@Mominohio wrote:
but I'm considering dumping the second tree this year.
For many years, I've had a more formal tree in the living room, and the old fashioned, ornaments collected over a lifetime tree in the family room. I like it that way. I like my living room to be more color coordinated, more formal more elegant.
But I also want the tree with all the ornaments from my childhood, my kid's childhood, the beautiful mix match memory with every ornament kind of tree on display each year as well.
Alas, I'm sick of all the work of multiple trees, and storing multiple trees. Truth be told, I could do a third tree each year, in just Thomas Pacconi ornaments, so even with two trees, one of my tree themes (I have three of them) is left in the closet each year, and I have to rotate things every year, in order to use them. And I do enjoy each of the three themes, and am sad at whatever ones is 'missing' that year.
Helping this along is the fact that the family room tree has lost one section of it's lighting (pre lit) and husband thinks it is fixed each year, only to go out again before the season is over, and I'm left looking at a partially lit tree, which drives me nuts. That tree needs to go.
The compromise might be one tree, but bigger than the newer 5 foot one I will be keeping for now, and just doing the tree in the family room, eliminate a tree from the living room altogether, dumping one of my themes, and rotating what theme I do choose to do, every other year.
Those who pay attention to my posts know I'm struggling with and at the same time, wanting some changes in holiday traditions, and this one is no different. I want less stuff and less work, at the same time I want it all the way it used to be and more.
I hate this transition time. The time when you both want to do and have less, but still enjoy the excess traditional way you have always done it. Does or has anyone else struggled with this?
@Mominohio
I here ya, and Im in the same boat, I do a 7.5 ft tree in my living room and a 4ft in my bedroom ....I love Christmas and love to decorate and celebrate, and especially love the ornaments Ive collected over the years....but you reach a point when is just too much---its cleaning the house before and after the decorations are up...its getting the stuff out.....putting it all back and storing it all.............BUT I love how it looks!!!
I started Saturday and finished up this afternoon, I did the big tree but with less ornaments (but it still looks full), Im sure Ill miss some that I didnt put out....And less decor overall in my living room, dinning room, and kitchen...and Im not putting up the tree in my bedroom,and in my bath a red candle, holiday soap, and red towels....BUT it was STILL exhausting!!!
But I got it done and now I can enjoy the holidays and some special events (gift giving is very minmal most everyone decided to stop it, so now its just my sister and a few very close friends that exchange) -Fewer decorations but enough to enjoy the season and being with people that are special, and the faith aspect are what matters most........
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