The decorations are DOWN and so is my blood pressure

[5thnonblonde]

This year we had a toddler and a kitten along with the Christmas tree and I am so pleased to be able to actually relax in my living room again

Exactly why ours was down before lunchtime on Boxing Day 🤣

YANBU at all - my kitten is now an older cat but the first couple of years were a nightmare. Toddler in comparison has been a dream with it!

@bread when did yours go up!

DH has taken the kids to the supermarket (? I wasn’t going to tell him this was an awful idea, just waved them all off…) so I did it while they were out to avoid the moaning 😂

I didnt put any up in the first place except a fairylights

*a couple of strings of

Nice.
I’m sneakily taking them down so DS doesn’t object. He can have the Christmas tree until 2nd January.

They’ve come home and been immediately distracted by an offer of smarties and a film. If I play this right it’ll be ages before they notice and I’ll be in the clear!

😁. Mine are adults now and I don't put any decs up at all. They don't mind and I feel so much more relaxed knowing I'm not under any pressure to turn my house into Santa's grotto.

Mine's just come down as I couldn't cope with the clutter any longer! Also putting the room right whilst eldest son is out.

I've made a start but DH wants the trees ( two of them ) to stay for a bit longer. Our lovely cleaner is going to help me do a monster cleaning session when the trees go, so I have that to look forward to, then we'll celebrate with a rather large Bloody Mary each! ( she will be dropped off and collected by her bf that day ) that, to me, signifies the start of the new year and end of Christmas. We do it every year!

I’m keeping the majority of mine up but I took the tree down in the second living room yesterday as I’m turning it into a bedroom tomorrow as I’ve a house full for New Years, but I left th fire place wreath up in there, it’s twinkly and pretty for the person who will be sleeping in there. The tree would’ve been fine to be honest, I just felt like getting it done.

I also took the stair wreaths down at the same time, and took th cards down today, and the Christmas signs/ornaments, down also , so the front door wreath, the fireplace wreaths , the nutcracker men, and the Christmas tree in the main living room staying up, but that’s all.

Just makes it all a bit tidier taking the other stuff down.

The house was feeling very small with all the new toys and bits- moving the uncluttered feel and extra space!

[quote topcat2014]@bread when did yours go up! [/quote]
Around the 12th iirc, my youngests birthday is beginning of December so we didn't put anything up until the weekend after that

How early can the excessive amount of toys from relatives go to the charity shop ?

I'm itching to take ours down, holding out till either Sunday or Monday though

Ours came down today (whilst I was at work so got out of that chore), its usually taken down on boxing day so it had a good run this year

Ours still need to go up in the loft but from experience I leave the boxes out a day or 2 so I can discover the decs I’ve missed