TAKING DOWN THE DECORATIONS / TREE

[angeldelight]

When do you do yours ?

Have you already done it ?

Do you do it New years day ?

Or do you wait 12 days after Christmas ?

Angel xx

[sweets]

mine are coming down this aft which is late for me. i cant stand them being there after christmas, i want to see out my window again, can't at the mo as the trees in the way.

cant stand all the clutter (mm maybe im in the wrong job):rolleyes:

[karensmart4]

My tree is down.

My decs will come down by the 6th Jan.

I do it gradually :D

[solly]

I will probably do it new years day just so the house can be back to normal before i have to start work on Tuesday

[Louise0208]

just finished mine :cool: usually they are down on boxing day or 27th but me & the babies have had flu since christmas eve so nothing has been done!

I did ask the mr to do it yesterday but as usual it was too much like hard work:rolleyes:

[FussyElmo]

The tree is now outside we needed the space back.

As and when for the other decorations :thumbsup:

[Lems]

I'm thinking this afternoon but atm lo's and me are chilling watching films so until I get the motivation they will stay where they are :blush:

[Twinkles]

Taking the hall ones down tomorrow as we want to decorate the hall. The rest will come down on 6th Jan.

My Christmas isn't over yet, it lasts about a week with different visitors coming for a meal and to exchange gifts :thumbsup:

[Angela234]

I will take mine down this weekend i only put them up the weekend before xmas so doesn't seem like thev'e been up long

[mayberry]

Mine come down New Years Eve :clapping:


Dawn x

[Mouse]

I wanted to take them down yesterday, but DH said it was too early!
I'm going to take the playroom stuff down this afternoon (tree, decorations, christmas display) so I can start to think about what the next display will be.

The rest of the decorations will come down on New Years day

[Bear23]

Probbaly do mine on NYD, it makes me sad too take it down, but I am really looking forward to next year so maybe it wont this year!!

[haribo]

took mine down day after boxing day :blush: they went up on the first ,much earlier than usual so got tired of them , feel like ive had a spring clean now lol .

[nannysue]

Everything comes down on New Years Day ( tree and decs that is :blush: )

Then its a right good clean up and a sparkling tidy house, the lounge suddenly looks very big and spacious !

Then you look around and think ... ohhh this room could do with decorating!!!!:D

[bellacat]

I start to take mine down from New Years day onwards, usually the cards go first, then the chains, then the tinsle and finally the tree on the 6th of Jan. I once took the whole lot down on the 6th of Jan and it looked so bare, it was horrible so i do it gradually. :)

Hope you had a good Christmas and a good 2011 to come. :thumbsup:

[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]

My tree came down on Tuesday and it was lovely to have the house back and hubby has just taken down all the outside lights. xx

[venus89]

New Years' Day - I can't wait! I want to get rid of the clutter and be able to clean without knocking down all the Christmas cards!

[Hebs]

:panic: not new years day

your not supposed to do housework on new years day it's back luck

mine are coming down on sunday :D

[LOOPYLISA]

No washing either, wash away your good luck :rolleyes:

Ours will be taken down day after new years day (sun) :thumbsup:

[Nix]

Mine stay up until 5th January...12th night. I always saw it as bad luck to take them down sooner!!

[Chatterbox Childcare]

I was going to do mine today but no enthusiasm so it will be Sunday afternoon so I am back to square one on Tuesday when the little ones return

[The Juggler]

Taking the hall ones down tomorrow as we want to decorate the hall. The rest will come down on 6th Jan.

My Christmas isn't over yet, it lasts about a week with different visitors coming for a meal and to exchange gifts :thumbsup:

i like to leave mine as long as poss but might do it on Monday this year as it's bank hol.

[SandCastles]

Today I took down everything from the walls and the paper chains and had a really good clean - the tree is the only thing left and it can wait until tonight or even tomorrow.

[rickysmiths]

We are entertaining on Sunday so they will come down on Monday ready to start work on Tuesday. We always keep them up for News Years Eve.

[Ali56]

:laughing: Will take mine down on sunday or monday, I know its traditional to take them down on the 6th but its my birthday on the 4th and Its nice to see my cards!! :laughing: :laughing:

[SYLVIA]

Wil take mine down on Sunday and have a good clean around ready for a fresh start on tuesday

[amanda1309]

Just done mine.

Usually its the 2nd jan that we take them own but we are off to Scotland to see the inlaws on New years day so down they came this afternoon.

[mrs_scottydog]

Our decorations will be coming down on 6th January. My mum always takes hers down on her birthday (7th Jan) so the house is still decorated for part of the day. Hx

[Graham]

We usually takes our down just after new years day, so probably Sunday for us. We didn't put them up till the week before Christmas, can't stand them up for too long.

[Chimps Childminding]

I will take mine down either Saturday or Sunday - usually New Years Day as everyone else is still in bed till lunchtime and I can't hoover or anything so take decs down and hoover when lazy whotsits get up - don't mind doing housework on New Years Day, but won't do washing :panic: !!! Will leave outside tree up till 5th or 6th whichever it is supposed to be :rolleyes:

[Trouble]

Mine are coming down as soon as i get off this computer :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

[Winnie]

Ours are coming down at the weekend. We've had such a rubbish Christmas because of the flu bug in our house (i seem to have escaped it- fingers crossed) that i can not wait to get the house clean and aired! But I must remember to get a few photos of the decorations before i strip it all away.

[jelly15]

2nd of Jan and not a minute sooner, I love them :o

[Playmate]

Monday for us, before work on Tuesday :D

[marian]

Have taken down the fairy lights which were dotted around the house and all the little Christmas 'nick - naks' today - the house looks bare:(

Tree and window lights will come down NYD.

Marian x

[glitzygal]

Took mine down Monday, the tree started dropping needles early,, so i took the stuff off the tree and dragged it out, BUT got stuck in the door way 2 times and the tree needles fell, fell, fell, lol:clapping:


i had a new GREEN carpet,,,:laughing:

black bag full of needles,,, and needles where i didnt know they were :eek: :clapping:

[claire'scherubs]

Monday I think, before the reality of Tuesday back to work, where has the time gone, too quick :(

[ORKSIE]

Keep mine up NYE as its DS birthday:thumbsup:
They will come down Sunday or Monday:thumbsup:

[ORKSIE]

Everything comes down on New Years Day ( tree and decs that is :blush: )



Glad you sorted that one out!!:D

[mayberry]

Started yesterday, all we have to do today is take down tree get the room back, my tree takes up so much room, then clean the weekend mine to chill ;) :clapping: :clapping: in more room

Dawn x

[Roseolivia]

Mine will hopefully be tomorrow.

[welshcake]

Well, my tree in the conservatory/childminding room is down that came down yesterday. My outside dec's were whipped down this morning and my tree is coming down on sunday.

I would do it tomorrow but I am helping my mum do her's tomorrow as my dad is busy arranging my grandads funeral in wales.

That gives me monday and tuesday before my kids go back to school on wednesday and back to work thursday for me. :thumbsup:

[llkbabob]

I always take mine down on the 6th. jan not sure why :huh: think my mom told me it was bad luck to do it any other day sometime in the past, so i've stuck with it. Same are walking out the back door and walking in the front door at midnight on new years eve. Never right:)

Oh and HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE:clapping: :happy banana:

[Trouble]

My tree is down and everywhere is spotless just as i like it on New Years Eve :clapping: :clapping:

[mushpea]

we normaly do it new years day but as we painted the kitchen and did the hall floor we let the kids take down the tree so they had somthing to do whilst we decorated,, that way the decos are down and the kids didnt get painted:D

[Hebs]

My tree is down and everywhere is spotless just as i like it on New Years Eve :clapping: :clapping:

mine too :clapping: :clapping:

[Trouble]

mine too :clapping: :clapping:

wonder how long it will stay like that ????:rolleyes:

[Hebs]

wonder how long it will stay like that ????:rolleyes:

tuesday when the mindees are back :laughing:

[Trouble]

tuesday when the mindees are back :laughing:

tomorrow when the dogs run round the house like a looney !!!!

[Hebs]

tomorrow when the dogs run round the house like a looney !!!!

mine do that everyday :laughing:

[Curly Quavers]

My tree was down on Wednesday still ave some decs up will take them down on the 2nd.

[Chimps Childminding]

Decs all down today (except tree outside) :clapping: All stashed back in loft, just got to get hoover out now, except dh and ds3 are slobbing in front of tv so may have to wait till they go out later!!!

Need to get motivated to have massive tidy up before I have to get cm stuff back out of shed ready for work on Tuesday :( especially as I have now been told our school is closed Tues (not sure about rest of week yet) due to burst pipe, so my 1 mindee all day and 4 after school, could now turn into 5 all day :rolleyes:

[AliceK]

Mine will be coming down tomorrow, I can't wait I can't stand having them up once Christmas has gone. I've got a lot to do tomorrow so that I can have a relaxing day on Monday before starting back to work on Tuesday (inset day so a house full all day)

xxxxxx

[julie w]

I hate taking the decs down. I just love the lights and the magic of it all. I'd keep them up another month if I could, but will most prob do on monday before I start work on Tues.:crying:

[LOOPYLISA]

I always take mine down on the 6th. jan not sure why :huh: think my mom told me it was bad luck to do it any other day sometime in the past, so i've stuck with it. Same are walking out the back door and walking in the front door at midnight on new years eve. Never right:)

Oh and HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE:clapping: :happy banana:

We open the front door to let good luck in and the back to let the old bad luck out :thumbsup: think ive said it the right way :laughing:

[LOOPYLISA]

My tree is down and everywhere is spotless just as i like it on New Years Eve :clapping: :clapping:

Ours will be tomorrow :D me and hubs are blitzing the downstairs, done upstairs today :thumbsup:

[sandy64]

i would normally keep up till 6th but going to take down monday and have a good clean before working again tuesday i hate taking fairy lights down so may leave a few on window sill lol:)
hope your all having a good new yr:)

[Ripeberry]

Taken the tree down today and I've turned off the Xmas lights outside (we were the only ones in the whole village with them on :eek: ).
Seems to be over much faster this year :(

[tulip0803]

It went today when I was out. DH was fed up of cats hanging from it!:D

[emmadines]

ours are all down, back to reality :(