Well, I’m getting the decorations up; how about you? There’s not much time left now. Yes indeed, that frightening day where anything can occur is upon us. You’d might as well stock up on the candy and prepare for hundreds of tiny monsters, goblins, ghouls, witches, werewolves, and vampires. We all know what happens if you don’t offer them something.

During leaner times in the past decades, the old ‘mix and match’ strategy is one of the best ways to save money on your wardrobe needs. Classically styled clothing, such as the blazer, turtleneck sweaters and skirts and pants form the backbone of the budget friendly casual clothing wardrobe. The optimized wardrobe includes items which can be worn with as many other separates as possible. This does not mean that your wardrobe should look like military issue, or be a boring selection of uniform-like items. Neutral colors, such as beige, gray, navy and your basic black are good choices for the pant and skirt department, because they go with virtually every other color.

My parents were never that into buying lady pirate costume for us, and my parents were both pretty protective of their clothes. As a result, we would have to make do with whatever we could find.She had a lot of scarves, vests, belts, and other fun things you could wrap or tie around your body. We would also sometimes wear clothes backwards as a way to change our look. And of course, there was always the option of wrapping yourself up in a bed sheet when nothing else was available.

Aside from a snazzy captain america costume, what else do you suppose is imperative in your Halloween experience? I think a dazzling array of props, lights and decorations are in order. Make those little tikes want to come to your door. Don’t you recall how fun and exhilarating this was as a child? I deck my home out more on Halloween than any other holiday. It’s a blast stringing spider webs and hanging bats. The motion detectors are essential now days.