I’m using these cheap smart plugs to control my Christmas lights

Every holiday season, I’ve added more and more lights to our decorations. The first year was just the Christmas tree. The year after, I put up some lights on some outdoor bushes and lights in the windows. The year after, I couldn’t pass up a deal on a Snoopy and Woodstock lighted sculpture combo. This year, I finally splurged on two illuminated deer and icicle lights.

I'm not as Griswoldian as some of my neighbors, one of whom has a yard filled with inflatables — we particularly get a kick out of Santa riding an elephant and a T-Rex holding a present — but it adds a nice festive look to our home.