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As promised, I am not about to tell you to start decorating before you're ready. This is a list of things you can prepare for when you're ready and a few things you can sprinkle in now. But I will say if you start feeling like the time change and it getting dark so early leaves you feeling a little gloomy, a Christmas tree can really change your outlook. But here are five things you can do for instant Christmas cheer, now or in December. 1. Light a candle: This is always my #1. It hits so many senses and is...

Welcome back! Today we are tackling five things to buy now so you can free up time and money during Christmas. I don’t care how you budget or what you do, the Christmas season is expensive! It is such a joy and privilege to share gifts, food and time with your people over the whole season but it can add up in a hurry! To help spread it out, here are five things you can start stocking up on now, to save you later.  1. Wrapping paper+ Ribbon: It’s out almost everywhere; go ahead and get what you need plus...

Grab your favorite pen and a cup of coffee because we are getting ready for the Christmas season! (Don’t know why we’re doing this in October? Catch up here) Today we're starting with five simple questions that will help you prioritize your season. This list will look different for each of us, but it’s just a way to start thinking about how we will approach the entire holiday season this year.  1. What needs to be done before the holiday season? Really put your thinking cap on for this one. It could mean a home project before guests stay over (i.e....

A long, long time ago an old friend signed me up for an email list about prepping early for Christmas. This was when social media was just for sharing personal stuff  and blogs weren’t even really that popular but a little email list was kind of a big deal. For a whole week in October, someone (I have no idea who it was) would send a task to do now that would make Christmas easier later. While I didn’t follow it all and don’t remember much about what she instructed to do (except prep crockpot meals. That one stuck but...

  I added two vintage items to my laundry room that changed everything…. Now maybe that’s a bit dramatic because I still have to actually take the laundry out and fold it up and put it away. I’ve yet to find anything new or vintage that helps with that process, but it solved a few other problems for me. Let me just show you what I added and why it’s such a big deal for me 1. A Vintage Cabinet: I had zero intentions of keeping this. In fact I passed up even buying it the first time but when it...