Dear Lauren,
When is it okay to start getting ready for Christmas? I want to put up my decorations and start Christmas shopping, but I don’t want Thanksgiving to feel like I’m skipping it!
Sincerely,
Eager Beaver
Dear Eager,
Wow, you sure are eager. Halloween just happened last week!
While I personally am not quite ready for the Christmas bug to hit me, I can understand why you may be so ready to start getting into the Christmas spirit.
However, I recommend you hold off on the holiday decorations for right now. Thanksgiving is a great holiday and the perfect time to spend with your family and friends. So, how about you throw up some hand turkeys and gourds for now.
Another reason to hold off on your Christmas decorations is that you do not want to look like that crazy person on your block. You know what I mean, you drive around the block and see what houses already have their Christmas lights up. Then you get the strong urge to throw …never mind.
My point is, just don’t decorate yet. Wait for the day after Thanksgiving to put out your tacky plastic Santa Claus.
However, shopping for gifts is actually a very smart thing to start doing. This way, you will not have to deal with hoards of last minute shoppers. Also, spacing out when you buy all of your gifts won’t leave you so broke in the long run.
If you’re like me though, you will say you’ll start shopping now, but in reality you won’t do any shopping until December 23rd.
I hope I detoured you from making any bad choices this holiday season and remember to listen to Lauren!
Need Advice?
Go to surveymonkey.com/s/TWJLF3J to
send in your anonymous questions!
Lauren Dwyer
Senior Features Editor