DawnM Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I always leave everything up until around mid-January. I love the look of the lights, the tree, etc.....but since I am on a time crunch to get the house on the market, I am considering taking it all down tomorrow or Saturday. Will I regret it? I should still do it, right? I am almost finished with the "extra" stuff out and into the storage unit! Believe me, I still have tons to do.......furniture donations to Habitat, some other donations to our local homeschool place, and TONS of cleaning......but the surplus junk is looking much better under control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Normally, I leave it on until Jan 6, since that is the 12th day of Christmas. But go ahead since you are moving. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, TravelingChris said: Normally, I leave it on until Jan 6, since that is the 12th day of Christmas. But go ahead since you are moving. My son needs to be back at college by Jan 6th and it is 4 hours each way, plus grocery shopping once I get there. Then I go back to work on the 7th......so I can't leave it up that late. The latest would need to be Wed of next week. I am going back and forth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
school17777 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Yes, under the circumstances this year, pack it up! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RootAnn Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 16 minutes ago, TravelingChris said: Normally, I leave it on until Jan 6, since that is the 12th day of Christmas. But go ahead since you are moving. Yep. This year you get a pass. But next year, young lady, you need to leave it up an extra week! Merry Christmas!! 5 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyoffive Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Yes take it down. I think you get to take it down whenever you want to. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I am doing it tomorrow while Ds can help me. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Whatever works for you! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Of course you can take it down! I debated taking our Christmas down today, but got distracted. Even if I get the tree put away soon, and the living room back to normal! And I don’t know how long you expect the house on the market, but pictures with decorations will be a dead giveaway of market time without any effort at all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 6 minutes ago, arctic_bunny said: Of course you can take it down! I debated taking our Christmas down today, but got distracted. Even if I get the tree put away soon, and the living room back to normal! And I don’t know how long you expect the house on the market, but pictures with decorations will be a dead giveaway of market time without any effort at all. It won't have pictures or be listed until the end of January, but I don't have time after I start back to work Jan 7th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Cook Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 If I were moving I’d take it all down as soon as I could. Taking it down now would remove another thing from my to do list which would feel good! We are doing Christmas with DH’s family at our house this Saturday so we are leaving our tree up for that, but on Sunday it’s all getting packed away! I’m ready to get things back to normal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arctic Bunny Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 18 minutes ago, DawnM said: It won't have pictures or be listed until the end of January, but I don't have time after I start back to work Jan 7th. Git er done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 In that case I would take it down early for sure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GailV Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I'd make sure everyone in the house is on board with the idea of taking it down. One year we were slammed with activities all through the season into the new year, and I really needed the extra space the tree, etc, took up, so I started taking everything down without really announcing my intentions. Dh was so upset -- I think if we had talked it over first it wouldn't have hit him so hard -- it was just the shock of walking in and finding everything unexpectedly being boxed up. (That was the year the basement flooded , which was a few days after the de-decorating happened -- it was a wild year, whew!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 if you are trying to get your house on the market - take the tree down. it's a job, and it will be one less thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Of course you can! You'll be glad when it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I can’t imagine you regretting it. 🤣 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Take a brand new calendar, turn it to January, cross off half the days and take a picture of the calendar prominently displayed near the tree. Voila, now you have no regrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El... Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, etc. Do what you need to do! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Yes, take it down. It will be one more thing off your mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 DH packed ours all away yesterday while I was out doing errands. Having the house back to normal is really nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleowl Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Our stuff came down on the 26th, lol. We decorate on the early side (right after Thanksgiving), so I am ready to return things to normal once Christmas is over. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink and Green Mom Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 My house is on the market now. Both realtors we interviewed suggested not having Christmas decorations up at all. So, if it were me, I'd take it down before the photographer comes to take pics for the listing. With all the other stress associated with moving, it would make me personally feel better to have it put away, if it were me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 10 hours ago, school17777 said: Yes, under the circumstances this year, pack it up! I agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 Lone dissenter here! I would leave the Christmas stuff up for a while longer. It makes you happy, and since you’re already stressed from all of the hard work you’re doing around the house, it might be nice to be able to sit down at the end of the day and enjoy your decorations. I would feel very sad if I had to take everything down this soon after Christmas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, Catwoman said: Lone dissenter here! I would leave the Christmas stuff up for a while longer. It makes you happy, and since you’re already stressed from all of the hard work you’re doing around the house, it might be nice to be able to sit down at the end of the day and enjoy your decorations. I would feel very sad if I had to take everything down this soon after Christmas. Thanks for speaking up. I was thinking that maybe I could get my youngest to take it all down while I am taking oldest to college next weekend. I will ask him. We honestly don't have that much. I purged a year ago when I had the organizer come help me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 We took the tree down yesterday but have left other things up. Is there an option to do the hard part now and wait on the rest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 It really depends how you'd react emotionally. I'd take it down, but when I'm stressed I like to get as much done as I can and I'd feel relieved that there is one less thing on the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 We took our tree down yesterday but left the other decorations up. We have a dear friend in hospice and are expecting to leave town soon. Our tree was pretty dry already so hubby won’t stress about that when we leave. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 We might do it this weekend! I was knock-me-over shocked when dh suggested it. He's the Christmas freak. But I've been busting my hump de cluttering and cleaning all over the house, so I think he's taking pity on me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 43 minutes ago, whitehawk said: We took the tree down yesterday but have left other things up. Is there an option to do the hard part now and wait on the rest? There is always an option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share Posted December 28, 2018 19 minutes ago, May said: We took our tree down yesterday but left the other decorations up. We have a dear friend in hospice and are expecting to leave town soon. Our tree was pretty dry already so hubby won’t stress about that when we leave. Ah, ok, ours is a fake tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted December 28, 2018 Share Posted December 28, 2018 I would. We usually take it down New Years Day (to get it done before everyone has to go back to work). I'm ready to take it down today but I'm not sure I can get dh on board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 I took them all down today and they are already at the storage unit! The tree is actually going to Goodwill. It is a very sorry looking tree I got for $20 off CL several years ago. The lights stopped working and the top droops. No need to pay $$ to store it. The rest is in boxes. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) DH’s birthday is today and mine is tomorrow. We almost always have Christmas down by yesterday. I don’t like Christmas up on our birthdays. We were too busy this week to get it done, so it’ll be coming down on Jan 1st. Frankly, I can’t wait for it to be down. I want to get back to normal. It’s been Christmas here for 5 weeks and that’s plenty. With that said, if it was any other year, OP, you should keep it up because you like it. But with all the pressure of getting the house ready to sell, I think you’ll feel relieved that it’s done this year. Edited December 30, 2018 by Garga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 We are 12 days of Christmas people, we set up later in Advent and keep it up through the Christmas holiday (to Jan 6) and have a family tradition about ending the season... I would regret taking it all down early ...but I say you should do what works for you. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 (edited) 11 hours ago, theelfqueen said: We are 12 days of Christmas people, we set up later in Advent and keep it up through the Christmas holiday (to Jan 6) and have a family tradition about ending the season... I would regret taking it all down early ...but I say you should do what works for you. Well, this year is just different. But we also set up at Thanksgiving, so the tree/decorations have been up a while. Edited December 30, 2018 by DawnM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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