I'm doing that this year for the first time. No Christmas at my house. My daughter and her hubby have their new house and want to do it there.
So I was thinking, I won't even bother with the whole decorating thing. It's a lot of work when you're by yourself and no one will see it! I was looking forward to just catching up on chores and watching football.
But today my daughter called to ask if they can borrow my (pre-lit )10' tree, ALL my decorations - including all the decor stuff that goes around the house, my outside lights and decorations, my 12 piece china set, serving dishes, flatware, wine glasses, linens etc.
Why am I starting to feel that this could be even more work?
Back when I used a real tree and put lights on I started at the top and had those strip thingies attached to the trunk. I'm so glad those days are over
But I would recommend...if you're tempted to buy a pre-lit tree, splurge a little and buy a good quality one.