My family often celebrates Christmas long after everyone else does. This is nice because you can score some awesome after-Christmas deals and think more about what to get for people. Needless to say, I felt very generous in my gift giving. Perhaps too generous after looking at my credit card and seeing how much I really spent. I should have thought about the gifts more and home made more of the items. That would mean more and be more thoughtful. Maybe I will next year. I would have to start now to think of ideas, though, as ideas often come and go as they please.
People were also very generous to me this year. My family was talking and everyone is in debt in one way or another, mostly through student loans, but we all tried to do something nice for the others in our lives. I always feel bad when people get me nice things, but I guess I deserve some nice things but feel bad when others buy them for me. Then again, I have been trying to get rid of "things" and clutter in my life and have 4 large garbage bags full of old clothes and other items to give to Goodwill, which will inevitably lead to my sister and me going there to purchase new items.
I guess Christmas is about giving and receiving joy, however you may interpret that.
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