I think I'm going to continue waking up at 5 in order to do some homework. Because I really can't concentrate right now. And I feel so bad. I really wanted to take a sleeping pill and go to bed ridiculously early in hopes of feeling better when I wake, but I did that yesterday and I don't want to turn it into something I do daily.

Stopdog, I agree. We don't do much decorating either. We did Christmas trees until we realized 1) dad doesn't care, 2) mum mostly hates vacuuming the needles, 3) I don't really care and 4) sister doesn't really care. So we haven't had a tree lately (read.. the last 10 years or so).
My mum usually puts a vase with balls or lights on the breakfast bar, though. To create a little holiday spirit.