Should you Decorate
for Christmas while
Your Home is on the Market?
A
re you like me? As soon as I start to feel the cooler temps, the leaves start to change and the beautiful pots of mums displayed, I can almost smell my pumpkin spice candles burning throughout our home. I even start to plan the upcoming holiday dinners and can almost smell the turkey roasting in the oven. The mere thought of holiday traditions fills my heart with such joy. Our holiday rituals mark some of the most important moments in our lives and the memories we create with our loved ones. Everyday life can be stressful and full of uncertainty. Having a special time of the year when we know exactly what to do, the way we have always done it, provides a comfortable sense of structure,
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control, and stability which we all need more than ever right now. If anyone has listened to our weekly radio shows over the last ten years or read our magazine, you know that I am truly married to Santa Claus. In September Rick had already started listening to his Tony Bennett Christmas music and we are already planning our Christmas theme since he has now added an additional ten nutcrackers to be displayed through out our home. We enjoy decorating our home for the holidays and making it a special time for our boys, while they do not look forward to the week, we must start bringing it all upstairs, it would not feel like Christmas to them if they did not feel like they had arrived at the North Pole. As you will see in the photos displayed of our home decorated last Christmas, it is a lot of work! So, when my clients ask me what they
