christmas manifesto

Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 5

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This week I’ve been sharing my thoughts on Christmas. Here are just a few ideas to help you simplify Christmas, and make gift-giving simpler, more sustainable, and/or homemade. Here’s a great starting point for Inexpensive, Creative and Eco-friendly Gift Ideas. We all know babies often love the packaging better than the gift… Check out SimpleMom’s [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 4

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This post was originally published August 18, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Celebrating Christmas We’ve always been as purposeful and personal as possible in gift giving, so our transition to a different way of celebrating Christmas hasn’t been super difficult. I like how McKibben, in Hundred Dollar Holiday, points out that this [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 3

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This post was originally published August 16, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Summary/Review of Hundred Dollar Holiday by Bill McKibben This short book is packed with information! I want to just give an overview here– the book is such quick read that you’d do better to just read it yourself than for [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 2

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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. When a family close to us decided to stop giving and receiving presents at Christmas a few years ago, I’d say we were surprised (but not really surprised) and in [...]

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Retro Reading~ Christmas Manifesto, Part 1

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This post was originally published August 11, 2008 and has been slightly updated/modified for 2009. Most of us love Christmas, but it can tend to be a stressful season, too. When we’re deep in the season, with all of the hustle and bustle, there’s often little time for reflection. I thought I’d take this week [...]

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Christmas Manifesto Part 5: Five Resources for Celebrating a Simpler Christmas

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As a conclusion to my Christmas Manifesto Series (Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and/or Part 4 if you missed them), here are just a few ideas to help you simplify Christmas, and make gift-giving simpler, more sustainable, and/or homemade. Here’s a great starting point for Inexpensive, Creative and Eco-friendly Gift Ideas. We all [...]

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Christmas Manifesto, Part 4

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Celebrating Christmas We’ve always been as purposeful and personal as possible in gift giving, so our transition to a different way of celebrating Christmas won’t be super difficult. I like how McKibben, in Hundred Dollar Holiday, points out that this change can be gradual. It does not have to happen overnight, especially if your kids [...]

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Christmas Manifesto, Part 3

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Did you miss Part 1 & Part 2 of Gidget’s Christmas Manifesto Series? Summary/Review of Hundred Dollar Holiday by Bill McKibben This short book is packed with information! I want to just give an overview here– the book is such quick read that you’d do better to just read it yourself than for me to [...]

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Christmas Manifesto, Part 2

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Did you miss Gidget’s Christmas Manifesto, Part 1? When a family close to us decided to stop giving/receiving presents at Christmas a few years ago, I’d say we were surprised (but not really surprised) and in a way, disappointed. Especially me, as my #1 Love Language is definitely Gifts (which means I like receiving, but [...]

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Christmas Manifesto, Part 1

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Over the next several days I’m going to be posting a short series on Christmas. As you read it, you’ll realize why I’m calling it a “manifesto.” I know it’s August, and we have a lot to look forward to still before we get to the big holiday, but right now, we actually have time [...]

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