But I saw over at Our Life's Journey, Kimmie is doing a 25 days of Christmas... a prompt for each day. Today - the prompt is to name your Top 5 Holiday "Must have's" ....
Well, as a child that came from a house where Duct Tape saved everything ... (note, I still to this day have a skirt my mom hemmed for me with duct tape when I was a teenager! It's still holding... I'm not even lying!) - the first on my list is TAPE!!!!! I am a taper... if you get a present from me, you can bet half a roll of tape is on it. I dont want any edges peeking out or popping up. And those little things that go on your hand? They are horrible - awful! They are tiny little pieces... when I do tape, I need a good 3 inch piece!!! Definitely my #1 item
Ribbons from Hobby Lobby!!!! They have the best curly ribbon - so cute - so festive - looks like you spent hours decorating... & best of all - they have them usually 50% off & they come in 3 packs... I will usually stop in Hobby Lobby a few dozen times a season to pick up loads of these ribbons. Who doesnt love a beautiful curly ribbon on a package?
Something that I have had a new obsession with this year... REDDI WHIP!!!! I have learned to put it in hot chocolate... wait... I'm sitting & smiling at the yumminess of that... Plus, with all the yummy desserts that the Holidays have, who doesnt want Reddi Whip on all of it? Cookies? Check.... Pies? Yes please... Cake? Why not!? ... Its the one time of the year that calories dont count anyways... (that's what I'm telling myself - dont bust my bubble!)
My running shoes.... Sound weird for a Must have for Chirstmas? But I need it - for running, or for my Jazzercise class... some way to burn off the stress of the season. Because, come on, we all know this time of the year gets VERY STRESSFUL. So I try to make sure I lace up the shoes & vent out frustration so I can venture back into malls, back into gift wrapping, back into finding the perfect gift... yep, stress...
Finally - you have to know my Christmas isnt complete without my Steven Curtis Chapman..... gotta have his Christmas CD's going. He has a total of 3 - 2 Full CD's really, but then Hallmark a few years ago had a CD of just a few of his songs, so we'll count it too... I love my Christmas Music - but to hear Steven sing it? It doesnt get any better then that!
So what are your top things you need for the Holidays?
You can play along throughout the month - just go to Kimmie's & link up!
