Tis the Season

Do any of you love the holiday season? I sure do. The lights and decorations, family, events, yummy food and drinks, 🎶, and the joyful mood of those around us. Recently, one thing I struggle with is feeling overcrowded. I have so many decorations I want to put up and little space. I've collected decor since my teenage years and I'm at a point where I need more space. Do I really need to keep the string lights that don't work? Lol, what if they magically turn back on!? Do I need to keep the smelly tree topper that got a huge stain on it while I was in college? How about the broken Santa that I thought I'd superglue back together...8 years ago? I don't think so!

This year, I am making a point to clean out all of my storage areas. Closets, sheshed, storage room, you name it, I'm going through it. As alot of you know, I tore my ACL and will be needing surgery next month. I will need some extra space to move around! I want to take this time and declutter so I can truly appreciate all the decorations and not feel overwhelmed while recovering. How about you? Do you need to declutter before the festivities? Call the Cousins!

Growing up, the Cousins always spent this season together despite living 3 hours apart. Remember, Austin is from Kenmore & I am from Astoria. When we were younger, we spent alot of time on the mountain, skiing & snowboarding. I was athletic but prone to getting hurt. I lived in casts. Austin loves to remind me of this. One year, Austin and I were out on the mountain, and I had some gnarly falls. I was proud of myself though, I didn't get hurt! Successful ski trip. We were gearing up to leave and headed back to the sweet minivan with all 6 of us Cousins, and I biff it. I mean, I went down hard! The ice monster got me. And of course, I broke my arm. Needless to say, health is wealth. Take care of yourself, your body, mind, and space. Clear out those storage areas, call the Cousins for help and enjoy this Holiday Season. 

This the Season yall.