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I know it's a me thing, and Im glad everyone enjoys their traditions. Keep it up and enjoy!
But I just don't get it. Decorate so you can tear it down in a week. Waste money on feasts and decor and gifts that nobody wanted to begin with. I just can't get into it. Seems foolish and wasteful.
Finding excuses to celebrate is the essence of life
Can't argue with that! I think we just prefer different ways of celebrating.
Most folks re-use decorations.
I try to get people gifts that won't be wasted. Expensive consumables are my go-to and are always appreciated like a nice bottle of scotch.
For me, I’m trying to decouple two elements: I hate the wastefulness, but I like (some) decoration.
Decorating builds anticipation and for me it’s a big part of the holiday itself. I both enjoy decorating and looking at the decorations. So I’ve strived to decorate with as little waste as possible. I create a lot of decorations myself, reuse the same ones year over year, prefer paper and cardboard over plastic. Next step is food decor! That’s also why I like carving pumpkins: a low-waste fun decor option.
I haven’t found a solution to cheap useless gifts yet… mostly because I’m not in control of what others gift me. On my side, I try gifting consumables and/or handcrafted things. Everybody likes a batch of homemade cookies
on gifting I sorta hate the reciprical thing. When I do do it I like to do it anonymously. Just because I got you something does not mean you need to get me something. kinda defeats the idea of a gift.