My tree came down on the 28th. The priest at mass that morning was imploring us to keep them up for the octave and me daughter chided me that evening when I took it down. I told her when the priest showed up to clean my house, I’d leave the tree up longer! I needed a clean break after the three weeks of continuous parties etc... Decorations away, back on the diet, no more wine..... For January at least
You may want to rethink that final decision since Lent begins on Feb. 18.
I’ve got you beat! Mine came down on the 26th. I need all the help I can get to get my house back in order. Since we all have to get back to work and homeschool, I can’t postpone the clean up. I’ve seen this article all over the place. I do not need a tree in my living room to keep the Christmas season going. I’m going to write an article next year that talks about getting that fresh start, a new beginning, just like the birth of Christ, by cleaning up the decorations and moving on to lean and mean. Back to the basics. That sort of thing. Thank goodness I have a year to work on this article! Ha!