Decor for the New Year. . . . . . . . .

"Taking down Christmas" makes the cottage look somewhat bare. 

All the red touches, which I admit I really enjoyed for a few weeks, are packed

 away, the glitter has gone and all that remains to make the holidays a lovely memory, 

is the faux tree and its decorations still in the gazebo - just too cold to spend time out

 there. With the warmer days coming later in the week I'll have to make the effort

 and get out there with the waiting green storage boxes! Meanwhile I'm loving the

 lighted tree at night, and turn it on for a while these freezing mornings.

I've left a few of the faux pillar candles scattered around the rooms, timed to

 come on at 6 pm they brighten up these cold evenings without any effort, prior

to lighting a roaring fire on the hearth.

I really don't have any etched in stone house projects in the works for this year. 

I admit to having a little 'secret list' tucked away and, once it warms up in late Spring,

 after our travels in March, I may decide to tackle - with help - an interior painting project.
Currently we have a leaking toilet tank plus the HVAC system needs checking - enough
to be concerned about right now.

Talk about 'a clean slate', the house does appear to be that way again. 

The early morning watery sunlight is quite cleansing. 

I'm still searching for the items I had to remove from places to make
 room for Christmas decor.

Do you do that and then, like me, have to look high and low
 (under beds for example) to find where you've hidden them?