Halloween is Coming!

Even if you don’t celebrate Halloween in a big way, now’s the time to start planning.

If you decorate your home for Halloween, look at the decorations you haven’t put up this year. Is there a reason you are saving them? If you no longer love them, they are looking tattered, or you don’t have the space for them, consider getting rid of them. This frees up storage space and makes decorating next year that much easier.

Also think about costumes. Halloween snuck up on my sister-in-law one year. She rushed out to shop at the last minute, spending an incredible amount of money on a costume her daughter wore for three hours. She vowed to never let that happen again! Decide on costumes now. (I know with children this is tricky, because they change their mind every two minutes!) Start collecting items needed for the costumes. See what you have on hand then shop to complete the look. Consider trading costumes worn in previous years with friends for a no cost new costume. The key is to start planning now.