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Post by mom on Dec 26, 2019 23:45:21 GMT
My trees are down and everything packed away as of this evening. Normally we keep our stuff out until around NYE but this year, I am just ready for a clean slate in my home. I don't normally decorate with reds so after a few weeks of color, I need a break. I feel like I can breathe again! Now I am back to a more 'winter neutral' palette - creams, whites, a touch of grey and tan. I will keep this color scheme until after Valentines Day, then I will incorporate more greens and blues. Looking at the new Magnolia stuff at Target, I see they have used lots of mauve (they call it copper online, but its a mauve pink when I saw it in store) and yellow. Its too soon for yellow for me, but I could see myself picking up some of the mauve pillows to add some light color in a few weeks. They also are using lots of blues and navy. So whats your plans? Leaving the Christmas up for awhile? Is it already down? Will you do anything different for these winter months til Spring? |
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Post by mustlovecats on Dec 26, 2019 23:47:42 GMT
I’ll take it down next weekend before we go back to school, or during the week if I’m tired of it. We don’t worry about keeping it up through epiphany as some do, because we don’t think that’s necessary.
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Post by Basket1lady on Dec 26, 2019 23:53:34 GMT
We keep it up through the epiphany. Heck, we just put the tree up on Sunday. I really don’t decorate until the week leading up to Christmas.
If that’s what floats your boat, I’m all for it. But I’ll admit I’m baffled when I read about Peas who already have their decorations put away.
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Post by PLurker on Dec 26, 2019 23:54:37 GMT
Me! Only put up a small tree and very few other decorations. DS literally came down a few minutes a ago, saw tree down etc and said "Wow. That's the fastest we've undone Christmas." Me: We? Him: Giggle and a smirk. He'll help if around or I ask, but I didn't and it all went so quick. LOL Also my tree was on a large crock with a round glass placed on top. My favorite blanket was left inside, forgot to remove before putting up tree. So that spurred the quick take down. I want my blankie!  |
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Post by AussieMeg on Dec 26, 2019 23:55:19 GMT
So whats your plans? Leaving the Christmas up for awhile? Is it already down? Will you do anything different for these winter months til Spring? No, I'm definitely not ready to take anything down yet. DSO asked me last night when I was going to take the tree down, and I said not until after New Year's Day. I use lots of bright colours at Christmas (seeing that it's summer here) - pink, blue, green, purple and gold. I don't change the colours in my house for each season either. I hate winter, so I like to stick with bright colours all year round, it makes me feel happier during the dull winter days. |
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Post by mom2kbs on Dec 26, 2019 23:57:16 GMT
normally I take it all down but my son is home from the navy and doesn't leave until Saturday so I am stretching it. Also, my husband agreed to a fake tree this year if I would leave it up until New Years'. We bought a very expensive one and I admit I love it and the light it gives off at night so it may stay up a bit.
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Post by **GypsyGirl** on Dec 26, 2019 23:58:15 GMT
We keep it up through the epiphany. Heck, we just put the tree up on Sunday. I really don’t decorate until the week leading up to Christmas. If that’s what floats your boat, I’m all for it. But I’ll admit I’m baffled when I read about Peas who already have their decorations put away. Same here. The trees (3 tabletop trees) went up last week and were decorated this past weekend. I'll probably keep them up until Jan 3rd or 4th. |
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Post by mom on Dec 26, 2019 23:58:22 GMT
We keep it up through the epiphany. Heck, we just put the tree up on Sunday. I really don’t decorate until the week leading up to Christmas. If that’s what floats your boat, I’m all for it. But I’ll admit I’m baffled when I read about Peas who already have their decorations put away. I am sure this is the earliest we have ever taken ours down. I think its due to the 'emotional season' I am in and just want to get back to normal. We got our tree (a real tree) put up early December and it was just sad now. Even though we watered it like we were supposed to, its branches were already sagging and needles falling. |
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Post by mom on Dec 26, 2019 23:58:50 GMT
normally I take it all down but my son is home from the navy and doesn't leave until Saturday so I am stretching it. Also, my husband agreed to a fake tree this year if I would leave it up until New Years'. We bought a very expensive one and I admit I love it and the light it gives off at night so it may stay up a bit. I'd totally leave it up too if my son was home from the Navy! |
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Post by ScrapbookMyLife on Dec 26, 2019 23:59:07 GMT
I am undecorated and put away. Did it last night.
Barring any unforeseeable circumstance. I decorate on Thanksgiving Night, and undecorated on Christmas Night.
That is more than enough time, for things to be moved about (to make room for holiday decor) and out of sorts.
By Christmas eve, I am usually feeling the need to get things back to the way they should be.
A place for everything and everything in it's place.
looking forward to my anual "beginning of the year clean up, sort though, discard, etc...".
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Post by lisacharlotte on Dec 27, 2019 0:03:07 GMT
Usually we leave up until New Years. I had to work today or I might have taken down today. Probably this weekend.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 27, 2019 0:03:20 GMT
Stays up through New Years and then Jan 2nd and 3rd it comes down.
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Post by mom on Dec 27, 2019 0:05:19 GMT
I am undecorated and put away. Did it last night. Barring any unforeseeable circumstance. I decorate on Thanksgiving Night, and undecorated on Christmas Night. That is more than enough time, for things to be moved about (to make room for holiday decor) and out of sorts. By Christmas eve, I am usually feeling the need to get things back to the way they should be. A place for everything and everything in it's place. looking forward to my anual "beginning of the year clean up, sort though, discard, etc...". This is exactly how I feel. |
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Post by curiouscrafter on Dec 27, 2019 0:08:25 GMT
I want to soooo bad, but my DH will freak as we just got it up about 10 days ago and it takes sooo much work. But next week for sure - I will slowly start to do it so he doesn't notice I'm doing it.  |
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 27, 2019 0:12:41 GMT
I am undecorated and put away. Did it last night. Barring any unforeseeable circumstance. I decorate on Thanksgiving Night, and undecorated on Christmas Night. That is more than enough time, for things to be moved about (to make room for holiday decor) and out of sorts. By Christmas eve, I am usually feeling the need to get things back to the way they should be. A place for everything and everything in it's place. looking forward to my anual "beginning of the year clean up, sort though, discard, etc...". Yes! Sometimes it's a bit later than Thanksgiving, but I'm over Christmas by December 26! I only keep it to one room. We don't celebrate Epiphany, so no need to keep it up for that reason.
I have a few wintery decorations I'll put out and keep through January.
I'm not doing purging until school and work starts again. Right now, it's maintenance.  |
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Post by Peal on Dec 27, 2019 0:15:55 GMT
Ha, mine all came down on the 24th. We celebrated Christmas on the 19th because DH and DS #2 were leaving for a boy's trip on the 20th. I still have my outside lights on, but tonight is the last night for that I think.
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Post by carolynhasacat on Dec 27, 2019 0:19:53 GMT
I would love to take my stuff down and just have a winter palate like you, mom, but DH loves all the decorations. He gets seasonal disorder this time of year and taking it all down makes him more sad so I leave it up for him. We have literally had our stuff up until Easter some years. |
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Post by refugeepea on Dec 27, 2019 0:22:14 GMT
Now I am back to a more 'winter neutral' palette - creams, whites, a touch of grey and tan. I will keep this color scheme until after Valentines Day, then I will incorporate more greens and blues. Mine looks like a snowman explosion.  |
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Post by amom23 on Dec 27, 2019 0:43:05 GMT
I just had the last of my company go home today. College kids still at home though. I usually wait until New Year's to take everything down, but I slowly started today with a few things. I might take down the big family room tree this weekend. I want to reorganize how I store my ornaments and my Christmas décor in general.
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Post by katlady on Dec 27, 2019 0:43:10 GMT
We usually take everything down and put the tree out for pickup before the New Year. But since our trash pickup is tomorrow, and I didn’t feel like cleaning up already, we will leave it up till next week and take everything down by then.
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Post by boymom5 on Dec 27, 2019 0:57:58 GMT
Usually we kept it all up and out forever (or so it seems- probably end of January) but I’m so ready to put it all away. I would have today but we have family coming this weekend to celebrate. Really I probably should have but oh well. It’s really not all that much this year anyway.
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Post by used2scrap on Dec 27, 2019 1:03:23 GMT
No it’s only the second day of Christmas for me.
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Post by scrapngranny on Dec 27, 2019 1:04:16 GMT
Mine is still up. I will take it down in a couple of days. I don’t have any definite plans as of now. Today I’m enjoying relaxing after so many days with lists of stuff to do.
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Post by roxiemarie0524 on Dec 27, 2019 1:04:23 GMT
Mine are all down as of today. Our tree was shedding so bad that it had to go. While I was at it, I just took everything down as well.
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Post by bc2ca on Dec 27, 2019 1:04:45 GMT
I just confirmed with DH he wants everything up through the weekend at least. We are having a pretty big dinner party Sat night and it is going to be a little crowded with an extra table and the tree, but it will be pretty.  |
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Post by mnmloveli on Dec 27, 2019 1:06:08 GMT
NEVER before New Year’s Day ! Usually some time after little Christmas (1/6). I love my trees and never get tired looking at them.
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Post by ihaveonly1l on Dec 27, 2019 1:07:14 GMT
I took everything down this evening. I was going to wait until tomorrow, but accidentally started and then didn't stop. We leave on a vacation on Saturday and I don't want to do it when we get back.
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Post by danalz on Dec 27, 2019 1:09:50 GMT
We still have to host Christmas with my in-laws on saturday. I usually keep it up until after new year's. I love sitting in the glow of the tree at night.
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Post by alexa11 on Dec 27, 2019 1:14:54 GMT
Took my tree down yesterday and it looks so clean now.
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Post by belgravia on Dec 27, 2019 1:16:07 GMT
I haven’t undecorated but I did a major tidy up today so I feel much more organized. I had a good laugh when I was out walking the dog tonight and saw a neighbour heaving his tree out the front door onto his lawn like he couldn’t get rid of it fast enough 😂
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