Frugal Fiber-optics

Donnie and I aren’t big holiday decorators. In fact, in nine Christmases together, we’ve only put up a tree once, and then didn’t take it down until June. We’ve put lights in the windows a few times, and enjoyed their glow well into the following spring. Last December was our first Christmas in our current home, and we really intended to not only decorate, but also un-decorate in a timely fashion. Unfortunately, between my emergency eye surgery and our trip to Arizona, we never hung so much as a single strand of tinsel. This year we once again talked about putting up a tree, but it still hadn’t happened as of last weekend.

Fortunately, last Sunday my Grandmom gave us a fantastic fiber-optic tree and ended our decorating woes forever. This tree is just right for Donnie and me: it doesn’t take up a ton of room, it doesn’t require any additional ornamentation, it can be put up or taken down in less than ten minutes, and it only uses one light-bulb—making it more frugal and more environmentally friendly than a traditional tree covered in lights. It doesn’t get much more frugal fabulous than that!