To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

[Morticia]

Got my fall stuff down from the rafters yesterday. So tempted to put it up a couple weeks early. What would YOU do?

[Andybev01]

To quote Sheryl Crow, " if it makes you happy."

[witchy]

I would, if I weren't painting I would be starting too. You might as well enjoy it while you can!!!

[Demonic Duck]

I'm not sure that once I had it out I could help but put at least SOME of it out

[ramaries69]

I say, "DO IT!"

[Boogeyman]

To be honest, I would wait. IMO, it sorta cheapens it. It would be like listening to Christmas music or watching It's A Wonderful Life outside of the Christmas season. There are certain things I do only during their respective seasons, so they continue to seem special. If you put it out early, you might not feel like putting it out at all next year.

[Demonic Duck]

Good point Boogeyman that is one of the few things that restrains me.

[Pumpkin_Man]

Since I can't ride the Harley until Labor Day, I have been bitten by the Halloween bug more then usual.

Mike

[Boogeyman]

I usually start really thinking about Halloween around the end of July. Unless I get a job soon, I will probably be able to watch all the movies I want. I would rather be working because I want to go to Cedar Point next October for their Halloween event. If I don't get a job until February or later, it will be put off yet another year.

[Demonic Duck]

Good luck in your job hunt Boogyman

[Morticia]

I feel your pain Boogyman. I have, however, decided to just put off looking for one until after the holiday season. Stay at home and enjoy it. Raytheon will pay for some school so I plan to do that after the holidays. I am lucky enough that my husband still has his job, so we're ok.

[Big_Guh]

I'm on the fence when it comes to this subject. I see where Boogeyman is coming from, but at the same time, I always find myself, at the end of October, thinking about how quickly the month went by, and how it feels as if I just decorated. That's never a good feeling. So, I think I vote for a compromise; decorate little by little, with the decorative climax coming by October 1st. Perhaps save your favorite decorations for October.

I don't want to be too nosy, but what lines of work are you all in? Good luck with the search.

[Pumpkin_Man]

Boogyman & Morticia, you might want to start your job search pretty soon, because a lot of retalers hire extra people for the Christmas season, and very often that can turn into a permanent job, or something that can tide you over while you look for something better.

Just a thought.

Mike

[Boogeyman]

Yea, I am not sure I can do retail at this point in my life anymore. I certainly can't work late anymore. I don't do well if my sleep schedule is disrupted. I don't need a job to tide me over. I need a permanent job that I can handle. I do not handle sudden changes very well, so jumping from job to job is not an option for me. I am working with a state agency since I have Asperger's Syndrome. If the employer does not understand what that means, I don't stand much of a chance.

But I understand your point. I think I will have a chance once college students go back to school.

[ScarecrowJack]

Bogeyman & Morticia, hope you job prospects look up. The company I work for laid a bunch of people off in February. I was spared but a friend of mine wasn't. She's still out looking. And we're still waiting to see if more jobs aren't culled.

As for the decorating, I tend to start inside on the first day of Autumn, or a little earlier if I really can't wait. However, since I start looking at new stuff to add around July, August area, any new swag is just left out. So I guess I cheat. Still, the idea of putting it out a little at a time sounds like a good one.