tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post2890887549889590738..comments2024-01-31T09:14:00.523+00:00Comments on sustainablemum: Traditionssustainablemumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-75129231680647923542012-12-01T17:44:25.164+00:002012-12-01T17:44:25.164+00:00Here's to a Christmas of moderation rather tha...Here's to a Christmas of moderation rather than excess! I would love to have my daughter grow up associating Christmas with seeing friends and family and being happy, rather than with toys and presents!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05054184583548833255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-66740175644072429532012-11-30T22:52:44.250+00:002012-11-30T22:52:44.250+00:00We manage that when we are at home as a family but...We manage that when we are at home as a family but I am not sure the grandparents would want us to do that every year!sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-13872819738007322312012-11-30T22:51:34.233+00:002012-11-30T22:51:34.233+00:00It is hard to find a balance isn't it, it is w...It is hard to find a balance isn't it, it is work in progress here. I am determined not to accept the status quo.sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-27114646976616171292012-11-30T22:50:33.841+00:002012-11-30T22:50:33.841+00:00A weekend away sounds great, one of my best Christ...A weekend away sounds great, one of my best Christmas's was spent overseas with no present but great company.sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-40906356734711577232012-11-30T22:48:54.824+00:002012-11-30T22:48:54.824+00:00I love the idea of a pool, I have heard of others ...I love the idea of a pool, I have heard of others doing this. No presents is what I would love to do but I know some members of the family would not agree to this!sustainablemumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04099701194160334671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-56958597262243233122012-11-30T21:29:53.546+00:002012-11-30T21:29:53.546+00:00My husband takes two weeks off at the end of the y...My husband takes two weeks off at the end of the year. I love that we can celebrate our holidays as a family and spend time at home with just us. We shut out the rest of the world (to an extent) and concentrate on our family.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13306347363138507121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-44373085241827541452012-11-30T17:32:31.611+00:002012-11-30T17:32:31.611+00:00The holidays should be a time for family and grati...The holidays should be a time for family and gratitude for the Light in our lives :) It's definitely become excessively commercialized and consumer-based, and we also try to limit the excess around our home! I share your feeling that as I have gotten older and started a family of my own, some of the traditions that I held so dear as a child are being left behind. . . but I try to continue as much as I can! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16783353779130502220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-44466567007697491352012-11-30T16:14:42.478+00:002012-11-30T16:14:42.478+00:00The holidays are definitely a time of excess, and ...The holidays are definitely a time of excess, and we are sort of fighting back against that as well. This year for Christmas we are actually going away to stay at a hotel for a few nights. That is our present to ourselves as a family - rather than buying "things" we are buying a weekend together where we will do things as a family and enjoy each other's company. It isn't free, but it results in what we want: an experience instead of a "thing."<br /><br />Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203022500889188554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1151798681951781536.post-68155252378055499302012-11-30T12:01:09.688+00:002012-11-30T12:01:09.688+00:00We had that issue in my family too, as our christm...We had that issue in my family too, as our christmas party became bigger and bigger, we started getting more and more gifts and it was just too much.So last year we decided that we'd do just one gift per person, we'd pool up and we'd get something they truly want. Like for my eldest brother we got a set of kitchen knives...<br />THis year I think we'll just do no presents, because ever since my daughter heard of Christmas, she's been going on and on about presents, so I feel that it's not very healthy.<br /><br />LAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773235393702832137noreply@blogger.com