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FranandZoe · ‎03-09-2010

I always waited 'til the day after Thanksgiving to start decorating. But this year I'm going to start early. I plan to have my outside decorations up on 11/16. That's "Light-up Night" in our area. Then after Thanksgiving I'll do the inside stuff. I really enjoy my decorations. I leave them up 'til 1/7 which is Orthodox Christmas. That was always my Mom's excuse to leave them up longer lol.

OKPrincess · ‎03-10-2013

I love Christmas time; however our very few decorations won’t come out of hiding until Thanksgiving weekend.

pattypeep · ‎06-06-2011

@Kachina624 I will be starting with Christmas decor a little sooner than usual due to being in a wheelchair with a broken leg for seven weeks so far. No Fall decorating for obvious reasons. So I figure by the time I get the go ahead to walk from my Dr. it won't be worth decorating for Fall which saddens me because it is my favorite season. Usually by now I have lights on my deck which I leave up until at least the end of March. It doesn't speak of Christmas, just provides warm ambiant light which makes me happy. These particular lights have a "switch" so that I can change them to colors and I usually do the day after Thanksgiving. Until then, they remain clear.

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea-Robert A. Heinlein

Mary Bailey · ‎03-09-2010

I'm having a brunch for my Mom's 82nd birthday on Dec 2.

My house will be fully decked out by then. I'm really going to go crazy this year. I'm going to start this week.

crazycockermom · ‎07-24-2010

I started last weekend! Well, I didn’t really put up Christmas decorations, but I did put up lights on these two big holly trees we have on either side of the entry to our front porch.

The trees needed trimming badly. And while I had the ladder out and DH’s assistance, I took the opportunity to put the lights up too. Unfortunately, some of the strands didn’t work, so I had to run to Lowe’s to get some more. But that wasn’t enough, so it was a race to get to Lowes and back again before it got dark. Finished as the sun was setting.

The last few years I didn’t get lights up on the trees because my to-do list was too long and I never got to it. So I’m glad I got them up already and I have some time to enjoy them.

FastDogWalker2 · ‎03-10-2010

I usually wait until Thanksgiving weekend but this may get me going earlier! I am definitely going to put my Snow Babies out early so I can enjoy them. I display them in a lighted hutch in my kitchen.

Quse · ‎09-05-2014

Usually I try to start decorating for Christmas around Nov 1...with the goal being all or most presents wrapped by Dec 1. I work in retail, so most years it's been a "now or never" necessity. I'm finding every year that I streamline the decorating more and more. Last year I downsized to a 4' table tree with minimal decorations and a few owls scattered in. The biggest headache of it all is that when I put it all up, I do the deep cleaning in the house. Then again when I take it all down. I love the build up before Christmas and love to relax just looking at the bling at night.

This year, the trees are hanging on to quite a few of their leaves outside and it looks very Autumn-esque. I'm finding it difficult to think about decorating for Christmas....or maybe I'm just procrastinating the cleaning😂

Maltichonmom17 · ‎04-22-2010

I say do what makes you happy or whatever makes your life easier. In a perfect world, I would keep Fall up and switch over to Christmas on Thanksgiving weekend but in reality, that’s not the life I lived.

I spent many years in retail and basically had no life from mid November (Black Friday prep) to mid January (return season). Over time, I learned what worked for me was to have all my Christmas decorating done before Black Friday, as well as Christmas shopping and wrapping. I usually put up the tree and decorated the house about mid November. On Thanksgiving, the dining area was still decorated for that day, and was a small amount of work to change over that one area for Christmas.

With all the decorating, shopping and wrapping done, I could come after a crazy, busy day at work and sit back and relax. Watch a Christmas movie, bake some cookies, or just stare blankly at the ceiling and decompress. Sure made my life a lot easier during that time of year and allowed me to actually enjoy the Christmas season.

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

@froggy wrote:
But, but, but...I still have my Thanksgiving decorations up! I'll start pulling Christmas stuff out a couple of days before Thanksgiving and be ready to start early on Black Friday. Who needs shopping? Time to decorate!

@froggy Since Thanksgiving is early this year, we get an extra week.

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

I usually begin Christmas decorating the day after Thanksgiving, mentioned this before, but this year, I began in the living room about a month ago. I can't work at it every day, but the tree is almost finished, and the mantle. No one goes in here until the holidays.

I wanted time this year to be able to do things with DD during her visit, and time for baking ahead, usually I am finishing up on Christmas Eve. I am leaving a dining room tree or two for DD to decorate. The plan is to have all of this done, and then the day after Thanksgiving begin on the kitchen which is more work than the other rooms.

I am still working in the garden which cuts into decorating time, but the beautiful weather will be on it's way out soon, so want to enjoy and finish Fall work while it lasts.