Struggling with decorating

I’ve been on my own decorating the Media Center this Christmas, and I’ve no budget. Co-worker is pregnant and only here sporadically. As for the medical library in the next room, the senior library assistant lady said, “I’m not a Christmas person” (no, she’s not Jewish), so there’s nothing going on in there.

I asked co-worker where to find the Media Center’s Christmas decorations. She directed me to a couple of boxes of odds and ends. Inherit the wind.

I found a couple of Santas. The photo of the cheerful one with the furry beard doesn’t fully convey how filthy he is. I threw him in the garbage. The other Santa looks inscrutable, and Asian, but he’s clean. I put him on the table with the fake garland.

I found a bunch of golden snowflakes for hanging from the ceiling. More than half were broken in half or otherwise ruined. I got seven left that I hung and they shed gold glitter. This will be their last Christmas, I’ll retire them in January.

The only new Christmas decoration investment that I made this year was the “Happy Holidays” door knob hanger. It clatters too much so I hung it next to the door. I chose it because it was inexpensive and won’t easily disintegrate.