Yep already dragged out the Christmas decor boxes .. I have a porch to decorate this year so I am going to head out later today to see if there is anything on sale for outside ... I am so excited !!!!
I talked DH into letting me turn the downstairs bedroom onto my craft room. Huzzah!! So I kind of want to get a start on that before taking on the decorating.
DH is putting up the outside lights right now....at least the ones around the upper edge of the studio, porch and the living room (weird house). He isn't thrilled at the height, and it is a little chilly, so he is being a little grinchy at the moment.
I think we will wait until tomorrow to put the rope lights around the windows though. A lot of the clips broke when we took them down last year so we need to replace quite a few.
I thought about setting up the big tree while he was doing the lights, but I am not sure if I can move the furniture that needs to be moved by myself. It would be more fun to try than to do the organizing that I had planned,(and am currently avoiding)though. ;p
Post by policegirl402 on Nov 28, 2014 18:06:09 GMT -5
We decided to clean the basement today. We moved in a littler over a year ago, so I am finally getting rid of a lot of stuff from our old place.....Topped with a few items still left here from my parents ( we bought their house). The basement is a finished basement but has basically been a dumping ground for the past year. We are makings a lot of progress today and I am so excited!!
We decided to clean the basement today. We moved in a littler over a year ago, so I am finally getting rid of a lot of stuff from our old place.....Topped with a few items still left here from my parents ( we bought their house). The basement is a finished basement but has basically been a dumping ground for the past year. We are makings a lot of progress today and I am so excited!!
LOL decidedly NOT decorating! But it sounds like good progress was made I need to do the same to my attic. I managed to go through the instruction manual/warranty folder while I was up there today and got rid of about 50 manuals for stuff we no longer own or never owned at any time (HOW does that happen?).
Oh boy! I came across my parents 8mm videos and a large screen to watch them on! OMG!
I thought about decorating this evening, but I worked about 10 hours today, didn't sleep well last night and honestly am just too tired. Tomorrow I'm heading to my parents to help them with their tree and outside lights since my dad can't do as much this year with his hip pain (he's scheduled for a hip replacement).
And I'm trying to figure out what to do about a tree. I've always done real trees and would like to this year, but its just me, it's a lot of work, and I'm just feeling overwhelmed in general this year.
I love seeing the decorations going up. The trees a few blocks from here lining the streets were done in white lights and I'm loving it. Hopefully I'll get a good nights sleep and feel better tomorrow. Happy decorating to all!
Post by mrsreynolds4 on Nov 28, 2014 23:12:05 GMT -5
DH is helping me put lights on the house Saturday. I have to haul the rest of the outside decorations out. I'll admit, I'm more on the tacky, Griswold side of the decorating spectrum.
I thought about decorating this evening, but I worked about 10 hours today, didn't sleep well last night and honestly am just too tired. Tomorrow I'm heading to my parents to help them with their tree and outside lights since my dad can't do as much this year with his hip pain (he's scheduled for a hip replacement).
And I'm trying to figure out what to do about a tree. I've always done real trees and would like to this year, but its just me, it's a lot of work, and I'm just feeling overwhelmed in general this year.
I love seeing the decorations going up. The trees a few blocks from here lining the streets were done in white lights and I'm loving it. Hopefully I'll get a good nights sleep and feel better tomorrow. Happy decorating to all!
I never do a tree because ivm always gone for 2 weeks around christmas. My jewish dh doesn't care about it, so it's just not worth it. I do a garland on the mantel and that's it for inside. Hope you're feeling better this weekend.
Thanks! I got a good night's sleep and woke up to snow. It won't last, but its beautiful and helped my mood. I just sometimes forget how hard it is to do everything by myself, but am trying to remind myself why this is one of my favorite times of year. I'll get there