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On Friday, I climbed into our attic and pulled out the massive amount of Christmas decorations that were in there. Y’all, we have WAY too much. So, I started sorting into different piles – Keep, Give Away, Trash.

When I pulled out our live Christmas Tree stand, I was sort of ashamed of myself. I didn’t do a great job cleaning it up last year, and there was sap on the bolts and in the bottom of the stand.

It’s not disgusting because I had wiped it down a little bit before I put it away last year, but I wanted to see if I could clean it up a little bit – I bet the new tree would prefer to not have it’s sap co-mingled with the old tree, right? So, I pulled out my HomeRight Steam Machine Plus (affiliate link) steam mop and took out the handheld unit.

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I always get a little exhausted when I see Christmas decorations hit the stores in September. It’s too early, right? What about Halloween? What about Thanksgiving? But then, I start to panic that all the really cute stuff will be gone before Halloween, so I need to get a move on it immediately.

I had the exact same thought process when I walked into my favorite At Home store this past week. It’s not time! It’s still pumpkin season! Oh, wait! That’s amazing! I better buy that before someone else snaps it up! The struggle is real, y’all.

Okay, so don’t freak out on me, you guys, but I bought some At Home Christmas Decor in October. We have so much going on in the next two months, that I decided to just get a jump on it when I had time. I have never jumped into the holidays before Thanksgiving, but last year we had virtually no Christmas decorations in our home. I think we put up a tree a few days before Christmas, and that was it since we were so busy. As with everything I do, it’s either feast or famine. I do it 100% or not at all.

So, I went ahead and decorated our master bedroom.

GASP! I know. But it looks so fun!

Luckily, you don’t have to get started on your decorations right this minute, because At Home has a huge selection of holiday decorations – definitely the largest selection of any other retailer in my area. And even better, they make it so easy to put together a great holiday room or beautiful tree on a small budget. They have 15 different themes of decorations, like Snow Capped Scene, Forest Fairytales, and Cherished Memories. You can pick one theme and go wild, or you can mix and match. Many of the themes are shown here.…

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