Are you totally against fake trees? You could get a little 3' one until you have a bigger place?
I've never had a real Christmas tree. They've always been fake but I love them.
Maybe you could make one out of paper and stick it to the wall--nothing breakable but definitely tear-able or terrible depending on how you look at it!
We've looked at artificials, but the cost is prohibitive--at least, for nice ones. Can't not get one--10 year-old boy and husband. Besides, I'm just being a grump. I like them, I just can't get involved in decorating them. First, my (inherited) Christmas tree perfectionism would ruin it for me and others, then, when I decided to loosen up a bit--making a conscious effort, and also staying away & letting others work on the tree without critiquing--just observing the effort to make everything perfect became frustrating. The 17-month-old who thinks he's a monkey rings a bell. When Doodle was that age, we had the tree blocked off with a gate (or, rather, we had her confined to a play area). Now she wants to take all of the ornaments off & play with them. We have designated "ornaments that are toys," but she doesn't realize the difference. Truthfully, our tree is very pretty. We have a snowflake-chili pepper-blue jay motif.
3 comments:
Why I miss Christmas Trees:
1) They smell good
2) They're pretty
3) The lights
4) The ornaments
Why I can't have one:
1) A 17-month-old boy who thinks he's a monkey!
Are you totally against fake trees? You could get a little 3' one until you have a bigger place?
I've never had a real Christmas tree. They've always been fake but I love them.
Maybe you could make one out of paper and stick it to the wall--nothing breakable but definitely tear-able or terrible depending on how you look at it!
We've looked at artificials, but the cost is prohibitive--at least, for nice ones. Can't not get one--10 year-old boy and husband. Besides, I'm just being a grump. I like them, I just can't get involved in decorating them. First, my (inherited) Christmas tree perfectionism would ruin it for me and others, then, when I decided to loosen up a bit--making a conscious effort, and also staying away & letting others work on the tree without critiquing--just observing the effort to make everything perfect became frustrating. The 17-month-old who thinks he's a monkey rings a bell. When Doodle was that age, we had the tree blocked off with a gate (or, rather, we had her confined to a play area). Now she wants to take all of the ornaments off & play with them. We have designated "ornaments that are toys," but she doesn't realize the difference. Truthfully, our tree is very pretty. We have a snowflake-chili pepper-blue jay motif.
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