Life University Staff Council Newsletter Volume 8 Isssue 4 | Page 3

Decorating
F O R T H E H O L I D AY S
By April Basler
Ever since moving into a home of my own, I have loved
gathering home décor items to decorate it with. From vases
and picture frames, to trinkets and wall art, I truly enjoy filling
my home with things I find beautiful. Now that my husband
and I have lived there for a little more than a year, we have no
more room left to decorate! Pretty much every spot and place
on the wall is filled up. But, I love decorating for the holidays. I
have the year-round regular items, but I also have décor for Fall/
Halloween, Hanukkah/Christmas and Valentine’s Day. When a
holiday comes around, I put away some of my regular items to
make room for the pumpkins, menorahs, mini-trees and hearts.
Last year, I gathered quite a bit more decorations for our new
house and will keep using them every year. This year, I bought a
few more items for Fall/Halloween to add to my collection.
Since I am from an interfaith family, I decorate for both
Hanukkah and Christmas — for now. Like I shared in the fall
2016 newsletter, I have a 4-foot Christmas tree that I decorate
with blue, white and silver ornaments for the Hanukkah colors.
I also have mini-trees and mini-stockings, etc. that I put out at
holiday time along with dreidels, menorahs and many other
Hanukkah pieces. At some point, when I have children of my
own, I will probably stop putting out the Christmas stuff as to
not confuse them because my husband and I decided to raise
our kids Jewish. But, I must admit, I might miss my mini-trees,
stockings, etc.
It was only this past year that I started decorating for Valentine’s
Day. I may have gone a little overboard. I have placemats, a
heart wreath, many other heart décor items and plenty of stuff
from the dollar spot at Target. I even put fake rose petals on
some of the furniture. Valentine’s Day is such a fun holiday to
decorate for, but I don’t have a favorite — I like them all.
I have shared photos of some of my holiday decorations along
with this article. I hope they inspire you to decorate your own
home, and not just for Christmas! Have a Happy Holiday season!
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