Ah, November. That awkward, seasonal no-man’s land where Halloween is over, but it still feels way too soon to deck the halls.
You walk outside and see it:
One neighbor still has deflated ghosts and rotting pumpkins.
The other has full-blown Christmas lights, a 14-foot inflatable Santa, and Michael Bublé echoing through the neighborhood.
And you? You just want to put out a tasteful autumn wreath and not get judged.
Welcome to November: The Decor Bermuda Triangle.
The Pressure Is Real
Walk into any store right now and it’s a seasonal identity crisis.
One aisle has glittery ornaments and synthetic pine-scented candles.
The next? Thanksgiving turkey platters and a lonely bin of clearance candy corn.
Somewhere in the middle, a rogue beach towel is still on sale, because stores have completely given up.
And social media doesn’t help.
Half your feed is people posting their trimmed trees and cocoa stations like they’re starring in a Hallmark movie.
The other half are aggressively pro-Thanksgiving and judging you for humming Jingle Bells before the stuffing is even made.
Decorating Feels Like a Political Statement Now
Put up your tree too early?
You’ll be labeled a “holiday jumper.”
Stick with gourds and autumn leaves?
You’re a “fall purist.”
Do nothing at all?
You’re just dead inside, apparently.
There’s no winning. You just want to live your life in a hoodie and pretend pie is a vegetable.
The Middle Ground: Festive Confusion
Maybe it’s time we embrace the chaos.
Skip the rules. Blend the seasons.
Put a Santa hat on your turkey statue.
Decorate your cornucopia with string lights.
Carve “Let It Snow” into your last surviving pumpkin and call it avant-garde.
Because let’s be honest — it’s cold, dark by 6 pm, and we all deserve some kind of sparkle to get us through this weird month.
So decorate how you want.
Hang lights. Keep pumpkins.
Put a pilgrim hat on your inflatable reindeer.
And if anyone judges you?
Tell them you’re celebrating Thanksmasween — and walk away slowly with your cinnamon-scented dignity intact.
