A
few weeks ago, I shared with my new strategy about Christmas decorating. Last
year, I decided to package my Christmas decorations so as to only use those
items that fit with the design. This year, I am not using snow men, those
pretty burgundy items that I have always used forever, no mercury or silver, no
nutcrackers, no angels. I am designing a more rustic Christmas. Simpler and
more elegant.
So
the next step is how to decorate for Christmas.
1. Draw the rooms - I
always use a blank sheet of paper and draw (and I am a terrible artist) what I
want the rooms to look like when complete. Then I list the items needed for
each room.
2. Set up a staging
area. - My workroom is the hub of my Christmas decorating. Projects are
completed, supplies are gathered and organized by room.
3. Pack up your every
day items: After Thanksgiving, I spend a couple of hours packing up my every
day items. This step gives me a blank slate for decorating. It also provides a
wonderful opportunity to clean those items thoroughly. I pack them in tissue
paper so they are ready for the big clean-up in January.
4. Decorate room by
room. I do not decorate the entire house in one day. If you decorate an entire
room, the house is not a complete mess. Pick a room, decorate it, put
everything away and clean up.
5. Decorating outside -
I have made it a tradition to pull the family together and decorate our outside
Saturday after Thanksgiving. My trick is to provide them with food... Soup,
salad, sandwiches, hot chocolate. Hey, I know what works with my family. For
outside, I also have a plan and everyone gets an assignment. Two hours and we
are done.
My
strategy is time tested and works for me. Find what works for you. The holidays
should be about the baby Jesus... not all the work that is associated with
making the perfect holiday.
This
week's menu is about getting ready for Thanksgiving. Let's not overlook my
favorite holiday. I love Thanksgiving.
Monday
Chicken Picatta
Angel Hair Pasta
Garden Salad
Tuesday
Meatloaf
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Roasted Green Beans
Wednesday
Chicken Lo Mein
Steamed Dumpling
Thursday
Chicken, Brie and Apple Panini
Potato Chips
Crudities
Friday
Roast Pork
Apple Stuffing
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Brownies in a Skillet
Saturday
Individual Homemade Pizza with tons of
toppings
Sunday
Blueberry French Toast
Spinach Frittata
Oven Potatoes
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