To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

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To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Morticia » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:02 pm

Got my fall stuff down from the rafters yesterday. So tempted to put it up a couple weeks early. What would YOU do?
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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Andybev01 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:13 pm

To quote Sheryl Crow, " if it makes you happy."
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As you are now so once was I,
As I am now so you must be,
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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by witchy » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:31 pm

I would, if I weren't painting I would be starting too. You might as well enjoy it while you can!!! :wink:
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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Demonic Duck » Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:34 pm

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

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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by ramaries69 » Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:34 pm

I say, "DO IT!"

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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Boogeyman » Tue Aug 14, 2012 4:26 pm

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.
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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Demonic Duck » Wed Aug 15, 2012 9:59 am

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

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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Pumpkin_Man » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:18 pm

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

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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Boogeyman » Wed Aug 15, 2012 2:31 pm

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.
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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Demonic Duck » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:22 pm

Good luck in your job hunt Boogyman

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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Morticia » Wed Aug 15, 2012 3:46 pm

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.
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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Big_Guh » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:31 pm

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.

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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Pumpkin_Man » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:37 pm

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.

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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by Boogeyman » Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:02 pm

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.
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Re: To Decorate Or Not To Decorate

Post by ScarecrowJack » Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:43 pm

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. :twisted: Still, the idea of putting it out a little at a time sounds like a good one.
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We scare away the birds,
We keep the farmer's corn safe
Without any words.
But when Halloween comes
We jump out of the ground
And we scare the boys and girls
When they come walking 'round.

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