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So.....are your holiday decorations put away yet??? (Original Post) a kennedy Jan 2020 OP
I keep christmas going as ling as possible. applegrove Jan 2020 #1
Define "put away." TomSlick Jan 2020 #2
My single thistle door wreath will go back in the box in about four days. However.... Brother Buzz Jan 2020 #3
This really made me laugh......sell it to someone on Netflix..... a kennedy Jan 2020 #11
Matt Groening knows the house Brother Buzz Jan 2020 #14
Still negotiating with husband... MLAA Jan 2020 #4
I live in North Florida. We just unplug them. Lochloosa Jan 2020 #5
pppfffttt Kali Jan 2020 #6
Got it all done yesterday. Aristus Jan 2020 #7
I told my husband that I wanted to leave my decorations up all YEAR LONG...... a kennedy Jan 2020 #12
Seeing as I had the one -- yes Generic Brad Jan 2020 #8
I meant to put them away today Niagara Jan 2020 #9
my only decorations are my colored lights on my balcony IcyPeas Jan 2020 #10
They were never out, except for some lights on a shrub next to the front steps. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2020 #13
Never put them up. Dem2theMax Jan 2020 #15

TomSlick

(11,098 posts)
2. Define "put away."
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:30 PM
Jan 2020

The holiday stuff is all taken down and out of sight. It may yet be awhile before it's all back where it belongs between Epiphany and Thanksgiving.

Brother Buzz

(36,434 posts)
3. My single thistle door wreath will go back in the box in about four days. However....
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:55 PM
Jan 2020

my neighbor has a different schedule. He puts up a shitload of stuff for Halloween.... then he augments it for Thanksgiving.... then he doubles down for Christmas.... then he waits until after the Superbowl Sunday to take it all down. It is what it is, but the damn flashing lights drive me crazy.

MLAA

(17,289 posts)
4. Still negotiating with husband...
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 10:56 PM
Jan 2020

My most recent offer is a week later than he wants and a week earlier than I choose 😉. We just have one small, beautiful tree and I’d like to keep it up for another couple of weeks.

Kali

(55,008 posts)
6. pppfffttt
Thu Jan 2, 2020, 11:00 PM
Jan 2020

never got any out. did get a tree (couple of juniper branches) stuck in a bucket in the corner of living room (smells so good) but never decorated it.

Aristus

(66,369 posts)
7. Got it all done yesterday.
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 12:17 AM
Jan 2020

Took me about an hour. My incentive for getting it done is how forlorn the decorations look after the holidays are over and the magic is gone. I don't like the reminder, so I put everything away lickety-split.

a kennedy

(29,661 posts)
12. I told my husband that I wanted to leave my decorations up all YEAR LONG......
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 12:56 AM
Jan 2020

we love our decorations.......has taken 40 years to make perfection. He said......

Generic Brad

(14,275 posts)
8. Seeing as I had the one -- yes
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 12:20 AM
Jan 2020

My nine inch artificial tree is off the mantle and all boxed up. Our decor is typically understated.

Niagara

(7,610 posts)
9. I meant to put them away today
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 12:22 AM
Jan 2020

It just didn't get done.

On a positive note, I did gather all my unneeded and unwanted Christmas gifts to donate them to an organization called Hope Before Heaven. They help to ensure that no cat and dog has to be euthanized due to an owner's inability to pay for emergency medical services. They will be having a basket raffle this spring so I wanted to help them out.

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)
10. my only decorations are my colored lights on my balcony
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 12:47 AM
Jan 2020

I love them so I will leave them up until at least the 6th, or the 10th, or the twelvth..... LOL

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,693 posts)
13. They were never out, except for some lights on a shrub next to the front steps.
Fri Jan 3, 2020, 01:33 AM
Jan 2020

I might leave them on, though.

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