I did the same thing, but for my wife. She gets pretty bad seasonal affective disorder, and on top of that had a shitty couple of months at work and health-wise. I surprised her by putting up so the lights while she was at work 2 weeks ago. It was the best decision; looking at the lights really helped her SAD, and multiple dog walking neighbors commented to me while I was doing some yard work how much they enjoyed seeing them (our house is very visible entering the neighborhood).