It's hard 'not' to put put lights and garlands on everything because it's always so rewarding once it's done, to sit and enjoy the lights and 'stuff'! But, honestly, I 'have' been leaving some of the tree ornaments in the box the last few years instead of putting them all on the tree. (I just can't toss any of them out though) That's not to say I don't have fewer ornaments though! I always buy several new ones each year and think it's foolish to put some of the old stuff on that always gets relegated to the back where it absolutely does not show, or the inside of the tree where it ends up not showing either after all the pretty outside stuff gets on. Some years I dread the undecorating more than others and that's usually when I tend not to put bows on every tree outside and garlands or wreaths on all the windows and doors. LOL! One year - gahhhhh! - I candycane-wrapped all the fence posts around the property. Key word - "one" year! Never again! :)
We do this to ourselves, Lori. LOL
Oh, don't I know it! LOL.
I can't weed out any of my ornaments and I also leave some in their boxes too. They just won't fit on the tree. I have many that are over twenty years old and most are Hallmark ornaments that I put on the "traditional" tree (I decorate three trees in the house - a formal tree, a traditional tree and a kitchen tree). It's always harder putting the ornaments away then it is getting them out because they all need to be matched up with their boxes. They all have special meaning; some were handmade by friends, some were gifts, some I bought during our travels here and there. I will never part with any of them. JK has a huge Santa collection too that I put out each year. But, you're right, it is worth it once they are all in place. :-)