I think ive given enough time for the person to respond and they haven't. Are you still interested?

My parents did that when they were first married and couldn’t afford a tree. They also added Xmas cards as they received them.

Also - does anyone have a recommendation for a decent (maybe 5-6ft) fake tree? Under $200 if that's realistic? I haven't had a tree since I was a child and I don't know what good brands etc are and I trust you real people over Amazon reviews.

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I like getting loose sprigs at Great Big Greenhouse to make a garland on the mantle. I usually dehydrate orange slices and tuck them around.

Me too, although disappointed it’s not an arcade.

Ah, the time of year where all work just gets pushed to the next year.

Our Christmas decor is putting up a single felted snowman and one pink garland. Seems like a lot of work - might just skip this year lol.

If you can, do it. Leaving a job I hated was the best thing I’ve ever done for myself.

You could always go with a Buddy the Elf theme. Nothing sets the Christmas mood like a couple 2 liters of Coke, some maple syrup, a bowl of spaghetti, and some tinsel on the mantle.

Put a little tree in the bedroom last weekend, put the rest of everything up on Friday. Its not a whole lot (the apartment is only so big), but it's enough for the husband, the cat and me.

Dad starts cancer treatment today for the next 6 weeks, so I'm very much wanting comforting things surrounding me. Christmas lights help.

I personally am excited for the coming squirrel wars on r/rva

/s lol

I really love Christmas decor. My partner is very bah humbug. In order to compromise, we’ve put up all of our Christmas decor early.

Any ideas for a super high ceiling apartment with one super high window and three cats (two are assholes who kill everything)? We have a rainbow Christmas tree that I put on the top of a bookshelf last year, but the assholes will attempt to scale that too. Thought about just stringing lights in a tree shape on the wall…

Hope you feel 100% soon!

We put up a reduced amount of decorations this year. I'll be 36 weeks pregnant around New Year's and had to decide what was straightforward enough for my husband to repack because I certainly won't be doing it.

This is our first year with a fireplace though, so decorating the mantle and hanging stockings was a lot of fun!

I'm excited for this!

very tempted to put in my two weeks notice at my current job.. i’m scared to because i don’t have anything lined up for after but it’s so bad on my mental health

I had drinks there Friday night without being a guest.

You do those too?

Where do people go these days to get interesting holiday decor ideas? I want to do a little something with our mantel since we don't have space for a tree, but pinterest is an ad-ridden horror show and everything I can find on instagram is so sterile and beige. I tried Southern Living's christmas issue too but they're really into fruit this year.

We got a big chonky tree yesterday!! So excited to decorate tomorrow 🥳🎄

Meh, you’ve got the natural light show each morning w the sun. harumph to light pollution.

Don't you dare sap the holiday joy out of my 1am stoned walkabouts.

I was so dehydrated from being sick last night that my muscles were spasming and my face was numb. Make sure you drink fluids even if you're not thirsty! Not drinking nearly did me in

So my sickness has finally started to abate, but last night I ended up so severely dehydrated that my arms and legs were numb and my hands were spasming (couldn't keep them open). I, being an anxious person called for an ambulance and when the EMTs showed up they told me all the hospitals were full. Fortunately by then I had been drinking some water and regaining my faculties. However, it's really concerning that we have no capacity at hospitals seemingly ever. The system is so broken. I got lucky and stayed home, but still. Very worrying