Guest guest Posted October 16, 2008 Report Share Posted October 16, 2008 So with Halloween only 2 weeks away, the start of the holiday season is just around the corner! It made me think to ask the following question: What are you planning on doing during these tighter economic times to make this holiday season just as festive without worrying about breaking the bank? To start, I think we're going to make the kids' Halloween costumes this year (hmmmm, I'd better get started on that, huh? . *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com " It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. " - Joseph Campbell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 Hello I am new to the group. I am taking a course in herbal remedies and I took a basic course in aromatherapy. I am going to be making beaded jewelry, tshirts, charms and soaps for people Hugs Chrissy ---- chrisziggy 10/16/2008 8:59:14 AM ; houstonorganic Holiday Season On A Budget So with Halloween only 2 weeks away, the start of the holiday season is just around the corner! It made me think to ask the following question: What are you planning on doing during these tighter economic times to make this holiday season just as festive without worrying about breaking the bank? To start, I think we're going to make the kids' Halloween costumes this year (hmmmm, I'd better get started on that, huh? . *Smile* Chris (list mom) http://www.alittleolfactory.com " It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure. " - Joseph Campbell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 18, 2008 Report Share Posted October 18, 2008 How exciting! Where are you taking your herbal remedies course through? I am looking for a good one. Thanks, and welcome to the group! Lori - ^*^Reiki Witch ^*^ Hello I am new to the group. I am taking a course in herbal remedies and I took a basic course in aromatherapy. I am going to be making beaded jewelry, tshirts, charms and soaps for people Hugs Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 <What are you planning on doing during these tighter economic times to make this holiday season just as festive without worrying about breaking the bank?> I am continuing my campaign to reform the whole thing,. <From an earlier blogpost: I really hate the frantic build-up, with the suggestion that one is missing out if life is not filled with glittering and/or deeply meaningful gatherings. December is the month when one feels depressed about not getting invited to parties that one would not enjoy much anyway. I am not a good party person. I prefer people in small informal batches. At this time of year I enjoy withdrawing into myself. This is not depression, more a contented hibernation. Happiness is a pile of books, a good internet connection and a pot of tea. It is amazing how many people one meets with the same reaction. So I have a proposal. Let's move that whole busy card-writing visiting-present-giving party-going thing to the Spring Equinox. Christmas can be a religious holiday and we can still mark the Winter Solstice. By the time of the Spring Equinox we feel restless and ready to crawl out of the winter cave, but the gardens are not happening yet. What a perfect time to socialize.> As for the gifts: Many people propose " making things " . Fine, but it demands a) a certain creative ability, which we don't all have, b) a huge investment in TIME, also scarce for many. Christmas as we know and love or hate it became a tradition in middle class Victorian England. As my mother-in-law used to sigh, in those days people had servants. This statement begs the question " What species did the servants belong to? " But seriously, that model of festivity was built on a huge supply of cheap labor, plus the enforced idleness of the ladies. So the ladies sat around doing crafty things like making beady purses while the servants decked the halls and took care of the kitchen. Now we are supposed to duplicate that in an era of two working parents scrambling to keep a roof over the family's head. Giving a loved elder relative a gift of time for instance is a real sweet idea, but not if your week is already a frenzied round of work plus the second shift at home. If you enjoy baking and decorating, by all means pull out all the stops and go for it. But have mercy on those among us who find it challenge enough to keep daily life happening. ENOUGH already! Let's go on strike! Ien in the Kootenays, where Christmas is always white and the days are getting short http://freegreenliving.com http://wildwholefoods.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2008 Report Share Posted October 19, 2008 Yes it is. I love it I will send a link when she gets the new site up. It is very in depth. Thank you for the welcome. Hugs Chrissy ---- Lori VanScoter 10/18/2008 8:33:50 PM Re: Holiday Season On A Budget How exciting! Where are you taking your herbal remedies course through? I am looking for a good one. Thanks, and welcome to the group! Lori - ^*^Reiki Witch ^*^ Hello I am new to the group. I am taking a course in herbal remedies and I took a basic course in aromatherapy. I am going to be making beaded jewelry, tshirts, charms and soaps for people Hugs Chrissy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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