Open the selection box- Christmas Forum Chat Thread

Loughc

Although my house is now dechristmasfied my heart is not. I will be here all year folks.

Stripedboxers that's a great idea to keep them up. Relax and enjoy them.

Posy

I'm taking my tree down now.

I couldn't feel any more miserable.

Loughc

Posy wrote: »

I'm taking my tree down now.

I couldn't feel any more miserable.

Agreed. Tonight is a night for lots and lots of candles to brighten up my house.

donegal_man

Have all ours down now. Had another Christmas dinner yesterday to mark Nollaig na Mban so all pudding & mince pies finished as well.

Autosport

Took down all the decorations today. It seems so bare and miserable

lycan238

Ah I will leave the few decorations up for a while longer. I only have a small 2ft tree with lights , one set of lights and a candle bridge left up. All battery powered and I want to use up the batteries so they are staying up until batteries go.

kitten_k

I will take ours down on Monday, enjoy one last weekend with them!

Loughc

kitten_k wrote: »

I will take ours down on Monday, enjoy one last weekend with them!

I was tempted to do the same but there's no way I'd have the energy or heart to take them down on a Monday evening haha.

iguana

I've very nearly finished. My outdoor penguin and the antlers and red nose from my car are currently drying out in the bathroom before they get attic-ed. And my Christmas towels and fleeces are drying on the radiators ahead of getting put away at the top back of the airing cupboard. I've left my snowflake motif on the hall mirror as we are always more likely to get snow in Jan/Feb/March than in Nov/Dec. At least that's my excuse.

Shadow1983

Took mine down today, there's a Christmas shaped hole in my life now! Tried to leave my snowflake stickers on the windows since technically its still Winter but my boyfriend half peeled them all off to 'help' me, he is not a Christmas fan and was on to my sneaky plan!

gidget

I had to take down not one but two lots of trees & decorations yesterday, the one in work & then at home afterwards, already miss sitting in my darkened living room with my Christmas lights

Loughc

I currently have 2 candles, 6 tea lights and a set of wooden heart led lights lighting and it's still so dull.

My window cascading lights were so bright they could have been seen from space :P

Mystery Egg

I took down all my decorations today too. The living room, which normally I feel looks cosy, seems bereft.

I also started packing, because...after 3.5 years away, me and my OH are moving back to Ireland in 8 weeks.

The place is looking very bare and I am definitely feeling the post-Christmas slump *but* there's a little glimmer of happiness in my heart because We. Are. Going. Home. Yippee!

Loughc

That's fantastic news Mystery Egg! There's no place like home!

StripedBoxers

That's fantastic news Mystery Egg.

The best of luck with the move. I hope it goes smoothly for you xx

Mystery Egg

Thank you SB.

I hope as well that 2017 will be your year and get the all-clear. We're all rooting for you. xx

kitten_k

Loughc wrote: »

I was tempted to do the same but there's no way I'd have the energy or heart to take them down on a Monday evening haha.

I'm off Monday so can take them down and clean the house. Easier to do when my goddaughter isn't around!

Posy

Delighted for you, Mystery Egg!! Best of luck with the move.

Loughc

Posy even your avatar is non Christmassy now

Jude13

Mystery Egg, I am jealous, I will be coming up on 10 years of being an immigrant soon. Some day.

I took my stuff down yesterday, also binned some baubles that haven't been on the tree in years. I did leave the outside fairy lights up though.

Quick reminder to take out the batteries from any dec's that have them before packing them away. One of reindeers batteries were left in and they leaked. Its ruined now.

I will claim that I will not be on this thread all year round but I know I will.

tickingclock

I took down my outside lights but decided I wasn't ready for the bare house indoors just yet! So everything is still up. Slowly in the next few days I'll take down things.
SB hope you are doing ok.
Mystery Egg it's exciting that your decorations will be up in a new home for Christmas 2017!

Loughc

Jude you better not disappear haha. This forum is more than just Christmas now. Our off topic thread here is for anything and everything. So if you don't feel like talking about Christmas that's ok but we are here all year regardless what the topic is

Jude13

(blushing face) Ah shucks, I will be around alright. If I do Christmas abroad this year I need to start planning whether we want cold or warm climate, I kid myself that I will get an input.

iguana

That's amazing Mystery Egg, I hope the move goes easily and you settle back in quickly.

SarahLil

Good luck with the move Mystery Egg
SB hope your enjoying your home and chilling admiring your decorations
Feeling better about 2017, we've booked a weekend away the end of the month we are together 10 years,

since my aunt passed there's only really me and my mam plus my partner, we have our own place but my mam does require a lot of care, I didn't share this before with you elves but as some of you know I lost my aunt last year but 2016 did really change my life, it's done a 360 I had no control over it but I'm getting on with and trying to adapt to my situation

I've also planned birthday celebrations for my other half the end of March, so 2017 hasn't been too bad yet

Most of the decorations down still a few bits lying around labelled a lot of my stuff so I know what's what for this year
Just back from Blanchardstown delighted with my purchases and some presents for this year, shopping makes me feel a little bit better since the decorations are down
Heading to my mothers shortly going to tackle her tree and decorations my other half will cook us a roast chicken while I do that for the three of us then some creme brûlée for afters (they were bought for Christmas so it still feels like a Christmas treat)

Loughc

Did anyone else wake up this morning head downstairs and get a shock to see the house so empty. First morning waking up without the decorations is so strange haha.

Mystery Egg

I'm only heading back to work tomorrow, I'm lucky I know. I squandered the last few days feeling blue instead of properly enjoying them though.

Today I did some batch cooking - wholemeal raisin cinnamon muffins and baked egg 'muffins' (basically ham, eggs, veg and cheese poured into muffin cases and baked) for breakfasts, plus sausage and bean cassoulet and chilli soup for work lunches.

Now I'm gonna clear out my wardrobe, and then make a pasta bake for dinner from leftover chicken and ham.

Maybe I'll get in a walk later too.

Trying to be as prepared as possible for going back, but I am just not up for it!

Toto Wolfcastle

Loughc wrote: »

Did anyone else wake up this morning head downstairs and get a shock to see the house so empty. First morning waking up without the decorations is so strange haha.

No, but I'm currently staring at the tree with just the lights on it and a sea of bubble wrap and tissue wrapped decorations on the coffee table and I'm not one bit happy.

cinnamony

I took down my decorations today as well
You guys... I'm not ready to let go!

Jude13

I went to the garden centre at the weekend hoping to find a little potted evergreen indoor tree to have year round. No joy sadly. I would then do it up for Christmas.