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Once it starts to get dark early, I love decorating with fairy lights on a timer. I bought a bunch years ago and every year around this time of the year I start bringing them out.
They aren't so much Christmas decorations, per se, for me, but more like “decorations that make the deep dark winter feel cozier and special,” and accordingly we keep them up anywhere from Halloween to Easter. (I believe the correct term is hygge…) I sprinkle them on the mantle, across a credenza, dangling in a large, translucent vase, and yes, wrapped around a fake ficus or whatnot.
For the most part, I use reusable batteries and set the lights with the timer function — they go on every day around 4, and turn off 6 hours later. The hardest part about it is remembering to turn them on the first time, honestly.
I bought my exact ones ages and ages ago — this set from Amazon is the one I'd buy today if I needed more. They're on a special Black Friday deal, and a 4-pack is under $18. (There are different colors, and some with a remote, but I'm a fan of the basic warm yellow.)
(Psst: I've written before about other things I do to help with seasonal affective disorder… I suppose this is one of them!)
Sales of note for 11/20 (LOTS of Black Friday sales starting!)
- Nordstrom – Black Friday Deals, up to 60% off select styles (and 40% off designer goods!)
- Ann Taylor – 50% off holiday-ready styles and 40% off your purchase full price
- Banana Republic Factory – 60% off everything + extra 20% off
- Boden – 10% of new womenswear styles
- J.Crew – Extra 15% off your purchase (valid 11/20-11/21)
- J.Crew Factory – 40-70% off everything + extra 50% off clearance
- M.M.LaFleur – 20% off sitewide – (if you've found one of the few exclusions, try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off)
- Nordstrom Rack – Black Friday Sales: Up to 70% wear-now styles + up to 60% off UGG + up to 70% off select brands
- Soma – 50% off all bras and 30% off everything else
- Talbots – 50% off one regular priced item, and 40% off everything else
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