Tuesday Turn About #282 Oh Christmas Trees
Tuesday Turn About #282 Oh Christmas Trees: We are just about two weeks away from Christmas! Let’s celebrate with some Christmas tree inspo, recipes, and more!
TUESDAY TURN ABOUT #282 OH CHRISTMAS TREES
At last week’s party, we welcomed December.
It’s crazy to think that Christmas 2024 is just a couple weeks away!
Are you ready?
What do you have left to do?
Since there was only about three weeks in between Thanksgiving and Christmas, I figured some are still working on decorating their homes.
No problem! Today, we have some features that all have to do with Christmas trees! (Be sure to take a close look through the window of the tablescape plates! 😉 )
Abode Adventures
Traffic is winding down at Hobby Lobby. This week, all my shifts are only 6 hours long. That is a welcome break! Next week, my shifts are much longer! It will be interesting to see what the week before Christmas looks like at HL!
In the near future…
… I’ve yet to hear anything about being offered a permanent position at HL. However, I’ve decided that I really only want to work for 15-20 hours/week… and I would prefer 15 hours. We’ll see how it goes because…
I REALLY miss blogging!
And I have a plan that I will be implementing to be sure to put in the hours I need to get more new content out for you all! One of the steps includes taking my laptop to the gorgeous Cerritos Library (located literally around the block) and doing my computer work there. This way, the temptations of being home will not be screaming in my ear while I try to work at the dinette table.
The 2025 Calendar is finished!
And I plan to have that out by this weekend, if not sooner! I just need to write up a quick post, but the calendar is complete, and I’m hoping you will love it!
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My Wee Finds
Here’s another list of a few items that I’m hoping to either receive or purchase myself:
- Always love me some new pajamas! Can never get enough!
- This handy-dandy purse cleaner really has my interest piqued!
- I would love to have this portable Bose speaker for my trailer. My stereo speakers are blown and not sure if it’s worth it to fix!
- Do you make your own home-made gravy for the holidays? If so, this OXO Fat Separator needs to be in your kitchen… trust me!
Weekly Household Tip
If you make your own home-made gravy from your turkey drippings… see the last item on the list above! 😉
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Let me know in the comments how your decorating is going, and if you have started Christmas shopping. And keep those wonderful Christmas posts comin’!
So happy to hear things are going well for you at Hobby Lobby. Hope the part time hours work out for you. Thanks so much for the feature for the Christmas tree. It’s always one of my favorite things to do for the holidays. Wishing you a very merry Christmas season.
Lynne
You are so welcome, friend… and thank you!
Each time I walk into our “local” HL I think about working there, but for me it is 38 miles away LOL. I do enjoy that store much more than I ever thought I would. Thank you kindly for featuring my post A Caravan Christmas, I appreciate it. Have a wonderful week. Melynda @scratchmadefood!
You are so welcome. Thirty-eight miles is a LONG way, for sure!
Yes, there are plenty of us still decorating…We usually get a live tree and are waiting until our college kids get home to buy it. Thanks for hosting and thank you so much for featuring my holiday season ideas! Enjoy your week!
Shelley
See! Many of us are running late. My sister is the only one I know that got done BEFORE Thanksgiving. They were in Japan for the holiday, and she wanted to be greeted when she got home with Christmas! Smart girl!
Julie,
My link ups for this week are # 17, 18 and 19…
Glad to hear that you had an easier week at Hobby lobby…What is the Christmas merch marked down to now? I have 2 gift cards I need to use up…
15 hours a week sounds like that would be perfect for you….
Thanks so much for hosting this wonderful party!! I really appreciate the time and effort that goes into it along with visiting all the links!! I hope you are having a great week!!
Hugs,
Deb
Debbie-Dabble Blog
It’s still at 50%. I’ve heard from other influencers that we don’t get marked down until after Christmas. We’ll see! There isn’t a lot left at our store!
Thanks for the party. I’m #’s 23 and 24 this week. I hope you get hired on permanently at Hobby Lobby. I finished decorating last week Thursday, but I did things slightly simpler since I had less time this year.
That is smart! I’m not sure if I will get anything up. We’ll see. Next year, for sure!
Thanks so much Julie! I hope the part time hours work out for you at HL. Still much to do, we are decorating our tree today!
Have a fun time decorating!
My tree is up but not yet decorated! I have a few things out, but I’m doing it in bits and pieces. Glad your shifts were a bit shorter!
Yeah… I think everyone is running behind a bit. There were several customers yesterday that were still buying to decorate a tree.
Thanks so much for having us over, Julie. Hope your work hours are adjusted for you after Christmas. I know our HL is Always busy! Thanks for sharing my hearth room post this week. Enjoy the Season!!
You are so welcome, Debra. Yes, we’re busy, but there are short lulls, which hasn’t happened for weeks!
Hi there, Julie, thanks for hosting. Wishing you an awesome Tuesday and rest of the month. Hope your dreams come true regarding your working hours.
My entries this week are numbered #44+45
Hope you will join SSPS
Thanks, Esme! Appreciate it!
Julie, thank you so much for including my ‘Christmas tree farm’ mantel decor project in your feature this week! i love turning nothing into something, and i hope my ideas will inspire your readers to give it a try!
Thank YOU! It is lovely!
I am loving looking at everyone’s Christmas posts. It is hard to believe it is so close, I am not ready though. I work retail so it is always hectic for me. Have a wonderful rest of your week and thanks for hosting!
I get it, Jennifer. I’m not getting any decorating done this year. I really hope next year is different!
Hi Julie! Thanks for another fun party and I appreciate the feature of our Christmas mantel. I actually got many of the honeycomb pieces at HL. They were 50% off a couple of weeks ago and the store was pretty picked over. I can imagine now. I think working at the library is a fantastic idea. I’ve considered it myself since there’s so much going on at my house all the time. Hubby works from home, there’s the dog, and my son is home from graduating college… yeah lots of interruptions. lol. Happy Holidays friend. XO- MaryJo
Yes… I recognized the ornaments! Some of my faves! It’s crazy how much our homes call to us… and how it’s supposed to be that way, but when you work, it can’t!
I love to go to the library or to a coffee shop to work on my blog. Isn’t it amazing how much more can get done! Thank you so much for featuring my home tour post. Wishing you an awesome week!
Yes… I get SO much done, and I’m not even distracted by other things on the computer! It’s surprising!
Hope you’re having a Merry Christmas in your new home, Julie! Thanks for hosting; so fun to see all the wonderful holiday ideas!
Thanks, Lora… I love living this tiny!
Thanks for hosting and I hope you are enjoying Hobby Lobby!
Merry Christmas!
I enjoy the work… just don’t enjoy what it’s doing to my body. 😉
Thank you so much for the lovely share! 🙂
You are so welcome! A bit late to replying, sorry!
FABULOUS Christmas tree inspiration, Julie! I understand having to find a productive place to work! I am in the same boat, so many distractions at home! Have a lovely week! Creatively, Beth
Yes… but it is so helpful when I’m away.
Great features friend! Hope you have a great Christmas. It will be different without mom but I know you have so many family members around. Love you!
Thanks, Cindy. Yes… I’m thankful for the family, and we will all be together. My siblings will be taking me out this Friday to celebrate my big 60 bday, too! Blessed!
Julie, thank you for including my Plaid Patterns table among your features! Great catch on the Christmas tree! I’m so behind in getting ready for Christmas — I’ve been down and out for a week with bronchitis, but hoping some energy returns quick.
I’m so sorry, Sandra, for the bronchitis. I get that often, as well. I hope you are feeling 100% for Christmas Day! (I think EVERYONE is behind. Had a customer at HL yesterday that was decorating her tree today… with all new elements!)
Happy Friday, Julie! Thanks so much for hosting us all and providing the space to gather and share! We find so much inspiration here! Have a great weekend!
Merry Christmas, sweet friend!