Here’s How To Store Your Christmas Lights Quickly For Next Year

The holidays have come and gone, which means that it’s unfortunately time to pack up all that good cheer and store it away for this time next year. In an effort to do this efficiently and with as little annoyance as possible, we’ve found a few super-simple ways to wrap up your Christmas lights so they’re not a tangled, broken mess come December 2016.

1. Use a piece of cardboard.

2. Buy a spool organizer.

3. Grab a plastic shopping bag.

4. Use a poster tube or wrapping paper tube.

5. Put them on a hanger.

There you have it — five easy ways to ensure you’ll never find a tangled bin of lights when the holidays roll around again.

Now, when is the first official day of spring, again??