Buh Bye

I spend most of the year anticipating for and preparing for Christmas. It is, by far, my favorite time of the year. I love the sights, the sounds, and the smells. But, it never fails- come December 26th- I'm over it! I gear up for the coming new year and have the overwhelming urge to purge my home of everything we no longer use and organize, organize, organize! Something about the extra clutter the season brings or the business causes me to desire a clean, fresh, new start- and I want it to begin as soon as possible. Our tree is still up, which may not sound odd to most. However, there have been years where Christmas has "died" at our house before sundown on the 26th. I remember a simpler time (and by simpler I mean "before we had children") when I didn't mind if the tree stayed up through New Years. But apparently the addition of extra bodies and MUCH extra junk, has become a tad overwhelming.

As I look up from the computer and glance around the house, I wonder... should I get the boxes out of the garage and start undecorating the tree??? That's so depressing. Please tell me I'm not the only one...