It seems like October came and went faster than you can say "Halloween". I must admit it caught me by surprise and I ended up decorating our home quite late in October; or at least later than I usually do. Halloween is my favorite time of the year, so every year I eagerly await the moment when I can finally take out my Halloween decor containers and deck every single corner of our apartment with spooky ornaments.
Since a few years ago, my friends and I have had the tradition of throwing a fabulous Halloween party to celebrate the occasion. Since I'm the Hallo-freak, I'm usually in charge of decorating and planning all the details: from creepy treats to setting up the ambiance. We've had a series of super fun and spooky parties, but these past three years have been pretty quiet for us, since we moved to another city. We did throw a small party last year in our tiny apartment. It was very nice, but it just wasn't the same as before. I guess times change, and we must adapt to the circumstances.
That's why I still feel a surge of happiness when the final days of September pass by and fall starts to become evident. That's my cue to start planning on decorating our home, and more recently, to go out hunting for cool Halloween merchandise. I try to buy new, different and exciting ornaments or props that go well with the rest of my Halloween stuff and that I can incorporate to the collection. Sometimes I just see more of the same, while other times I come across some unique things that fill my mind with ideas.
After some thinking, this year I decided to continue a YouTube series on my channel that I had started almost three years back: "Haul-oween: Halloween Hauls from the past". I had actually recorded quite a lot of footage that sat unedited in a folder inside one of my external hard drives for years (I have a very bad habit of doing that), so it only felt right to properly edit it and put those videos to good use. Without much time in my hands, I was able to add four new Halloween haul episodes (corresponding to the years 2015 through 2018), which you can watch on my YouTube channel. You can also watch the whole Haul-oween video series embedded below.
This is not all of it. I still have to edit a Halloween home decor walkthrough of my apartment from last year and this year, as well as my 2019 haul. I will have them ready for next Halloween, as well as a couple more videos showcasing Halloween crafts and creepy treats (like my Easy Cheesy's Halloween Food & Treats DIY video). I feel like there's endless material to share on Halloween and get everyone's spirits up for a spook-tacular celebration, and I hope to keep this new yearly digital tradition.
Do you celebrate Halloween? If you do, please tell me how you spend this scarily fun season in the comments!
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