![]() ![]() I apologise if this is too deep, but can anyone connect with what I'm saying? Although it is a chance to maybe 'force' myself to decorate and bring the Xmas cheer home for myself - even though I really don't want to. I really want this to change and I think that is why I feel so emotional about it. I'm young, never married and no children. It pulls on me inside, reading that you do it for you, and you do deep soul searching. I feel a sense of wanting to avoid the whole Xmas cheer and even decorating my place. I felt upset (did not cry though) reading this. Of course some of the cookies never make it out of the house.heh! Even though I don't have anyone to bake for, I make all kinds of cookies and take them to a nearby retirement/assisted living community. Sometimes I splurge on a mug of cocoa.Īfter the holidays, I repeat the cycle, except that I put the stuff up during the Rose Parade.Īnother thing that gets me into the holiday spirit is baking. So to keep myself in the spirit, I plug in the tree for at least an hour each night. Candles in the window, a few knick-knacks out and presto! Instant Christmas.īeing single can be a bit of a downer sometimes. My one real splurge is real wreaths for my windows that I get from a local nursery. I also have holly, rosemary and boxwoods growing in my yard to add to the tree cuttings. I do make real garland for my fireplace, I must have the fir-tree smell, but I get those cuttings for free from a local tree lot. ![]() Over the next week, I start pulling out and decorating the rest of the house. By the time Santa appears on TV, the tree is up, lights on, ornaments and garland in place. Anyway, I make myself mulled apple cider, grab the step ladder from the garage and get to work. I live in a tiny house, so I go the fake tree route, most live trees are too FAT for my floorspace. I think the trick is to make your own holiday traditions.įor my part, I put up the tree on Thanksgiving Day as I watch the Macy's parade. Well, I live single and I decorate every year. Just out of curiousity, how long do any of you leave your decor up after Christmas? I wondered if it was nutty or out of the etiquette to leave a tree up as of November 8, but what the heck, it is faux.no worries about it drying out. (I don't usually like to watch TV or doze after dinner with full lamps on). I have pretty severe winter depression, at least I have had for the last 2 winters before now, and the light that this tree gives off, is a lot better than having only candles going in the living room. Am I crazy, but I think I am going to leave it up and finish decorating the other side once I find some more new decorations. Now it is all decorated on the one side, and the 150 white lights that are on it, give off so much light that it puts all this soft light in my living room in the November darkness. ![]() Then I thought.let's see how it looks with a few decorations on it and then I will put it away. ![]() I found a really nice 4.5 foot "cashemere" pine, (faux) at Target.took it out of the box and set it up after dinner, it is pre-lit, lights already on it. Just a follow up to yesterday's message.I thought I would make sure to go and get a faux tree yesterday, since I felt that if I waited, especially until after Thanksgiving, what I was looking for might be gone. I usually post over on the Coffee Shop thread, where we tend to ramble on.and on. The children and I decided years ago that instead of buying gifts for each other (which we really didn't need) to pick someone from the Angel Tree and give some less fortunate child or family a good Christmas. Some years I cook the traditional feast (only if the children will be here though).Don't do Christmas gift shopping except for the name I pick from the Angel Tree. I do that on Jan 6, and have myself another party!! (Actually manage to get things back in the right boxes - most of the time) Karen, Yes, it's work to take it all back down. I do, however, still go out and cut holly, cedar branches, gather pine cones, etc., to use throughout the house. A couple of years ago I bought one of those tall, skinny, pre-lit, faux trees since I live in a much smaller place now. Pulled myself out that funk with some deep soul searching. Christmas was a depressing time during those years. Then there were a few years when I did nothing at all. As they grew up and moved away I didn't do so much anymore - usually just a tree and a wreath, perhaps a table centerpiece. When my children were growing up it was a wonderful family time thing to do the tree, greenery, lights, etc. It usually takes me until way into the night to get everything just so. I pick a weekend afternoon in late Nov or early Dec and have a party for one! Break out a bottle of good wine, light some candles, put on some good Christmas CD's, and take my time. ![]()
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