The 12 Days of Christmas Countdown: Day 7 (Trimming the House)
We're past the halfway point, so stay tuned as we continue to double check our list of pre-Christmas chores to keep the holiday on track. Today, we trim.
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, greens for the trimming, cookies a-baking ... five golden rules ... "You're Invited!" cards, gifts for my friends, ways to spread the love and a little time reserved just for me. It wasn’t until Christmas break from my first year of college that I realized the importance of trimming – and no, I’m not referring to losing my freshman 15. With the first semester of classes over, and my eyesight slightly worse for wear, I was planning to spend the first half of my break sleeping. Sure I wanted to decorate the tree and bake a few dozen cookies, but was I in the “Christmas mood”? Not really. Call it a Christmas miracle, but I found the spirit of the season somewhere between dragging my …
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