It is January 23, 2013 and my Christmas decorations are still up. There is very little I like less than putting away Christmas decorations hence my apprehension and lateness in actually hauling all the crap out and making my house festive enough to satisfy everyone.
I remember Christmas circa 2001. I am pretty sure my Christmas decorations in my lovely little apartment in Dayton, OH stayed up until April 2002 and I am not even kidding.
Last year, we had them down mid January. I was definitely over-achieving then.
In the year 2011, I think, I think they were down before the month of February. The year before, definitely right before Valentine’s day. I could write a book and name it: “Slacker of the year.” At least when it comes to Christmas decorations.
So the kids are at school, husband just cleaned up the house, and instead of taking s#%t down and putting my house back to the way it looks the rest of the year, I decided I would compile a list.
10 Things I would rather do than take down Christmas decorations:
1. Go to the grocery store with the turkeys and we all know how much I love that task.
2. Scrub my baseboards. Yes, I would rather drag out a bucket complete with soap and sponge, get down on my old ass hands and knees and scrub my disgusting baseboards than put away Christmas Decorations.
3. Change the sheets on my boys’ twin beds (it only takes 10 minutes, but you try wrestling with a twin bed that is extra deep and pushed up against the wall and then do it with the other one)
4. Deep clean my refrigerator. Even with the bag of peas and carrots emptied in the bottom of the freezer. I could blame it on the kids but that was my f-up for sure.
5. Get a bikini wax.
6. Fold and put away 25 loads of laundry in a row.
7. Paint every single room in the house, 3 times over.
8. Clean up pee from the bathroom floor.
9. Wake up 30 times at night with alternating twin boys and then get up for the day at six without coffee.
10. Deal with health insurance customer service people who can barely speak English for 6 hours straight.
Well, I think you must get my drift by now. Hope you all have a happy day. I am going to have a great evening by not putting away Christmas decoration and designing blogs.
~ Andrea
Hooray! I thought I was the only one that still had Christmas stuff around. I hate taking it down it makes the world soooo dark. I refuse to decorate for Valentine’s Day so there is nothing until summer and flowers and sunshine, so I settle for Christmas until the weather improves. I agree with your list wholeheartedly!
Okay, just received a Christmas card from a niece that was misdirected! Am expecting another one from my brother who forgot to put the whole address on the envelope and our post man is incapable of figuring out such things and returned to sender. Originally mailed December 6, 2012, received back at senders house Monday January 21st!!! “Only in Canada you say? Pity.”
I may never take my decorations down!
Newver fear, mine only came down last weekend! It was such an easy chore to put off as the tree was quietly minding its own business in the corner and everything else that needed sorting was in the middle of the room.