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The older I get, the more I like to keep things simple.

Maybe it’s because I’ve become a full-time taxi driver in the afternoons while simultaneously trying to get dinner on the table.  

Maybe it’s because I don’t like putting things away after I take them out.

Maybe it’s because I don’t have the kind of energy I had when I was in my 20s.  

I’m not sure the real reason…but I’m pretty sure it’s a combination of a lot of things.

Nonetheless, I am keeping things a little more low-key this year.

When I showed you my Fall home tour, this is what my mantle looked like:

I don’t think I’ve ever kept it this simple — at least not for as long as I’ve been blogging!

This week my kids begged me to put up some Halloween decor.

I caved in but, again, I kept it super simple.  It took all of 5 minutes to change things up.  

 

I kept the little berry garland in place, removed the pumpkin and gourd, added a couple of pie pumpkins, brought in a little tin filled with small pumpkins and raffia and then I brought in my little chalk board from the kitchen.  I also added this new Halloween bunting I made (you can get my full tutorial over at All Things Heart and Home).  

 

It is just enough Halloween for me and it’s not creepy and gross.

How about you?  Do you decorate for Halloween?

Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you’ll find me over at All Things Heart and Home today.  I’ll be contributing to her blog once a month through December.  You will absolutely love Robin’s blog so please head over there to check it out!

Wishing you a blessed day!