“It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas, everywhere you go.”
Today is the day to start making your home look like Christmas — decor day! It is time to get out all of your Christmas decorations. You don’t have to do all your decorating today but get a start on things, especially outdoor decorating. If you live in a climate with a cold winter season, you need to get those lights and decorations out before the snow starts (if it hasn’t already).
This also gives you some time to take inventory and purchase items you still need.
Today is a fun day and if you haven’t starting feeling the Christmas spirit yet, today should get you in the mood. Amp up the Christmas spirit by turning on some holiday music, or your favorite Christmas movie, and invite your family to help you decorate. Decorating can become something fun for everyone, and you will not feel like it is entirely your responsibility.
Assignment: Get some of your decorating done.
- Decorate outside as soon as possible.
- As you are unpacking your holiday trimmings, be sure to set aside anything you no longer use or love and give those items to charity.
- Make use of the boxes you are emptying and pack away some of your regular decor to make space for your holiday decor.
- Make a list of decorative items you need to purchase. (Remind yourself to make a list of items needed for next year when you are putting this year’s décor away.)
For More Details: Get Yourself Organized For Christmas – Page 77
Supplies:
1) Your Christmas décor boxes from last year.
2) A Christmas tree removal bag.
3) Ornament hooks
Share Your Thoughts:
Any tips for decorating? Were your decorations organized neatly from last year? If not, any tips for improving how they are stored for next year? How does it feel to have some of your decorating done? Did you throw away anything or donate to charity?
Avoiding Overwhelm:
We all want our houses to be lovely. But we should be careful not to let our decorating “ideals” mutate into “idols.”
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It has taken me years to think of this. Not only can we store regular decor in those now empty totes but it can be the perfect hiding spot for wrapped Christmas gifts! Also, I like to decorate with not just Christmas items but a red,winter theme so we can enjoy this through Valentines.
My sons are 24 and 20-years-old and do not live at home anymore. However, they live close enough that they come to our house the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and we travel to my mother’s house in another city. A few years ago, we relented, after many years, and bought an artificial tree. We have a “tree of memories” and each son has been given ornaments since their first Christmas. A few years ago, I sorted each son’s ornaments into his own box. When we arrive back home after Thanksgiving, we can quickly put up the tree before they head off. It’s not like it used to be, but it is still a family tradition. If we could not do it quickly, then my husband and I would have to decorate the tree by ourselves which is not as much fun.