Kelly Ripa, at 54 years old, is a true master of handling life's little challenges. During the Monday, Dec. 9 episode of "Live with Kelly and Mark," she showed viewers how she gracefully worked around the construction outside her New York City townhouse. Her husband and co-host, Mark Consuelos, 53, was initially not on board with some of her holiday setups, but together they found a way to make it all work.

Holiday Decorations Amid Construction

A photo of the exterior of Ripa and Consuelos' abode revealed a temporary structure outside their home, adorned with a big red bow and an inflatable snowman. Ripa shared how she got the snowman despite her husband's initial objections. "I got this big snowman and Mark did not want the snowman at all. So I asked the men at the construction site, 'Can we put the snowman here?' And they were like, 'Whatever floats your boat!' Which was quite a moment for me. I was like, 'Oh my God, how do I get Mark to say that to me?'" She also pointed out that the neighborhood dogs have taken a liking to the "little tiny package" outside. "Cute, right? Festive. And look, see the little tiny package? That’s where the dogs usually pee. Not ours, other people’s. Now they’ve got a pee present. Isn't it cute? And we compromised!"

Dealing with the Christmas Tree

During the episode, Ripa revealed that they had to get a smaller tree this year. "We had two trees this year. One arrived and it was too big for us to fit in our house. The Christmas tree is a big deal for me every year; it’s what I look forward to. And when the tree arrived, and they cut it open, it was like a scene out of [National Lampoon’s Christmas] Vacation. The entire tree became [huge]. It was like a bloomin’ onion." The original tree took up the "entire room" and stood "3 feet taller" than the room's ceiling height, so they had to settle for a "treezempic" centerpiece instead. Ripa joked, "So we got what I like to call Treezempic, or Pinejaro. She’s skinny, don't skinny-shame her. She’s sensitive about it. She’s been exercising every day. She’s beautiful. But when I tell you, hanging ornaments on this tree… even the lightest ornament and the branches are like, 'I can’t.'" Since the branches are too "flaccid," as Consuelos put it during the episode, they had to get creative with how they placed their 33-year-old ornament collection. "Most of the ornaments are inside the tree," she revealed.Ripa often shares photos of her Christmas tree each year on Instagram. This year, she debuted her glowing evergreen on Sunday, Dec. 8 along with the hilarious caption, "Behold the lady even the trees are skinny this year #treezempic?". In 2019, she switched it up by adorning her tree with nostalgic photos featuring her, Consuelos and their kids along with their traditional ornaments. The married couple of 28 years share three children together — Michael, 27, Lola, 23, and Joaquin, 21.