When you do take down the Christmas decorations?
When I was growing up, we removed the decorations on New Year’s Day. Dad would be home to help with the tree and outdoor lights. We’d put away all the ornaments while watching the Rose Parade, then Dad would haul out the tree while Mom vacuumed up the needles. By the afternoon, the house was back to normal.
Nowadays, I have no problem undecorating on December 26, but this year I was busy visiting friends and haven’t done anything. Today is the day. I can’t wait any longer.
First of all, I want to give my home a good cleaning. An easy time to do that is when the decorations are gone, but the everyday decorations haven’t been replaced. Also, my five-month-old kittens keep knocking the sheep off my nativity, and I’m tired of them ignoring me when I tell them to leave baby Jesus alone.
By the way, if you want to declutter, get a cat. I now have bare surfaces on my tables and bookshelves because the cats love to knock things off, both on purpose and by accident. To save my knick-knacks and my sanity, I cleared everying before my three cute terrors could break them.
So my question for you is this – when do you undecorate your house? December 26? January 1? Twelfth Night? Valentine’s Day? Let me know, and we’ll see what is most popular.