It is Saturday night – Christmas is creeping up very quickly and managing a farm is an expensive endeavour…more expensive than I had realised.
We have made a pact in our home – if you cannot make it – buy it at a thrift store/dollar store – then you cannot gift it – turning out to be more difficult than I thought.
Tomorrow – I shall hit my sleepy little town – well actually it is not so sleepy and I shall persevere in my quest.
Throwback Christmas – when I was a single mom – making ends meet and being creative in my gifting.
I tend to over do at Christmas – spend spend spend and then regret regret regret.
In keeping with the actual age of our house- 1830 – we shall gift like back in the day. We will make our gifts with love – frugal shop with joy and create our masterpieces with our creativity.
No IPADS- No game consoles – No unnecessary trinkets.
I am a creative lady – I can bargain shop with the best of them and it will be our most triumphant and loving and joyful Christmas.
A tree has not happened yet. I cannot bear to chop one down – and I donated our fake one. Instead I shall a Norfolk Island Pine that I can enjoy all year. I do not bake – but I may this year – we’ll see where the wind blows on that one.
My wish for Christmas is happiness with family including good food and drink – smiles and hugs around the wood stove and love.
That is all I ever want for Christmas…what about you?
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