Tips n Tricks for a Beautiful and Organized Home — Halloween

Many people may think of September as the beginning of Fall although it can still be quite hot in most of the country, which definitely doesn’t give you that wonderful Fall feeling. It also tends to be such a busy month with the long Labor Day weekend and then you jump right into the first day of school. Of course, many people don’t have the luxury of the whole summer off, or people like teachers, for instance, have already been at work for some time getting ready for that first day of school - we have a lot of teachers...

How many of you use a holiday planner…..shout out to my Facebook friends from House and Holidays Plan - Get Organized Community. The men and women in this group strive to have every holiday decorating and entertaining detail planned and scheduled months in advance. I guess I’m more of a week-before kinda’ gal, and although I do stress over holiday planning for months in advance, that apparently doesn’t count, in fact it’s counter productive. If planning doesn’t come naturally to you either, do yourself a favor and go online to search for Holiday Planners, you’ll find a ton of options...

People have been putting up Halloween decorations in their yards for a long time but I can’t remember exactly when I started seeing Halloween ornaments to decorate a tree inside the home. A little research shows that there was an animated TV movie called The Halloween Tree, based on a 1972 novel by Ray Bradbury which led to the Halloween Tree at Disneyland, and makes October a very popular time to visit the theme parks. This year you can find a great assortment of orange, purple and black artificial trees, including pre-lit options sold at national retailers like The Home...