Two words that go hand in hand. Kind of? Now that I’m on Christmas Break, I’ve been trying the whip the place back into shape. Although I didn’t completely let things go over the last semester, it was short of my normal standards.
Before putting up the tree I make sure to vacuum the area so as not to stir up extra dust. That was ingrained in my head from growing up in a tidy household. I finally splurged on some more Swiffer Dusters too.
Here’s a small glimpse of some of our christmas decor. Although VC is now a teenager, we still put the Sesame Street ornaments on the tree- and the key chains from the Rudolph movie that we converted to Christmas ornaments because he liked the movie so much. A friend gave it to us when he was about 2 years old since with his then blonde hair that flipped up in front he looked like Hermie the dentist. While the tree is not very beautiful in the classic sense, we fill it with fun memories.
Immersed in with these family memories are several beautifully handmade ornaments as well as a few ornaments that were carefully laid beside a dumpster. I kid not. We’re all about reusing and recycling and perhaps the occasional dumpster diving 
I’d be lying though if I said I can’t wait until the decs are stored back away so we will have more open space. I’m a big fan of open space 
Are you a traditional holiday decorator with classic decorations or more of a this n’ that dumpster diving decorator?
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I think that whatever decorations bring a smile to your face are the ones that you should use. If they’ve got a history for you – even better!
I’ve decided not to decorate this year. My dad came out and put the lights up on the house outside, but I’m not going to put up a tree inside. My house is in such a state of chaos from all the changes, I don’t have room for a tree right now. (You’re right – space is a good thing!)
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I’m kinda missing my ornaments this year since we didn’t put up a tree! I’m obsessed with having a theme (I have issues with matching things and having themes), so we bought mostly new to go with the red/gold/poinsettia theme. We also mixed in some others though.
I was thinking this week that we’ve had the same decorations for years, and are they all looking a bit tired and babyish, but the kids still love them, so thats good enough for me. I was just saying on my blog that I’ve changed out a couple of things on our porch but they still very childlike! Ha.
Is that Thomas the Tank?
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We hodge podge it! Old,new, handmade, my tree wouldn’t make it in House Beautiful!
Like you I enjoy it for a few weeks and then like my space back!!
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Our tree is definitely a mish mosh of memories.
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Being a single guy, I’m kind of a nondecorator. But, the brat is back with me now, so I might throw up that tree after all
In a funny aside about cleaning the joint up, my exwife offered me a thorough cleaning service as a Christmas gift…. I do miss her tidiness sometimes. She took great care of the home. Maybe I’ll accept her offer
Awww, I love your decorations! I think they’re sweet
Good lord, my Christmas tree is nothing to write home about. It’s a fake, about two feet tall, and filled with garland from the $1 store, some balls from Target, and a few handmade ornaments. Oh! And a snoopy ornament. It’s a goal of mine though to really make it matter and mean something. I want to start adding to my collection over the next few years to make it more meaningful.
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I’m a big fan of a tree that holds lots of memories!
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