by: Angela Garcia

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    Decorating for the holidays can be very exciting and something to look forward to, especially for women.  As the holidays get closer we all start to take out boxes and boxes of
decorations from the attic.  For many of us we have to go out and buy new decorations for all the festivities.  Many of us put lights around the house, yard decorations, and most importantly the one and only Christmas tree.  Decorating for Christmas usually starts to creep up on us right around Halloween, which is way too early to start thinking about all the Christmas chaos.  
     I think decorating for the holidays can be very stressful because many of us have other expenses like traveling and buying gifts.  Sometimes there isn’t even enough time to get around to decorating and before you know it all the fun is already over.  I have a few ideas that can ease the stress for Christmas decorating that could really help out, especially for families with kids. My favorite thing to decorate during the holidays is the Christmas tree, it can be very fun for the kids and you can put your ideas together with other family members.

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    Young children love to paint and color so decorating ornaments for the Christmas tree would be a great idea.  I think the best time to start decorating the ornaments would be right after a Thanksgiving lunch or dinner.  For me this would be the best time because that is when all the family is together.  Kids tend to get bored so doing this would keep them entertained for a couple of hours. It would also be great for the parents to have this quality time with their children.  Doing this over the holidays would be very inexpensive and something that could bring the family together.  Pinteresthas so many ideas with plenty of easy crafts to do over the holidays.  Most of the supplies can be found at the local Wal-Mart, dollar tree, or hobby lobby. Good luck to all of you and happy holidays.


 

By: Angela Garcia

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    With the holidays just around the corner, presents, food, and decorations are just about the only things on our mind.  All these things can be big stressors when in fact should be something to look forward too.  Black Friday is one of my favorite but not so favorite things to do during the holidays. Just the thought of waking up at six in the morning after a huge thanksgiving meal is not so pleasing.  Shopping has always been something I enjoy doing but every year on black Friday there is crazy people and chaos going on everywhere you go.  A few years ago my mom and I decided to be one of those crazy people that wake up at three a.m. to be at the mall waiting in line by four or five in the morning. My worst experience was watching two ladies fighting over a simple tee shirt.  They were arguing back and forth and tugging at the shirt as if they were children.  I think it’s so ugly to be angry and picking fights over the holidays especially over something that is not even worth it.  Most of the time, the sales going on are not even that much of a difference and being out on the road at those ours can never be safe.  Last year we decided to go to the mall at 11 o’clock almost noon, all the early birds had already cleared the mall and it was as if we were there all alone.  There were no lines to check out and even though all the morning specials were already taken down, other specials were still available as well as coupons and other promotions.  My advice for black Friday shoppers is to sleep in a little, relax, and have yummy thanksgiving leftovers for breakfast.  The mall is not going anywhere, and you will be saved from all the chaos happening way too early in the morning to even put up with.  So good luck, enjoy, and happy holidays.