I have an addition to make to the American Dream. It should include having a stress-free Christmas. I mean sure people migrate here and start living and stuff, but has anyone ever paid any attention to how much people suffer from stress during Christmas time? I mean if we wanted to raise the bar on things, we’d tell people to try and have a kick back Christmas.
I’ve been trying to have a calm Christmas for years now. Although I’m getting better at it, I am no where near success. My main observation is that a lot of Christmas time stress comes from Christmas gifts. The anxiety of finding unique Christmas gifts on time, looking for wrapping paper, finding greeting cards, and arguing over how much money the guy wants for wrapping your Christmas Holiday Gifts. I tried to fix this by giving my whole family the gift of a Christmas holiday in Florida. It was complete disaster. My kids wanted to know where the snow was, we forgot to pack half our beach gear and we had to drag the kids on to the plane. So trips are definitely off the list. If you think it’s annoying when your kids ask ‘Are we there yet?’ in the car, trying sitting through it in an airplane where lots of people can stare at you. The next year I decided to just ask everyone what they wanted for Christmas. My daughter wanted a pony, my son wanted a snake and my husband wanted to move. It was another made dash to the mall looking frantically for unique Christmas gifts.
After that I developed a system. Everyone would get three gifts each. Even if we had a chicken laying gold eggs in the house, no one would see more than three Christmas gifts. And the third gift would be something to be shared with the entire family. That is the plan that has been holding me up for a while now. It makes my Christmas shopping for the family easier. I’m still trying to find a way to make it easier to buy Christmas gifts for the people at work. I find Christmas gift baskets to be a huge help, both at work and at home. It’s a great gift that the whole family can enjoy together and an even better way to send a gift to an entire department. Here’s to having an easier Christmas.
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