This one was written for this week’s six sentence story prompt by girlontheedge, which was JUNK. I went with more of a nostalgia take on this one, trying to be a little more on the cheery side and am continuing my theme of holiday stories to round out the year.
There was that old idiom, one man’s trash is another’s treasure, and at first glance this was junk. A lot of it was old, worn, stained, some new and cheap, and some of it passed through more than one set of hands before it got to me.
What it was though, was memories, as I could remember the origin of every single one of the shiny baubles littered about my house. Each year as I unpack them, one by one their, story comes back to me and my heart is warmed.
Its why the majority of my storage space is filled with decorations that adorn my home for only one month a year, and why when my friends walk in during December, they state that someone “threw up Christmas”.
It is in this month the house feels most like a home, full of bright colors, happy music, and though I will be glad to take them down for the space come the 31st, for now I will enjoy the feeling of Christmas.
Anne McSommers' Writing Nook 
“Junk”, trash or treasure is indeed in the eye of the beholder, but is valued as a container of memories and stories. Everyone’s house is a sort of museum.
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Our old, well-loved seasonal decorations are the same. They may not be colour-coordinated or ‘on-trend’ but they contain so many happy memories.
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Nice one. I come up with a different theme each Christmas and never throw anything away. My junk cupboard’s bulging!
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Merry Christmas!
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We put up only a few decorations for Christmas, but I can appreciate how much trouble it must be to store and put up many of them. But at least one takes the time to “enjoy the feeling of Christmas”.
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Decorate for the holidays, for the silent nights that follow & herald Spring.
Nice Six!
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Having all the family mementos as Christmas decor is a useful exercise in reminiscing and keeping a handle on how much stuff you simply have around the house.
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May you always “throw up Christmas”, Anne.
Love the sentiment. If only for 1 month of the year, what better time to bask in the glow of treasured memories.
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In agreement with the others… though I do not have a conscious affinity for this particular time of year, one would need to be deaf and blind to not appreciate the effects on people Christmas has.
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