tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post5137845465495401929..comments2024-03-12T14:47:27.655+10:00Comments on Life at Arbordale Farm: The Christmas Countdown - Planning AheadFiona from Arbordale Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-24285061091965621312011-09-28T17:43:11.544+10:002011-09-28T17:43:11.544+10:00Your ideas are fantastic and have got me thinking....Your ideas are fantastic and have got me thinking... ;-)Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04413561130899088932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-7241821065365035932011-09-27T13:39:47.451+10:002011-09-27T13:39:47.451+10:00Its too early for Christmas! But thanks for your ...Its too early for Christmas! But thanks for your thoughts and some good ideas. Our family has also stopped giving all Christmas and birthday gifts. We just give things at any time when we see something nice that the other person might like, rather than having that mad rush you mentioned. Now I can happily avoid the shops at Christmas :) <br /><br />Another source of waste is Christmas cards....I get them from charities and only send them to my relatives that don't have the internet, everyone else gets an email.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-42503181926558988182011-09-26T11:14:21.505+10:002011-09-26T11:14:21.505+10:00We put the names into a hat so that we only buy on...We put the names into a hat so that we only buy one gift, and we do set a dollar limit. grands are exempt. It seems to work ok, but I look forward to hearing what other ideas you come up with.africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7957074720324686869.post-89353430068036500242011-09-23T17:04:39.861+10:002011-09-23T17:04:39.861+10:00My family gave up gift giving about 13 years ago n...My family gave up gift giving about 13 years ago now. We only buy for the kiddies.(The kiddies now also buy something small for the Grandies so that they are not just receiving) My partner and I don't even buy for one another. My parents buy what they want as they need it. It has taken the pressure off and we all approach the day with a much more relaxed state of mind. There is not that mad rush around the shops on Christmas Eve trying to find that last minute gift. Handmade gifts made with thought (and love) are so much nicer. We get the most amazing homemade Christmas cake from the in-laws and that is all I need.Bruise Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594691638279041410noreply@blogger.com