People putting up Xmas trees and decs now and moan about they are sick of dusting

[Xjk]

I have a friend who has posted on FB with her tree and other decs up. She puts up tree etc about this time of year. Yet hear her moaning about how dusting the lounge takes longer due to tree etc.

Then have a colleague who probably puts up her tree about 10 later and her DH moans he he is sick of the sight of the tree a week before Christmas.

Both put tree away on Boxing Day! Noticed this a lot with the Xmas tree twirlies.

If you get fed up of the extra dusting, sight of it before Xmas, don’t put up your Decs up early then!

I don’t put my tree up until 2nd week of December

I put my tree and decs up once every three years. When I do, it's the day before my DS and DIL come to stay. This year, I'll put them up on the 23rd. I don't bother otherwise, no point just for me.

They'll be straight down and away on the 28th when they go home.

But I'm sooo excited that this year is the year I have a Christmas 🎄

I have found that strategically placed tinsel etc means I can avoid dusting for a month!

Cats help. Always knocking shit off so always moving it 🤶

Mine went up today. Well, two of them. The rest tomorrow
I love it and I'll be sad to take them down in the new year and not a day before that. I love Christmas and winter 🎅🏼

So, are you in full Christmas mode now or is it like a job on the list which has been ticked off early?

Full Christmas mode, I'm making a hamper as we speak

Of course I am, if places are open why shouldn't I be?
Some people are happy to work over Christmas for various reasons but if you are not happy rather than moaning about it and looking for constant sympathy for doing your job you probably should apply for something that closes over Christmas!

Wow. I love Christmas but I just don't think I could maintain the level of energy it requires to be Christmassy for this long. Kudos.

Feeling totally mutual. I don't get, with religion aside, those that keep them up after school and work starts back up.

Difference is, I don't care and wouldn't judge anyone either way.

@ByMerryKoala I don't know what it is, I've always been the same.

I never put my spooky stuff away. That's 365!

I’m with you!
For me, Christmas does really start in November. I get my Christmas planner out, plan, buy and wrap all presents. Buy and write Christmas cards. I think about new festive baking recipes and buy new sparkly dresses and cosy Christmas jumpers. Tree goes up and house is decorated third weekend in November. I love it!
And then by December, everything is done and organised and I enjoy all the seasonal socialising! Carolling, theatre shows, Christmas dinners with friends, festive murder mystery night, Christmas market trips, cosy Christmas film nights with the girls, work Christmas do, hosting and being hosted at friends houses for festive grazing boards etc etc. And I can do all of that without having to think about presents/wrapping/decorating etc, as all
of that was done in November!

Second week of December, take down 6th. It's lovely that week between Christmas and New year. Chocolate and crappy films with the crimbo tree up . The people who put up in November are the ones who can't delay gratification and then are sick of by boxing day, no wonder.

Some of us are working then.

We get a real tree and put a few Christmas ornaments around but no lights all over the house or tinsel on the ceiling. Kids would like it up as soon as Dec 1st but I won’t put it up until 2nd weekend of Dec and it comes back down on 2nd Jan (I try to combat dryness by regularly spraying it with water). That’s when festivities are over as far as I’m concerned.

Each to their own but I don’t understand people who want decorations up for 2 months. 1/6th of the year!

Nobody was bleating, just pointing out that not everybody is off over the entire Christmas period.

I know exactly what you mean @Xjk and know quite a few people who do the same. They also like to tell me I'm a grinch, a scrooge, and miserable because my tree won't go up until the Saturday before Christmas.

Oddly enough (actually entirely unsurprisingly) they then take their decs down by 27th Dec and come out with things like "ugh, I can't believe you still have your tree up. I just wanted my lounge back, can't stand the clutter"

No idea why it's clutter when it's actually Christmas, but lovely and cheerful when it's not

I hate the modern trend of putting the tree up early and taking it down on boxing day
Christmas time lasts until 12th night. And the tree should definitely be up until after new year's Day.

@CandyCane457 merry Christmas! It doesn't last long, I like to make the most of it

Nah. It shouldn't. I can do if the occupants want it. Definitely not 'definitely' in other peoples homes

The time between Christmas Day and NYs day are my favourite time of year, I don’t really understand why you wouldn’t want to still have a tree around.

I agree with this so much. Had an ex-colleague from a different team be offended that I didn’t give her more sympathy because she had worked Christmas. It was April and she was still harping about it after she told me about it in February where she said she knew she had to work it (It was literally in her contract before she signed it) and she worked from home so compared to others who don’t have that luxury I couldn’t understand why she was still moaning about it.

I have worked holidays away from home enthusiastically. It’s been easy money and more people than not don’t mind when those who do do it so they don’t end up having to.

Nobody was bleating, just pointing out that not everybody is off over the entire Christmas period.

Ive had times when I’ve worked, DH will be doing a few days this yr but it doesn’t stop us from enjoying that time.

For my friend who was unable to book BD and 27th really pissed her off, esp those colleagues who booked these days off last year have family living in the same town as they live and usually finish shifts at 2pm. They can go home, get changed and be with their families by 3pm.

My friend's nearest family are 2 hours drive away and she finishes at 7pm most shifts. I am sure her family would appreciate her visits at 9:30pm

Our eldest GD decorates our tree for us - been a tradition since she was little. She's twenty now and still does it for us albeit with help from some of our other GCs sometime in December. We put the tree together and they do the rest of the decoration along with lots of nibbles and sweets!! 😋
We have a Christmas tree in the front garden which we trim up with lights late November/early December. Sadly though it will be it's last Christmas as it is getting too big - so time to buy a new potted tree in the run up to Christmas and we can plant it in the new year. 🌲