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As a crafter, I tend to get a little caught up in the make-it-myself moment.

I mean really, why would I use store bought gift wrap, cards or bows when I can spend all afternoon trying to make it myself?

Case in point – big bows. I had some very sad looking ribbon bows that I used in my inside holiday decorating for years and years. Each year I said I’d buy new ones, but when I went to the craft store, I’d hold back thinking “How hard could this be?”.

Based on my morning, I’ll go with “kinda hard, actually.” I googgled and Pinterested (is that a word?) and found several tutorials and videos that really looked promising. I found some rolls of ribbon in my stash and set about learning this new fun skill. And ended up time after time with little wads of ribbon, not big beautiful bows.

Just about every day since before Halloween, I’ve been told that Thanksgiving is going to be late this year.

Last week it did feel like it should be time for a holiday, but I didn’t kick into high gear until the weekend, grabbing my trusty recipe and shopping lists and checking out the food section of the New York Times to see if there was anything new I’d like to add.

Once that was under control, it was time to turn to decorating.