"Visa loves me this I know, all these bills tell me so." The best gifts I get are something some one made. The worst are lottery tickets. (if you don't win a roll of toilet paper would be worth more).
I sound like scrooge but actually I like to look at all the lights people put out. We still get carollers here too. I still bake a traditional cookie and make steamed suet pudding with hard sauce.
Yes CBT to change the over spending core belief would be good. Do you think the economy could handle it?
We are going to string popcorn and cranberries and put it in our cherry tree for the birds for the fun of it. Well I will string it but I am not wading the snow to the tree.
Sunny is baking cookies too and decorating.
I still think it is possible to have a stress free holiday.
Snow is still hanging in the trees and we expect more. It is lovely even though trees keep falling and taking the power out. We have a wood cook stove for back up and lots of candles.
Years ago I did cook the turkey in it.
Holidays are what you make of them. They are supposed to be fun aren't they? We are going to have fun.
Davit.