In this Episode of The Wild Bradbury Podcast I do a follow up on the importance of spaces in your home, especially so during the holiday season. The rules I follow to manage my small home.
- How I decorated my small space to make it feel warm and festive without being claustrophobic.
- Making space for new things.
- Every toy has a home moms.
- How to get gift chaos put away and controlled so you can focus on hosting that big dinner.
- Not purchasing things that do not have a place within your home.
- Hanging on to things due to sentimental guilt.
- You don’t owe ANYONE space within your home.
These are a few of our decorated spaces. . .
I hang fresh greenery and lots of it! A simple Dickens Christmas accessory. I adore the smells, the pops of green and it is high enough that the children cannot mess with it much! It is also very easy to make yourself or can be purchased from just about anywhere. The BEST PART is that you don’t have to store it from year to year. When it dries and no longer serves you, you can burn it in a fire pit or put it out with the “Green Recycling.” The Greenery takes up no space in your life long term, but makes for a stunning and festive ambience.
My children love to craft ALL THE THINGS!! I decorate with their festive creations each and every year. The boys are far less likely to mess with mommy’s decorations if they are self made. They don’t want to destroy anything they worked hard on. THEREFORE, I also put their decorations on things that I do not want them to touch. For example, the homemade snow owl pinecones are on the back of my stove (I do not want them touching the stove).
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