Give yourself the gift of foresight.
This post has been updated. It was originally published on December 28, 2020.
It’s easy to get complacent when tearing down your holiday decorations—all you want is to toss them in a closet and forget about them for 12 months. But if you do a haphazard job now, you’ll be greeted byDon’t turn next year’s Christmas into a chore. Here’s how to packA few labels can save you hours of digging through boxes of junk.If you have trouble remembering how to set up your decorations every year, snap a few photos before you begin tearing them down.
In my experience, there’s no way to 100 percent avoid this—those little lights are like fish hooks, and they’ll always catch on something. You can, however, alleviate the problem by wrapping your lightssomething to avoid tangles. Old coffee cans work best, but these can be tough to store. The cardboard tubes left over from your gift wrap are a great alternative.too much as you wrap them around the edges.
I’ve seen people recommend egg cartons, gluing paper cups to a bin, and lots of other craft-y solutions—but honestly, it’s way easier to just buy an inexpensive box designed for ornament storage. You’ll get more space, and you won’t have to waste time digging for trash to build your own solution.
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