This year, my family all agreed to give gifts to charity instead of to each other. We still drew names as we do each year, but we made gifts to non-profits in honor of each other. It was really great to not feel the usual pressure of the holiday shopping craze, to know that I [...]
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Christmas Gift Exchange
Posted in Community, Friends & Family, tagged charity, Christmas, gifts on December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Reclaiming Christmas
Posted in Community, Internet, tagged Christmas, consumerism, gifts, holiday stress, sustainability on December 25, 2007 | 1 Comment »
For years, the adult members of my family have had the tradition of choosing names out of a hat each Christmas. The name you pick is the person you are getting a gift for that year. It is a really nice tradition, relieving us all of the pressure to buy presents for each member of [...]
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