Christmas Tree Inspo, Quirky Holiday Tweets & Fun Gifts

Is it goblins, gobble-gobble-gobble, or a bit o’ Christmas you need this very minute? Because as I begin to see “START yer holiday engines” messages everywhere, I can grow cranky. All three of my men have November and December birthdays which adds to the panic. I am quite content to watch the last yellow leaves fly from our maple and bake another apple coffee cake as I squeeze the last bits from October. But December has a way of appearing. Christmas tree inspo is maybe even a little late!

Christmas Tree Inspo, Quirky Holiday Tweets & Fun Gifts

Traditional Christmas Tree Inspo

If Walmart shoppers I encountered today are any indication, people are going all out this year foro their tree decorating!

Will your tree have a star on top?

Will it be fresh and alive or is an artificial one part of your traditions?

Each year, we seem to mix it up. But I love our Belgium Fir from Nearly Natural:

Just the easiest tree for me to manage, and no fighting with lights since it is pre-lit.

Old Fashioned Christmas Tree Decorating Ideas

No matter what your decorating style, it seems we can never go wrong with old fashioned, vintage or Old World style at Christmas.

And don’t you love the idea of matching your giftwrap for gifts under the tree with your surrounding furniture and decor colors? A designer trick for sure.

Are there secrets for keeping it old school?

More is certainly more!

Colorful and classic? So charming!

Although a lighter look is tempting too!

Old fashioned tinsel ages the look like nobody’s business.

And who doesn’t light up at the sight of a massively tall specimen decked with lights and ornaments?

Natural Christmas Tree Decorating Schemes

I think this may be my favorite style of Christmas tree decorating.

What can I say? I love natural trees in their natural habitat so much!

Isn’t this straightforward idea charming with baby’s breath, hydrangea and clip-on candle lights?

Naturally, a natural tree can make all the difference. It need not even be an evergreen!

And it need not be in the living room! I love this idea so much!

Be-ribboned Holiday Decor

What say ye about velvet ribbons adorning the tree?

Because I think this is blue ribbon time myself! Wait. Did someone say blue ribbon?

White Lights, Colorful Lights or No Lights?

Old fashioned can mean going completely unplugged:

Or how about old fashioned colorful bulbs and little white lights…all in a charming cart?

So darling! Lots of pink and understated color on this next one yet no less festive!

If you’ll be skipping a tree this holiday season but are considering prettying up the front door…

Quirky Holiday Tweets

Are there days you just KNOW you need to unplug all the devices and plug into joy, laughter, and the lighter side of life?

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Because I understand those days. Life grows lifey. Evil Information overload is a clear and present danger.

And we can’t underestimate what good medicine laughter is!

While I don’t use X very often, it’s where I turn should I require up-to-the-minute humor from twisted minds and sarcastic types who see life from the far side.

Everything is changing. But humor is still precious.

Holiday Humor & Holiday Gifts to Thrill

Laughter stimulates the motor cortex, the limbic system and the frontal lobe!

Laughter activates and relieves your stress response.

It can also stimulate circulation and relax muscles.

And since laughter increases your intake of oxygen, your heart and lungs are helped by laughter too.

Believe it or not, the Mayo Clinic says “positive thoughts can actually release neuropeptides that help fight stress and potentially more-serious illnesses.” Even though we all know this, I think we forget that WE NEVER HAVE TO WAIT FOR POSITIVE CIRCUMSTANCES TO ARRIVE IN ORDER TO FILL UP WITH POSITIVE THOUGHTS.

Ideas for a Festive Holiday & Laughter As Good Medicine

Makes me think about the mechanisms underlying HOPE as well. (I shared hope quotes in this.) When we laugh, our bodies are producing natural painkillers.

You truly are taking good care of yourself when you choose to laugh because you are fighting more potentially serious illnesses.

And not just for the short term!

Laughter is good medicine for the long haul too.

One of the ways humor and laughter help us long-term? They help us connect with people.

I just texted this tweet to our son who is a trial attorney, and it made him lol immediately:

There are so many ways even the most loving, well-meaning people can become divided. In homes, in families, in communities.

We simply must be more intentional and creative to reconnect and unite as humans.

And we don’t have to be comedians or uncommonly clever to allow humor to become a bridge.

Find funny youTubes or Twitter accounts or books that speak your humor love language.

Allow yourself to feel buoyant as your brain is tickled. Share what makes you laugh the hardest with your friends and family in person or on the phone.

Feel the warmth that arises from laughing with each other. Know that this shared connection is not frivolous or a small thing.

These bonds create healing and light. You’re healing each other, freeing each other from what binds, and charging the air with loving energy…

My husband showed me this because it perfectly reflects the ridiculous stuff that happens in our own home:

I’m off to laugh more!

Peace to you right where you are.

-michele

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