Corporate Christmas

[hsifeng]

I get a slightly icky feeling in my tummy just thinking about the holidays and the buying season known as Christmas. When I think about braving the marketplace for gifts and goodies, I just end up thinking how slimy and sold-out the holiday has become.

I remember back when I was just a poor college student and gave away my favorite book sets, cookies and bread for the holidays.

Well, now that I am older, I realize that this Christmas is going to probably be a return to those simpler times: I do love giving gifts, but I am going to make an effort this year to make those gifts myself rather than buying them from a retailer.  Home made wrapping paper (all you need is some spray paint, paper bags and fall leaves and you get paper *and* pretty gift tags - the leaves after all the spray painting), cookies from my favorite recipes, and tons and tons of orange muffins, homemade stollen & banana nut bread. 

There may be a few 'extras' for the hubby (since he has video game or two that he really wants), but I hope that the rest of my friends and family simply enjoy the fruits of my labor.

This isn't a frugality thing.

This is my protest against the way that Christmas is being exploited as 'the best way for retailers to spring back from a slow third quarter'.  *I think I just threw up a little in my mouth*

Happy Holidays!

 

Comments

[bedpimp.livejournal.com]

How about the crotch fruits of your labor?

Mmmm, chicken fried baby!

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

Tastes of chicken!

She's so crafty!

[goldenmaia.livejournal.com]

I am so with you re: Holiday over-spending/shopping/yuck. This is the first year in a LONG time that hubby and I have put gifts under the tree as a surprise. I remember, eyes glazed by the shopping ads/lights/sparkles/angry mobs, why we didn't do this before.

I'm glad that you're doing some home-made goodness! Going to a few of the craft-faire things around here has given me some great ideas and it's fun to be sewing again.

Send it from the heart yo.

Re: She's so crafty!

[hsifeng.livejournal.com]

We are having a big pattern-o-rama at our house this weekend with the usual crowd of angry krauts (Tonda, Jessica, Scotty, Amy, Brayton, etc): As a result our project room is *finally* getting a good cleaning!

I can't wait to get back in there and start working on stuff again - it's been ages!

Re: She's so crafty!

[goldenmaia.livejournal.com]

(dreamy sigh) Sounds like fun times :> In my re-org of sewing goods, I found /all/ that fabric I have purchased. *laughs*

Have a great time! :)