This is a post for me to come back to next year at Christmas decorating time.
I am one that takes the tree and all the stuff down on the 26th. I grew up with keeping it up to New Year's. We had a real tree growing up and didn't even go out to get it until about the second week of December. It was cut from the woods or a local tree farm from 1st grade age until graduation.
I however wanted to clear it all out and get my house back in order before school started back and I still feel the need to get it all in order before the new year.
As soon as I start taking it down I get a little sad that Christmas has come and that the year is almost over, but I get over it quickly as I work. Then it becomes a mad dash to get it all down and back to normal.
I am ready to rock and roll on the morning of the 26th.
A few thoughts on this year. I used only what I had but I did so many things different. I put many things in new places and swapped it all around. I probably should have done a house tour to remember it since I really liked it all.
That said...taking it all down today has made me think I might need to start thinking about doing less. I know the kids love it and really appreciate it, but I think I might need to scale down a bit. I think I might think about that next year. I have time to mull it over.
It is all down and sitting in the front bedroom. Most of it is in boxes and ready to go into the closet, but I am taking a rest. I am slowly putting the house back in order.
While I dearly love the traditional colors of Christmas I am feeling so peaceful with all my blues and greens coming back into play. I have pondered many times decorating for Christmas in a blue theme, but I never seem to do it. For the one thing I am not about to go spend a bunch of money to redo things at this point of my life, but I also don't think it would seem Christmasy to me. I think I am wired to think it should be red and green at this age.
However I did enjoy a number of Instagram images of different colors. The woodland greens, browns, and blues were the prettiest.
All of that to say I will be using what I have which is red and green from here on out.
I may not do as much next year.
Jeff scaled back in the yard a ton this year. He said he just didn't have the energy to put it all out and all was fine in the world.
I enjoyed our Christmas this year so much. I think I was mindful that all were here and Mother is here because I have been around a good friend who is going through something hard with an illness in her family and then my brother-in-law with cancer.
I was very mindful that I had many blessings.
Today has been cleaning and looking at less because I don't do much decorating for winter. A little will come out for Valentine's Day but nothing until then. The less is so nice!!!
I received a sweet snowman ornament from RJ at Stitching Friends before Christmas. I am going to leave him out in the kitchen for a while longer.
I don't think I liked January much in years past, however I kind of like it these days. IT is a new start and time in the house to just enjoy cleaning and puttering.
Just some final thoughts to clear my head. Now it is time to start the thinking about what I loved about 2019 and what I want to work on in 2020.
At the top of the list for 2019 was keeping Tucker. Obviously!
Sandy
0 Comments