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Undecorate?

bargainsgirl — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 01:53:31 GMT

When do you put all of your holiday decorations away? I do it soon after New Years but I do leave the window candles and outdoor white lights up for awhile. Would look much nicer if we had some snow!

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:00:13 GMT

After New Year's Day.

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gidgetgh — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:00:43 GMT

I put my minimal decorations away the afternoon of the 24th. Yes, the 24th. The day before Christmas.

I was going to be at my sisters house Christmas Day and decided that when I came home from there I wanted to walk into my house in normal mode. I had had enough of Christmas. Had a good Christmas Day but I was done.

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Sooner — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:01:53 GMT

When we feel like it. Have no idea when that will be. Haven't given it a thought.

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Ainhisg — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:03:44 GMT

Put it all away today, and I had a lot! Valentine's Day decor is out! ❤️

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Happy2BHere — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:08:54 GMT

Usually the week after New Years for us. I don't look forward to it, that's for sure.

Wishing it was this easy:

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AZfem — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:15:23 GMT

New Years day or the day after for outside. Week after New Years for inside.

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kitcat51 — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:15:33 GMT

Santas & tree ornaments get put away on Jan 1st...snowmen, candles are up until mid Feb & the tree I use for lighting until I get tired of it.

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Kalli — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:17:30 GMT

We put the tree away today. I left a few things out but putting them away is an easy job. The older I get, the quicker I like my house returned to normal. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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SaveTheTurtles — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:21:30 GMT

I undecorated yesterday since I was off of work yesterday.

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Biftu — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:31:07 GMT

First week in January for indoors, weather dependent for outdoors, but again aim for the first week in January.

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MamaWick — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:32:48 GMT

We didn't even put up a tree this year.

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MG Chris — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:36:08 GMT

I normally take mine down after New Year's Day. This will be the third year I am leaving on vacation on the sixth and my decorations are very complicated. I change every room in the house and I don't want to come home to a mess so I will take them down when I get back.

Winter decor will go up next amd around the first of Feb I will add in some Valentines.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 03:31:50 GMT

Normally it's New Year's weekend but that's morphed into ASAP after New Year's weekend since we started going away last year and will again this year. I'm guessing it'll happen the 2nd or 3rd. We don't have too much to take down so it's done and back to normal within an hour or two.

The other day, one of our sons commented on the quantity of gnomes we had placed around the house. I told him he could take some but he turned me down. A little while later he changed his mind. LOL. Now there's a little less to put away. 🤷‍♀️😁

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ninjawife — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:37:49 GMT

I usually take down my decorations around New Years Day, sometimes the weekend after especially if we have been away for the holidays.

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KailaS — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:50:27 GMT

My tree and a few Christmas decorations will be removed this weekend. Snowmen and everything else will remain " out" for a while. I will begin introducing Valentine's Day decor in late January.

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Happy2BHere — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:51:56 GMT

@MamaWick wrote:
We didn't even put up a tree this year.

I don't blame you - who needs a tree when you have such a cute "Willow" to enjoy and admire throughout the season! The best present who keeps on giving joy to your world

Plus lots of deer all around (just pretend they're the rein-kind LOL).

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NEvans2 — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 02:57:46 GMT

I don't take down my Christmas decorations down until Jan.8. My husband is Russian Orthodox and we raised our boys Orthodox, so I leave everything up for Orthodox Christmas. It's not really that different for me because my Grandfather was Russian Orthodox and we always did that when I was growing up. January 7th is also our older sons birthday!🎄❤

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CoffeeNut — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 03:02:42 GMT

We didn't decorate this year so didn't have to undecorate.

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beach-mom — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 03:06:55 GMT

We celebrate Epiphany, January 6. When the children were young we had a special dinner and talked about the Wise Men arriving at the manger. The trees (real) can come down after that and go under the bird feeders for the birds to enjoy for the winter. ❄️

Inside decorations change from Christmas to snowmen and winter.

Outside is pretty simple for us. DH will take the spotlight on the front door down, but the real wreath and the other greens will stay up throughout the winter, or until they start to turn brown. Usually that's the first part of March.

The window candles will also stay up throughout the winter.