We've all seen it ... walking through the store in the middle of August and BAM Christmas stuff is already out. Did we skip Halloween and Fall??? What is going on here?
It seems like every year the stores put out holiday stuff sooner and sooner. I am convinced it is a week earlier each year and we just haven't caught on yet! I have NEVER been a fan of this, sometimes it REALLY bothers me that I refuse to even look at the holiday sections in stores .. I like to give each holiday their time, so I created:
I came up with this years ago when I first moved out into my own apartment and started decorating for the holidays. I like to give myself guidelines .. and if those guidelines have dates .. even better! {I know some of you are thinking I am crazy right now but it really helps when you have a game plan ... for anything}
Now I know that these are just the holidays at the end of the year ... but lets face it ... those are usually the most important and the ones your decorate for. If your putting shamrocks up in March ... More power to ya! But that's not in my game plan ... for now. So when it gets towards the end of the year ... this is what I follow:
Halloween {not fall - I'm talking ghosts, goblins and jack-o-lanterns} go up ... October 1st
Thanksgiving {here is the fall stuff pumpkins, scarecrows, hay} go up ... November 1st
Christmas {in all its glory} go up ... December 1st
And of course as the new decorations go up the others come down and Christmas stays till after the new year.
I'm not going to lie, sometimes I get the urge to "pre-decorate" but I never give in {or at least haven't yet} Its just not fair to the holiday that gets the shortened timeline.
So October 1st has come and gone and where is my post about Halloween decorations?!?!
Well to be honest ... I was a little busy with the whole wedding thing and I will say that we don't go all out for Halloween ... in fact ... sometimes we don't decorate for it a all! {like this year} However when we have a family with small children I vow to do more with that holiday. For the time being though .. Mike actually really dislikes Halloween so we keep it low key.
If your like me though and are looking for a few subtle touches to your home to show some Halloween Spirit check out some of the prints I have in the shop. A fun framed print could be just enough for your home or office {hey .. I used to decorate my cubicle ;) }
Happy Holidays!
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