I wrote a post about how Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year, and the comment section turned into a battle of the sexes. A lot of the women seemed to think that their husbands were less than helpful when it comes to decorating for the holidays.
Believe it or not, a lot of the problem is NOT genetics, it's logistics! The reason men hate assisting with decking the halls is the endless trips to attics and basements, sorting through the boxes, unpacking the decorations, carrying them where they need to be, and lugging the replaced year-around items back to the aforementioned storage areas.
After packing up one Christmas, my wife offered a brilliant solution. Why not have the decorations right where you want them, but out of sight? The key was to change a few pieces of furniture and incorporate them into the décor of our home.
So we use a cedar chest as a living room coffee table, a blanket chest in the foyer, one drawer in the kitchen, and another chest in the guest bedroom upstairs. Packed inside, is ALL of our Christmas decorations, and we have a lot. But if you remove most of the packaging, you can fit a ton of decorations in very little cubic space.
The point is, the decorations are right at hand, our ornaments are 3 feet from where the tree will be, and all I have to do is open the chest and decorate! And the items we replace with Christmas paraphernalia go right into the chests until after the holidays.
No more stairs, no more heavy packing, no more sorting through box after box of who knows what!
We have cut the transition time in half, and it saves the spousal tensions that crop up every year. Try it, you'll like it!
Photos: Top Right - Living room "Coffee Table" Hold all tree ornaments and knick Knacks. Bottom Left - Chest in foyer holds front porch decorations and electric candles.
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