Why You Can’t Wait to Take Down the Holiday Decorations

Why You Can’t Wait to Take Down the Holiday Decorations

Personal Perspective: Taking down holiday decorations can feel like an exhale. Research suggests clutter raises stress—so clearing visual noise may help your nervous system reset.

Take down the decor

With New Years come and gone, if you’re still procrastinating taking the decorations down, you should cut your losses and get to it.  Of course, when and when not to take down your Christmas decorations comes down to personal preference. But, if you keep them up well into February you might start getting some weird looks. However, putting off the de-jollying of one’s house isn’t as uncommon as you’d think.  In a survey done by YouGov, 4% of peop…