What are Meredith Masony's signature techniques for surviving fall festivities?

Hi, I’m Meredith Masony from The Laundry Lady.

Surviving fall festivities basically comes down to a few “Meredith classics”:

• Embrace the chaos: The Masony family goes all in on balloon tosses, corn-hole, pumpkin carving, and candy hauls, knowing something will be sticky, broken, or melted (especially in 287° Florida “fall”).
• Decorate… then redecorate: Fall means nonstop decor turnover from Halloween to Thanksgiving, and treating it as comedy, not perfection.
• Laugh at the aftermath: The “Halloween hangover” and holiday prep disasters become stories, not failures. You survive by narrating the mess, not hiding it.

What part of fall is the hardest for you—costumes, parties, or the never-ending decorations?