If you’ve seen me in action for more than about 10 minutes you know I’m an organizer. My friends tease me for my year ahead holiday card buying and month early card writing. They tease me for my orange and black box of Halloween decorations that ideally I’d put up at the beginning of October (this year it went up slowly and in stages for my suitemate’s sanity). Let me just say… this is just the beginning.
I’m looking forward to making new friends and having a home to decorate and throw seasonal parties at. I want to be that person who reliably has a party for every major holiday. I want to pull together all sorts of different groups of people. And most of all, I want it to be cute and lots of fun. I’d love to be that person who people think “Oh good, Nicole’s doing Thanksgiving dinner this year!”
A few days ago I got my newest Real Simple in the mail and was so excited to see an article called “25 Ways to Get Ahead For the Holidays”… I mean, not only is it fun holiday stuff, it’s how to do it ahead of time! And we all know how much I like to do things ahead of time.
Call me crazy if you will, but I think the holidays are fantastic. And I think celebrating holidays with a lot of people and fun (and I’m not just talking about winter holidays) is the best way to go. We’ve never had all that many family traditions around any holidays in my house, but the more I read about little things people do, the more I think that I’d like to find some cute little things to make my own. Any suggestions?
(Goodness it’s hard work trying to get my future self organized! Just kidding.)