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When do you take your deccies down?

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  • vyvyan_2
    vyvyan_2 Posts: 653 Forumite
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    Mine came down today then had a bit of a housework session - last one of the year lol. All nice and clean. Looks a bit bare though.
  • Horace
    Horace Posts: 14,426 Forumite
    I was going to take it down but now have more decorations and as OH is away until at least 10 Jan - can I leave it up?
  • mintymoneysaver
    mintymoneysaver Posts: 3,527 Forumite
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    I'll probably take mine down on Thursday, that will be the 3rd won't it? or maybe even Wednesday, looking forward to a nice new year clean once the kids are back to school!
  • divadee
    divadee Posts: 10,609 Forumite
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    mine went on friday i was fed up with them by then!!!

    i hate having them up after christmas they just look untidy and messy!!
  • addictedtolush
    addictedtolush Posts: 194 Forumite
    Think mine will be coming down today, with a puppy, young cat and a toddler its all becoming a bit much and the place is started to look cluttered now. Might have to wait until my little boy has gone to bed, he is going to be upset that the tree is going back in the loft.
  • bank_of_slate
    bank_of_slate Posts: 12,922 Forumite
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    Mine will all be coming down tomorrow.
    I can't stand seeing Christmas decorations after New Years Day!
    Once it's the new year, it's done and over and I want my house back!
    The rooms always look bigger and lighter once the trees are down.
    ...Linda xx
    It's easy to give in to that negative voice that chants "cant do it" BUT we lift each other up.
    We dont count all the runners ahead of us & feel intimidated.
    Instead we look back proudly at our journey, our personal struggle & determination & remember that there are those that never even attempt to reach the starting line.
  • Pollybear
    Pollybear Posts: 3,360 Forumite
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    Ours came down this afternoon, I was more than ready.
  • never_enough
    never_enough Posts: 1,495 Forumite
    We always used to put the tree up the first week of December for my sister's birthday. Taking it down was a movable thing, depended what we were doing. This year ours didn't go up until the week before so it's up until next weekend or I shall feel cheated! I *love* having the tree up, it looks gorgeous. :D Don't have any other decorations though.
  • never_enough
    never_enough Posts: 1,495 Forumite
    Horace wrote: »
    I was going to take it down but now have more decorations and as OH is away until at least 10 Jan - can I leave it up?
    Yes, if that's what you want to do then do it. It's only a silly superstition that makes people take them down by 12th night (or obviously a need to clean!) :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree: :xmastree:
  • Santa_Claus_2008
    Santa_Claus_2008 Posts: 64 Forumite
    mine went up on christmas eve and came back down on friday morning...trying to save on the electric bill...:Dalthough I haven't been very well with one thing and another so that's my excuse...:rotfl:
    In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.
    In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

    :think:
    Our government should be ashamed.
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