My hack to simplifying the holiday season? Decorating early. Yes, my tree and the white twinkly lights go up at the beginning of November. But this means my December is full of the magic-making and none of the holiday prep and stress (at least the self-induced kind 😉) P.S. Christmas tree is from King of Christmas. We have had it for 6 years now. We have lost a lot of flocking through the years but it is such a beautiful and full tree!