tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post8709739822779955849..comments2024-03-27T22:44:20.979-04:00Comments on My Next 20 Years of Living: The Holiday Season - looming aheadRetired Knitterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-60860628129529591552012-09-27T21:09:17.015-04:002012-09-27T21:09:17.015-04:00Oh wow everyone. I read the post and it is amazing...Oh wow everyone. I read the post and it is amazing. Go read it.<br /><br />Mare Ball, you are my new hero!! I am re-thinking the Christmas tree thing even as I write. My tree comes in 3 parts. Who is to say that my tree (made by man, of course) must have all 3 parts. May be I will just do a smaller version of my tree for this year. You know, wean myself off slowly - this year a smaller tree. Next year ... no tree???<br /><br />Wow, I feel very good about this! <br /><br />The real meaning of Christmas - punch it up by shrinking the tree! It is a great idea.<br /><br />Thanks Mare.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-52425964277848053312012-09-27T21:03:22.295-04:002012-09-27T21:03:22.295-04:00Isn't it amazing how things change over time.Isn't it amazing how things change over time. Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-27458321540363440892012-09-27T20:59:56.033-04:002012-09-27T20:59:56.033-04:00Yeah, 10 years ago I would have scoffed at the tho...Yeah, 10 years ago I would have scoffed at the thought of totally skipping Christmas. How times change.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-20850386116236276762012-09-27T20:59:10.503-04:002012-09-27T20:59:10.503-04:00Amen to that.Amen to that.Retired Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13662288640032813770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-19996665952726882812012-09-27T19:38:39.479-04:002012-09-27T19:38:39.479-04:00I feel exactly the same way! Been paring down for...I feel exactly the same way! Been paring down for years. I wrote about not getting a tree here: http://adventuresintheballpark.blogspot.com/2010/12/my-husband-and-i-are-done-with-paying.html.<br />On your previous post, I love DWTS too. I'm addicted. I watch even the stars I don't care about. It's amazing how much they can learn in a few weeks. Brilliant premise for a show. Marianne (Mare) Baker Ballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03663143060069193124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-63109684557162087862012-09-27T16:12:09.908-04:002012-09-27T16:12:09.908-04:00It is a constant surprise to me how much my feelin...It is a constant surprise to me how much my feelings have changed over the years. At my most involved I did a lot of inside and outside decorating and baked so many Christmas cookies I had to start Thanksgiving. I will enjoy making a few dozen this year to share at family events. In the last few years I have done little in the way of decorating. Amazingly enough Christmas still comes and I still enjoy a lot of it, probably more because I am not so focused on getting so much accomplished! Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09606687719768606817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-57506877656498989792012-09-27T10:27:09.957-04:002012-09-27T10:27:09.957-04:00I could never understand my parents not wanting to...I could never understand my parents not wanting to be bothered with the hoopla surrounding the holidays but I'm here to tell you, I GET IT NOW!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-812951198483259605.post-73577859063598753152012-09-26T17:37:27.867-04:002012-09-26T17:37:27.867-04:00I have downsized what I do for the holidays. It is...I have downsized what I do for the holidays. It is important to do the parts that you really enjoy and let go of anything that you do not enjoy.Carolynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608732168186029178noreply@blogger.com