Tis the Season: Make, Watch, Sip, Listen.

I was originally going to write a post with all of the Christmas movies available to watch on Netflix, but when I logged on to look, I saw that Netflix already has them all in one section! Convenient!

So instead of a list of movies you can watch on demand, here's my suggestion of how you should spend your weekend: Making and sipping and watching and listening. Tis the season, after all.

M A K E : Gift tags for your Christmas presents! This can be as simple as writing some Christmas carol lyrics on an index card or printing off and cutting out some pre made tags, or as complicated as going to Joann's and buying stamps and fake snow to add to your tags. Either way, it adds a festive touch to the boxes under your tree!

W A T C H : Any of the Christmas movies on Netflix! Just browse the holiday section...there are classics (White Christmas), Comedies, (Christmas With the Kranks), and an endless supply of cheesy, Hallmark-esque movies.

S I P : Mulled wine! This recipe looks absolutely delicious. Now, if you happen to be housing a tiny human like I am this holiday season, sip on some hot chocolate instead. This recipe for white peppermint hot chocolate looks divine.

L I S T E N : To Christmas music, no matter what you're doing! Pretty much everyone has a Christmas album these days, but you just can't beat Harry Connick Jr. when it comes to classic Christmas music. Be still, my heart.

Realistically, we all most likely have things to get done this weekend that may have nothing to do with celebrating Christmas, but that doesn't mean your weekend can't be celebratory! Sip hot chocolate while you run errands, play Christmas music while you clean the house...no matter what your plans are this weekend, I hope you find a way to make it festive! It's December, after all...time to celebrate the best holiday of all!

How will you be celebrating this weekend?

Spending December: A Christmas Light Scavenger Hunt.

One of the things on my December list was to go on a Christmas light scavenger hunt. I've seen a lot of these floating around pinterest, but I wanted to make my own based on what I know the area around us will have. 

I've never done one of these before, but I'm thinking it's going to be a new tradition! A thermos of hot chocolate, Christmas music, and a camera to take pictures of all of these things--that's just a scrapbook waiting to happen. 

Doesn't that sound like so much fun? Christmas is just my favorite thing! If you do this, let me know! I want to see your pictures!

Have you ever done a Christmas light scavenger hunt? Are you going to do one this year?

Spending Your December: A To-Do List for the Best Month of the Year.

1. Watch ELF. If you only do one thing on this list, it needs to be watching this movie. It's just the best ever. 

2. Decorate gingerbread men. Or a gingerbread house. Or a village, whatever. 

3. Go on a Christmas light scavenger hunt. 

4. Decorate for Christmas. Whether you go all out with the decorations, or just buy a $3 mini tree from Target, make your house a little more festive!

5. Send a Christmas card. 

6. Master some of these gourmet hot chocolates. 

7. Play Dirty Santa. If you have to throw a Christmas party in order for this to happen, then do so. 

8. Get rid of the things in your house that you don't love. Christmas is way more enjoyable without the clutter. 

9. Take advantage of the inspiration of Christmas and WRITE. If you finished NanNoWriMo, start editing! If you didn't, keep writing what you started.

10. Make a playlist of your favorite Christmas songs and play them until you're absolutely sick of them. Then play them some more, because it's CHRISTMAS. 

11. Take embarrassing Christmas pictures of your pets. And send them to all of your friends. 

12. Buy a gift for someone who probably isn't going to be getting a lot of gifts this year. Give it to them in secret. 

13. Stay up late watching old Christmas movies. 

14. Go ice skating. 

15. Kiss under some mistletoe. 

16. Buy yourself new pajamas to wear on Christmas Eve. And then stay in them all of Christmas morning. 

17. Fill a stocking with silly things from the dollar store. Give it to your best friend or husband or neighbor--it's just fun to buy little trinkets for someone!

18. Look up Christmas shows in your town. A play or a ballet or an old movie--most towns offer something for free this time of year!

19. Make S'mores.

20. Watch The Grinch...

21. ...And The Holiday. 

22. Bundle up and have a late-night picnic. Complete with hot chocolate, of course.

23. Go on a Christmas date with your boo. Whether you go all out and do dinner and drinks, or you just go for a walk with some coffee--I vote you get dressed up in sequins either way.

24. Make cookies for Santa. 

25. Take tons of pictures, but make sure you're staying present. Your phone is great for capturing the memories of Christmas--just make sure you don't get sucked in to focusing more on your phone than the actual moment. 

26. Make a list of your favorite memories of 2014. 

27. Do one thing that you swore you would do this year, but haven't got around to it yet. Haven't gone for a single run all year? Now's your chance. 

28. Buy a new journal for 2015!

29. Go for a walk and enjoy the last of the Christmas decorations. 

30. Write a letter to 2014. A love letter, a thank you note, a hate e-mail...anything goes. 

31. Welcome 2015 with a toast!

What's your favorite part about December?