Comments on: Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 1

By: Seasonal finds for Nov. 29, 2009

Seasonal finds for Nov. 29, 2009 — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:20:37 +0000

[...] A Christmas manifesto at Gidget Goes Home [...]

By: Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 5

Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 5 — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:47:18 +0000

[...] the rest of my newly published Christmas Manifesto: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part [...]

By: Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 4

Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 4 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:39:06 +0000

[...] little will be helpful in refocusing our Christmas and alleviating some of the stress mentioned in Part 1 of this series. With less time spent shopping and stressing out on gifts, more time will be left to [...]

By: Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 3

Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 3 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:36 +0000

[...] you missed them, you can read the newly published versions of Part 1 and Part 2. You can also read a transcript of a live chat with Bill McKibben about the [...]

By: Christine

Christine — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:36:26 +0000

Presents stress me out…not spending too much, but spending enough to get something nice. Shoppping around can be inconvenient, so sometimes I just end up paying more. What to buy for parents who have so much but expect something anyway? Worry that the kids will get too many toys and wondering where to put them…Argh.

By: Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 2

Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 2 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:56:41 +0000

[...] This post was originally published August 12, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. You can read the re-published version of Part 1 here. [...]

By: Sarah L.

Sarah L. — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:11:18 +0000

Christmas is my absolute favorite Holiday. I am the freak that listens to Christmas music before Halloween, at the first sign of the end of summer. I grew up with a small family, so celebrating Christmas was always easy – just the 6 of us. After meeting Josh, that all changed. The last few Christmases (while dating, engaged & married) have turned progressively more stressful and last year was the worst. I was so stressed with running from family to family to family & making or buying gifts for Every Person (that number went from 5-10 people to 30+) that I honestly didn’t enjoy the Holiday as it was meant to be. I grew bitter towards all the pressures and requests being put on us, and it completely turned away from the real Reason for the Season. Never Again!