I like decorating, but not for holidays...

It's true. I'm an aspiring interior stylist who loves to decorate homes but could care less when it comes to decorating for the holidays... any of them. Have you ever heard of such a thing?!  This doesn't mean I don't love the season or the reason for the season because I truly do.  I love everything about it - the meaning of Christmas, the joy, and excitement, and extra time with family. But, I could do without the decorating.

Growing up it was SO exciting to get home from school and see that mom had decorated the house for Christmas! It was like Christmas morning!! I still wish I could walk into my home one day after work and have it be decorated for me. :)

This may be because we live in a relatively small house (poor excuse), or the fact that it's a lot of work to clean, decorate, store your every day stuff, and re-clean (I sound lazy) but more than likely  its because we don't have kids and are gone through nearly the whole holiday season.  I know that when we do have kids, I will turn decorating the house into a huge deal for them just like my mom did for us!

Last Saturday I finally gave in and brought the holiday spirit into our house for Adam and I. I must admit its kind of fun to turn on all of our Christmas lights at the end of the day.  If one of us gets home before the other, we make sure to turn on our Christmas lights so it's "Surprise! Your home" every time we walk through the door!

Here is a little taste of my simple Christmas decorating....

These bells on our front door handle double as a door bell since we forgot to install one when we added on our entryway.  Ooops! :)

I made use of a lot of free printables from other bloggers this year - I love them! Just do a Pinterest search for "free Christmas printables!"

So, who wants to come over on January 1 to take down Christmas decorations for me? I'll have drinks!