately, MY hot chocolate station is entirely usable. AND it doesn't feature a sign to remind me about calories every time i go to use it. #winning