The Friday Five

[simplyn2deep]

Since I started watching thefridayfive earlier this week, I've been looking forward to answering the questions today. Anything to get me my back in the habit of writing daily...or in this case, weekly.

Today's Friday Five

Nearly time for Thanksgiving here in the US and then a fast ramp up to Christmas. This year, of course, is very different from years past, but the holidays are coming be it Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, or another significant holiday for you at this time.

1. Have you started decorating for holidays yet or are you going to skip it this year?

We haven't started decorating this year. I usually pull out the stuff right after Thanksgiving. The spend the week cleaning and putting away any other decorations that might have been left out during the year and allow Kim (the lady I live with and take care of, for those who are new to following me) to decorate her apartment how she wants. I try to have that done by the first Sunday of December.

I don't know if that will happen this year.

2. Will your gift buying be more local or online this year because of restrictions?

It will be online...if we even have the money. Our financial situation hasn't changed, but it seems like this year, well the last 8 months, have been tighter financially. There are only 4 "people" (3 people and a family) I'll be getting gifts for and I'm sort of worried about how I'm going to do that on top of my other bills I still have to pay.

3. Will you be doing something ‘extra’ to try and give this year’s celebration a bit more sparkle?

My something "extra" this year will be sparkly Christmas manicures for myself and Kim that I will likely do after Thanksgiving.

4. No parties this year, but how are you reaching out to family and friends to wish them well?

If I remember, and get stamps, Christmas cards will be going out. Otherwise, text messages and FB messages/posts on FB will have to do.

5. Do you believe in Krampus? If you don't know who it is, follow the link.

I don't believe in Krampus, but all that I know of it/him is what I read up on when the movie came out in 2015.

Until next time. Hopefully not next Friday, but maybe sometime during the week.

Comments

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

We do the same thing with our decorating. That will mean a whirlwind of activity here because I like to wash everything cloth (tablecloths, runners, valiances etc..) before packing them away. No idea when we are going to go out to get a tree yet, though.

I'm a big fan of Krampus, the other one, not the movie version, which was pretty skewed.

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[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

My dream, for when I get my own place and have a family, is to have Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving, at least a fully decorated tree, so that family pictures could be taken in front of it and used as the Christmas card but that will probably never happen. 🤷🏾‍♀️

If you want, feel free to friend me. I do a writing prompt every day in the form of three questions called, Just Wondering.

Awesome. I will do that!

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

Welcome. I hope you will have fun.

I am sorry that you are not in your own place. I know how that feels.