Thursday, December 7, 2017

towards a more peaceful holiday season

Would the holidays really be so awful if we all simply quit the gift-buying silliness? I'm on board with what Caitlin Schneider wrote:

Not to stress you out, but Christmas is 19 days away. And not to make assumptions about you, but you probably still need to buy gifts for your mom, dad, siblings, nieces and nephews, friends, significant other, office secret Santa, book club white elephant exchange, and that one aunt who always gives you a snow globe.

As visions of dollar signs and Amazon browser tabs start to dance maniacally in your head, let us present an alternative. Save your wallet, your blood pressure, and frankly your soul, by not buying gifts for any of them.

Full article at Lifehacker: Don't Give Holiday Gifts

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