I take my tree down when the mood hits. Some years I want it gone. Some years (like last year) I wanted to leave it up forever. Usually by the 2nd week in January all is put away. I think it's the lights I like. Sometimes the outside lights take longer to get put away.
Now that I don't have a ton of decorations out, the extra clutter doesn't bother me, it's just the right amount and nothing in the way. This year I didn't even have to move the end tables around like I did the year we had a real tree and it was taller.
DH is out working and it is quiet here. I have done several chores. Mail is at the box, and I wrapped and packed DGSs birthday present for the 30th. Got that to the post office and on its way. I also wrote 2 thank you notes to the kids, DD2 for coming with food and gifts, and DD1 for the gift card and phone call we got. I got some big plans copied for DH while I was out.
Took some important mail we'd had for ex-tenants out to 2H and wrote on the envelopes "no longer at this address" and put the flag up for the post office. I wanted the company to get the mail back from that address and know they'd moved as it was important (school loan stuff).
While I did that I cleaned out the box, mostly ads and 2 from new insurance company for buyers which should have gone to their current address. It was their new policy and the bill...important stuff...so I called our agent, got no answer so I took it to buyer's agent. I really like this guy. He took one look at it and said, yes, very important, he would get it to them. I asked him if everything was going ok and he talked to me just as friendly and open as we do here, telling me what's happening, survey ordered, bank snafu figured out and corrected . Our agent tells us nothing!
I have loved reading about all your Christmas celebrations and get togethers. After all the work, I'm a bit sorry to see the holidays coming to a close.