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10 Funny Memes For The Chronologically-Challenged Christmas Shoppers
Every year. Every year I tell myself I’ll be prepared, & get my Christmas shopping done early. Every year I tell myself that I’ll be less stressed during the holidays, & more in the place to enjoy the meaning of the season rather than rage-shopping. And every year… it turns out that I’m a BIG FAT LIAR. While there are so many meaningful, sentimental aspects to Christmas, when it comes to the shopping, my take on it is: “Bah, humbug!”. Christmas is a few days off, and some of you finished your shopping long ago. You probably have those gifts wrapped, too. And one of you needs to be my…
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Holiday Shopping- 5 Stages Of Grief
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year…” Let me tell you- whoever said that clearly never tried to decorate a house for Christmas with six overeager kids and a throbbing post-Thanksgiving hangover. So the holiday season is in full swing, and I’m not feeling it. I love the spiritual meaning of Christmas, but I’m often too bogged down with the buying/decorating/hosting aspects to dwell long enough on the real purpose. My holiday shopping experience comes in stages: 1. Denial This starts the day after Thanksgiving, known as the dreaded “Black Friday”– a time for savvy (beastly) shoppers to score fantastic deals on their gift purchases. I never shop on…
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This Elfin’ Guy…
So it’s over. It’s finally over. I wish I could say that I”m sorry to see it all go- the shreds of wrapping paper, the fake pine tree needles embedded in the carpet, the excess dust that seems to accumulate via the holiday decorations- but I’m NOT. Don’t get me wrong; I loved spending time with the family. I savored the looks of joy and delight on the kids’ faces as they enjoyed their gifts. But the work involved to GET there, and then to get THROUGH the holiday… leaves me feeling like this: And most of all, I’m thrilled to bid adieu to THIS GUY: I have a love/hate…
