Do you get a live tree for Christmas?

I wish we had plantable trees. Smaller younger trees in a pot, that we can plant after Christmas. They are a few dollars too as compared to upwards of fifty bucks for a tree! In essence, we'd be buying 'live trees'. Personally, I love the smell and tradition too. Of course many nurseries are good at planting a lot of seeding to replace the ones chopped down. And they do bio degrade and become rich compost which is a great thing.

OH..in our neighborhood they do collect trees to recycle as mulch

I'm glad they recycle them as mulch - they're a rich source of compost. There are other ways to be kind to the enviroment at Christmas.

We could get a 'live tree' (so we don't have to wait for the new ones to grow) we can use recycled paper for our gifts. Recylcle all the present paper of course, eat Christmas dinner by candlelight...and of course try to buy locally as much as possible - produce and meat. I'm sure you know all of these. Enjoy your tree - when do you take it down (I've been dreaming our house is fully decorated with a big tree! Next year - the works!)

Ask her if she recycles paper and bottles and such. If she saves her food for composting if she washes her clothes in a washer and uses a dishwasher. There are other ways of depleting resoruces and not being conscious. Your tree is recycled, producing rich compost for more trees. How you effect the environment, is your business. No one should lecture you.

To be honest that neighbor is a complete weirdo...LOL
she was once threatened with eviction as her apt was deemed a fire and health hazard....she's a hoarder...one of those that can't throw anything out. Once the Health dept came in and literally took out about 30--yes 30 lawn size bags of garbage out from her apt....this was years ago. And know what? Her apt looks the same all over again. So I guess you can't say she recycles as she hoards everything--none of us can have dishwashers..and she probably uses the washer/dryers that are in the basement of our building.
She comes along as a smug know it all, the type that listens to the news and radio talk shows all the time...but know what? She really doesn't know shat! Think among other things she does have low self-esteem which is probably why she tries to come across as an expert in everything to make herself look good. She is the classic type of always giving advice or lecturing about something but doesn't do anything to help herself out.

That so sad - aren't you glad that instead of this you are a helpful, compassionate, caring, artistic inidividual that has so much to give, unlike her who takes energy!

Yes, I often get reflective and think I'm so glad I'm me. I can't even imagine what it's really like to live like my neighbor, I think that in itself would trigger off a lot of emotional problems just to live like that

So did you enjoy decorating your tree? Isn't it convenient to be able to just use the same tree next year!

my husband was the one who wanted the tree and so I let him decorate it to his own taste. Mine would have been different but as I said, it was his wish and so he is the one who does that.