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I tried to leave, but it chattered insistently and clawed at my good sense.

But with more flair? Then you saw that I do not technically need any more mirror balls.īut the shiny-loving, raccoon-part of my brain demanded that I buy these and take them back to my den. If you read my DIY Mirror Ball Chandelier post where I explained how I believe that Christmas is synonymous with Disco Balls.

I chanted- evil, soul-killing, sucker of time…īut my addict-self piped up-what if they have ONE thing that you really need? I drove past and pinched myself in an attempt at aversion therapy. So obviously the first step in my recovery would be to NOT go in The Christmas Tree Shop. I am tired of feeling like I am drowning in my own junk. The very minimum you can do, and still claim to have decorated for Christmas. Last year I SWORE that this year I would do ONLY THE ESSENTIALS. WHY am I spending my free time, making a huge mess that will have to be repeated in reverse in a month?

Me, wondering WHY in GOD’S NAME I bought all this crap. Let me emphasize the double futility of it all– how I end up facedown in the ensuing mess. Glass crap, garland crap, berry crap, ribbon crap, random sparkly crap, fake gold crap, fake silver crap, fake mini-tree crap, bow crap, boxwood crap, red crap, green crap…īells, glitter, holly, ornaments, wreaths… Miles and miles and miles of lights which are totally tangled up and not labeled with their length so that every year I am either short three feet around the front door, or have an extra fifteen feet.Īn explosion of sparkle, ribbon, and plastic junk. Less of looking at my absolute mountain of Christmas decorations and asking myself WHY I HAVE SO MUCH CRAP. Less with the hanging and nailing and hauling. Less of asking myself, where did I put that twelfth box of holiday stuff. Less of my frantic bow-making when I realize the ribbon I used last year is undeniably hideous. Less with the manic, glassy-eyed hauling of stored ornaments.

Victorian sun lit front porch steps pictures