How do you feel about Christmas decorations (in particular, outdoor lights) that few people will see

Every holiday season I get a fresh wreath from my money guy. I really appreciate it, because I love the fresh greens. I got this year’s wreath last Saturday and put it up that day. This morning I noticed that our across-the-walkway neighbors put up a wreath for the first time. I like to think they saw ours and liked it.

We have a modest amount of outdoor lights that the world sees, but inside we really deck the halls. I view it as two different spheres: decorations intended primarily to make us feel good, and decorations intended to please others. And yes, there can be some overlap.

Indeed I do! But I do get peeved this time of year when it gets dark in the daytime.

Well said. I sleep 8 hours. That is plenty of dark for anywhere year round.