Post Christmas clear up

Glad to have the contents of the fridge and freezer to tide us over as I have succumbed to the Christmas lurgy and at least we won't starve. Fortunately I had stripped the beds and done all the sheets and towels after our visitors had gone so that I can keep my germs to myself in the spare room. ???
I know what you mean, but still think the house looks pretty, so I am happy to sit back (or lie) and admire the tree, the lights, candles, and garlands. ???

My decs never stay up till 12th night. They will come down on 2nd January as usual. The tree lights haven't been on since Boxing day and won't be on again till N Y eve.
What's left of the turkey is tonights stew.
I'm with you Teetime let's get back to normal, what ever that is.

Noooooooooo! Haha......let the magic continue unabated! I like the decs up and at least until 12th night, the house looks bare for a while after we take them down.
I like using up the fridge contents too teetime not sad at all, but practical I think.
Hope you feel better soon Daphne?
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I am with you rosesarered.Lets enjoy the 12 days of Christmas !

Clear up?

My mess is just starting - grandchildren arriving today for six days!

We have the chocolates to tidy up now.
Although we're having family over on New Year's Day so they can help.

Hope you feel better soon, DaphneBroon, it is miserable; I am at the coughing stage now.

I will leave the decorations up until 12th Night but I do like the minimalist look when they come down again! (Not that this house is ever minimalist! - too much stuff.)

yup, I'm on the side of leave the decs up ;-) although I think how plain the house looks when they come down.

As always we could live on the contents of the fridge freezer and my 'Christmas shelf' for quite some time !!

We still have 2 more get togethers though before the New Year so I am sure much of it will go .

Like lots of Scots I feel the 'season' isn't over until a couple of days after Hogmanay so dec's will stay in place until 12th Night. Tree went up at start of Advent.
Since so many youngsters pass my windows on the way to school I've made a point of having the tree lights on first thing to brighten up dark mornings and then again for 'hometime' and the rest of the evening (even now during schòl hol's).

School hol's of course!

I have been ill with flu for ten days and haven't dared to look in my kitchen. The lounge and dining room don't look too bad.

I thought 12th night was the 6th January.

Love Christmas and hate when the decorations come down. The drive to work is boring at the best of times but at least the Christmas lights on made it a bit more interesting. January is the worst month of the year, dark, wet and depressing so bah humbug to those who say "oooh, I'm glad it's over and back to normal again".

Many young people I know, claiming to be OCD took their decs down on Boxing day. They weren't OCD when they put them up in November !!!

I only have a couple of bits to take down but will wait until twelth night, I wish I could find some sort of year round fairy light that suited my home, they are so pretty.

Still I have a cottage with a log fire so pretty Christmassy all year round if I choose it to be.

Ladies, I salute you and all your hard work and creativity.

I hope we have a decent summer to recover in and believe it is a Tuesday this year.........roll on the spring.

Love the fairy lights but the cards are all looking a bit sad now. Tempted to have a good clear up but might look a bit miserable for our New Years Eve party. It will all come down on the 2nd. Still going through the leftovers - big pan of soup going on shortly.

Christmas was finally over for us last night when we came home from the family gathering. My tummy needs a couple of days to recover now! We start on the 24th as the Scandis do, so the wee DGD has enjoyed 4 whole days Christmas.

Some tidying up needs to happen now, and the decs will come down on the 2nd as we're hosting a New Years Day dinner for the local family.

I love Christmas cheer, and seeing all the twinkling Christmas trees. However my flat is tiny and looks so cluttered. Last night I removed all decorations and cards but my tree is still twinkling outside the window.

Just frozen the turkey in usable amounts, and there is turkey stock simmering for a bowl of soup tonight. It is smelling delicious. Just whizzed up all the left over veg and stuffing for bubble and squeak with an egg for lunch.

Still got the beef and ham to tackle. The beef is sirloin and seems too good for a cottage pie. Anyone got a good recipe for left over roast sirloin?

My house is a small town house and its 3 bedroomed.But weve lived in it 35 years .aka all our married life.And so we have a lot of stuff.When the decs go up , which is never ever before the 14 dec.The place looks lovely , but so clutted in the small rooms , that i cant wait to take them down.If i had the big house i always wanted i wouldnt mind.But they always come fown every year on the 3rd jan

I've just cleared mine .... Only the tree and some candle lights remain. I'm trying to work out if I can get the tree up into the loft without removing the decorations! Bah Humbug etc ?????

So do most people have dec's away before New Year? Does no-one see it as part of the whole season? No parties?
I wait until after children return to school then soon it's 12th night and everything goes away.

The day got off to a brilliant start (not!)

DH convinced himself the frying pan he was about to dry-fry some bacon in had a wobbly handle so he unscrewed it then decided he needed to go to the workshop because the threads needed cleaning
He then took up all the kitchen worktop putting it back together (after he eventually found the screw which he dropped, behind the dog's bed)

Jazz, the cat, decided she'd get in the way so I gave her a 'tempting treat' from her Christmas present. They're brightly coloured and obviously full of additives which she is not used to so after five minutes I heard that tell-tale sound of a cat about to be sick!!

I yelled at DH, who is definitely not light on his toes these days, to get out the way but too late.....projectile cat vomit all down his arm

After much cursing and getting in my way as I tried to grab the cat and put her outside so I could clean up the mess he decided to give the car a quick check over as it hasn't been anywhere for nearly a week.

Flat battery!!

GAH!

Were off to Scotland for Hogmanay, so I've just taken the majority of decorations and tree down. My b'day is 11 th night so l like everything away by then.

It's taken me over 2 and a half hours, DH has just popped his head around the door and said, "don't they come down easily and quickly, ?" Bless him, it's that Christmas fairy again!

I like to enjoy it all until twelfth night, love the lights and candles, it's so dull without them.
Hope your day improves Merlotgran, who would have pets ! I'm just hoovering up after my 3 dogs and a cat. Love them really.

The problem with the recent habit of decorations up for most of December is that they are jaded by Boxing day! 12 days of Christmas as a tradition is being lost!

I put our decs up as late as possible (depending on any entertaining we may be hosting) but not usually before 20th December and take them down just before 12th night as DH has a birthday on 4th!