Cleaning out Clutter - ? For Men

[MsMelancoly]

Hi Julia, Last year I was actually too depressed to decorate.

But this year - yes I had a nice weekend decorating. I pulled out all the boxes of decore. I put up the fake ivy, which had always been my H's idea to bring some green back into the house. Have to say - he was right!! I went & bought a real tree too! I ended up getting a, I think, 6 foot tree. Had them load it in the back seat of my car & I drove home with the window open so it would fit! ,lol. Then I brought it in, set it up & decored it with red lights, red bulbs & pine cones. The red lights make it so much more cozy! The pine smell is wonderful - I agree with you! My H always loved the smell too. In the past we had 8 foot trees, I think. When we had our 1st tree my younger cat, was just a kitten of 4 months. He climbed the tree & I took a fantastic photo of his head sticking out of the tree w/the pine branches all around his tiny face. It was adorable!! I even sent the photo out as cards that year.

Am I a bit melancoly - yes, but that's life & it goes on whether my H chooses to be a part of it or not. I'm content & happy at the same time too (yes, all 3 emotions at once) - so no worries.