Decorating early for Christmas seems to be a hot topic on social media. People have some pretty strong opinions. Just about everyday I see a new meme made by a someone who clearly does not like it. As you get to know me, you will learn that I love everything Christmas so the sooner the better works for me. Listed below are the top reasons you should get on board and enjoy the premature Christmas cheer!
- The decorations are beautiful and whimsical…there are almost no rules in decorating. You can do whatever you want. You get the he/she’s got the ‘holiday spirit’ pass. If you have a tight budget, you can make some beautiful decorations from Dollar Tree hacks. Google it or search on YouTube. There are some amazing ideas out there.
- The approximate 4 weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas is just not long enough. We’re too busy during those weeks to truly enjoy it. You need time to relax and listen to some Christmas music with your home decked out. This time of the year, unfortunately, has become very stressful. Financially alone it is a burden for most of us. Then planning all the extra events, extra family time, the list goes on. Give yourself a magical oasis at home so you can decompress from it all and remember the true spirit of the season.
- Thanksgiving is ONE day. It’s about gathering with your family and eating awesome food all of which can be done with Christmas decorations glistening around you. Thanksgiving Day will still be awesome, trust me. (Bet you can’t guess my favorite Thanksgiving Day tradition??? Yep, it’s the arrival of Santa in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade while I’m cooking for my family. I fill up with tears every year. Shh, don’t tell anyone. I was even lucky enough to go to the parade several years back and see the jolly guy arrive in person…bucket list, check.)
- Kids….the kids love Christmas. Decorate early for them. Decorating early will allow you to take your time and involve the kids more. Have them make some decorations for their room. There are great ideas on Pinterest. Life moves too fast these days. Allow them to decompress as well and enjoy the magic.
- It will make you happy and everyone that walks in your home. Whether you like it or not, you won’t be able to resist. Let the magic in and enjoy. Think about it, have you ever walked into a home that was decorated for Christmas and not felt joy. Looked at a decoration made by a child and not smiled?
- Christmas movies are already on. Ok, ok, you don’t have to watch them if you don’t want to, but if you did, it’s so much sweeter and cozier to curl up and watch when your Christmas lights flickering.
- It irritates all the grinches! There are some grumpy people out there. Not much you can do about it. If they give you crap about extending your magical Christmas season, you can ignore them or tell them to go sit on a big prickly cactus, depends on your ratio of saltiness to Christmas spirit that day which would be significantly impacted in a positive way if you decorated early (insert winking eye emoji).
Have I persuaded anyone to decorate early? Ironically, I’m posting this list late so you could fib and say yes. I’ve been a little under the weather lately so sadly I have not yet decorated for Christmas. Hopefully, I will get to it this weekend. What I am not going to do is stress about it. We seem to put too much stress and pressure on ourselves during this time of year. Relax, take time for yourself, do what you can, let go of what you can’t, and ask for help. Enjoy time with your family…priority number one! And it wouldn’t hurt to let the magic of Christmas in just a little bit.
Go enjoy your day!
Be sincere, stay a little salty and always beautiful.
