3 reasons to decorate your house for the New Year in November
Miscellaneous / / April 04, 2023
We explain why decorating a Christmas tree and hanging garlands in advance is a great idea.
1. Can you beat the autumn blues?
November is the gloomiest and most depressing month of the year. consider Russian meteorologists. At this time, as a rule, atmospheric pressure decreases and cyclones are active. And a long absence of the sun provokes a depressed state in people.
British psychoanalyst Steve McKeown surethat those who decorate the house in advance for the holidays are happier than the rest.
“Christmas decorations bring us back to childhood, when the anticipation of the holiday was a special excitement. Arrange them early to prolong the feeling of magic.
Christmas lights, bright toys and candles really make the house cozier and warmer. Returning from work, you will feel that the dominance of dullness outside the window is not eternal, and the holiday is already coming to you.
2. Free up some time in your busy December schedule
If November is the most depressing month, then December is the most troublesome. The phrase "let's go after the holidays" did not just become a meme. Therefore, a Christmas tree decorated in November is a smart way to relieve the December schedule, which will already be clogged with work and family affairs. In addition, you can do this without haste: calmly get everything, wash it, spread it out, hang it up and turn the process of transforming your home into a pleasant one.
meditation. And if you turn on your favorite music in the background and add a pinch of sincere conversations with loved ones, the preparation for the holiday will be as magical as the New Year itself.3. Don't overspend on Christmas sales
In January 2022, VTsIOM calculatedthat, on average, Russians spent 23,000 rubles to celebrate the New Year. It is approximately half the then average salary. Of course, the holiday estimate consists not only of the purchase of a Christmas tree and tinsel. But it is in December, when cute snowmen and gnomes are looking at you at every outlet, from a grocery store to a construction hypermarket, it is especially difficult to resist impulsive spending. And yet, as a rule, the closer the holidays, the higher the cost of New Year's decor.
If you decorate the house in advance, then by the time of the hype, you will definitely have a sober idea of what you are missing. Or maybe find out that everything you need is already there. In any case, there will be time for decoration - if you want, you can even make something with your own hands. Cool ideas for such toys can be found in this article.
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