Decorating is a Fun Part of the Holiday Season

There is nothing better than the very first day of December. The holiday season is my absolute favorite time of the year and I look forward to decorating for Christmas right after Halloween. I make myself hold off until the first day of December. Once that day shows up on the calendar, I start the official thrill of decorating for Christmas. I grew up in a household where Christmas was always a big ordeal. My mom decorated the entire house and some of the outside trees and bushes. Everything always looked like a page of a magazine. She loved doing it. I suppose I have the love for decorating for Christmas in my system because I definitely look forward to it every year.

I focus first on the outside of the house. I cannot stand when people decorate haphazardly and seem to just toss their Christmas lights on the bushes and trees. Take a few moments to look like you are organized and have pride in your decorating skills. When I am decorating for Christmas, I want my house to look like my mother's used to - elegant. I only use the white twinkling lights in all of my decorating. I secure the outside Christmas lights to their chosen bushes, trees and front porch, and then tackle the inside of the house. I have a gorgeous spiral staircase that I absolutely love decorating for Christmas. I wrap the white lights up the staircase banister. My husband loves when I decorate the staircase. We have made it a family tradition to pick out our Christmas tree. Last year, we decided to cut down our own tree and it turned out to be a memorable experience.

It was not an experience I plan on repeating. My husband, daughter and I decided to go tree shopping on an incredibly cold, snowy day thinking that it would further set the mood. Instead, we argued and froze for hours. Sure, we did find a wonderful tree but the entire day consisted of nitpicking and complaining. This year, we'll simply visit the local Boy Scouts tree sale lot and bring it home without any major hassles. The best part of decorating for Christmas is the tree. After the lights are perfectly placed, the fun begins. Each one of us has our own favorite ornaments that we have to place in the perfect location. Decorating for Christmas is not complete without the carols softly playing in the background. I can't help but love the holiday season.

Decorating for Christmas has been effective in not only being a seasonal hobby for me but it has also become something that my family looks forward to. It brings us together during the most wonderful season of the year.

Just becareful when you are decorating. It's fun to decorating but the most important part is try to decorate with safety.

Ho ho ho.....

The Christmas Lights

There is something magical about the month of December. I love driving home from work in the early evenings when people are just starting to turn their outside Christmas lights on. The Christmas lights give a sense of peace to me. If there is a layer of snow on the ground or some falling snowflakes, it gives this magnificent glow that seems like something out of a fairytale. Some people can't stand the cold weather and are not fans of Christmas, but I love the entire month of December. Sure, Christmas Day is wonderful, but the magic of the season is only intensified by all of the Christmas lights and décor. The malls are always decorated with thousands of Christmas lights and there is always festive music playing in the background. Even the radio stations rotate some festive music in the hourly play lists.

Christmas lights are not just for christmas time anymore. Once upon a time people would get made fun of for leaving their Christmas lights up after Christmas had passed. But I have found that you can leave your christmas lights up until Easter without hearing much from the neighbors.

When I went to college I used strings of christmas lights to decorate my apartment and many other students did the same in their dorm rooms. Lots of the houses in the student neighborhoods had christmas lights decorating the outside of the homes all year round and it made for an attractive addition to otherwise run-down looking domiciles.

Many people like to keep holiday decorating simple and elegant. One of the hottest Christmas light for house decoration is the spotlight. You can feature a great holiday door decoration with a clean, bright spotlight on the feature. This type of Christmas light for house décor is great for traditional homes.

Imagine a traditional colonial home with white siding and a magnificent red door. Add a green decorated holiday wreath and a spotlight and you have the makings for a wonderful yet simple holiday design. The ideal Christmas light for home decorations with a traditional appeal is quite simple.

Christmas is Christmas because of the Christmas lights without the lights there is no more Christmas.

Merry "early" Christmas.

Welcome to My Christmas Corner.

Hi all,

As all of you know christmas is arount the corner. You can feel in the frosty air. If you drive down the street in your area you probably notice that almost every house has some Christmas light decoration hanging on the window, garage, etc.

Thanksgiving is over and now come Christmas...... I'd personally welcome all of you to my blog.. I'd like to share my Christmas experience with all of you and I'd love to hear yours in return.

Merry "early" Christmas :)