Comments on: Simple Living http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/10/14/simple-living/ permaculture on the new home front Wed, 02 May 2012 10:35:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Treemama http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/10/14/simple-living/#comment-562 Treemama Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:52:12 +0000 http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/?p=516#comment-562 Just found you. Thanks for this reminder. I too loved the Simple Living website and have not been there for awhile. We're doing a handmade Christmas this year, minus a few exceptions. No, I cannot make a digital kid camera for my daughter, but if it makes her leave mine alone, well okay, it's worth it. Haven't decided on the cards yet, but being it's December 5th, we may not be doing it. Just found you. Thanks for this reminder. I too loved the Simple Living website and have not been there for awhile.

We’re doing a handmade Christmas this year, minus a few exceptions. No, I cannot make a digital kid camera for my daughter, but if it makes her leave mine alone, well okay, it’s worth it.

Haven’t decided on the cards yet, but being it’s December 5th, we may not be doing it.

]]> By: dottyspots http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/10/14/simple-living/#comment-484 dottyspots Sun, 19 Oct 2008 10:51:56 +0000 http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/?p=516#comment-484 I don't tend to send cards unless it's to people I very rarely see and then they're more a letter catching up (e.g. to family in America etc) I certainly don't have a problem with not receiving cards. I tend to make presents and again this is for people who I know appreciate handmade things, e.g. a woven purse for my mother. Luckily my friends are all pretty similar in their attitude towards this and one has asked that people knit scarves for her to take down to the women's refuge her friend runs (if anyone wants details for sending her a scarf, please get in touch). My friend bakes the most wonderful cakes, so gifts from her are always appreciated :0) She's having a handmade Christmas this year too. In 13 years of dh and I being together we've only twice had someone over, once was my mother (the first year or two of our relationship) and the second one of dh's oldest friends who had recently broke up from his partner and didn't want to go to his parents and didn't want to spend the time alone (although it was never stated, but we knew that was the case). I think it can be such a stressful time and so much pressure is put on people and I just don't see the point of that. I don’t tend to send cards unless it’s to people I very rarely see and then they’re more a letter catching up (e.g. to family in America etc) I certainly don’t have a problem with not receiving cards.

I tend to make presents and again this is for people who I know appreciate handmade things, e.g. a woven purse for my mother. Luckily my friends are all pretty similar in their attitude towards this and one has asked that people knit scarves for her to take down to the women’s refuge her friend runs (if anyone wants details for sending her a scarf, please get in touch). My friend bakes the most wonderful cakes, so gifts from her are always appreciated :0) She’s having a handmade Christmas this year too.

In 13 years of dh and I being together we’ve only twice had someone over, once was my mother (the first year or two of our relationship) and the second one of dh’s oldest friends who had recently broke up from his partner and didn’t want to go to his parents and didn’t want to spend the time alone (although it was never stated, but we knew that was the case).

I think it can be such a stressful time and so much pressure is put on people and I just don’t see the point of that.

]]> By: Ackers http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/10/14/simple-living/#comment-477 Ackers Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:11:09 +0000 http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/?p=516#comment-477 I hate it all too but secretly do really enjoy giving people nice things. My pact will be the same as last year to only give gifts from charity shops or my own homemade wares (chutneys, biscuits, cakes, curds). I like the challenge of saying to family members 'We are only allowed to spend £2' on one another. For the first time in a decade we have very gently stated that we would like to not have any Christmas visitors to stay. This will hugely reduce spending and stress as each year we have fed and watered our parents and siblings. I think we're both looking forward to a very simple winter festival of just celebrating another year gone, time off work and children spending cosy times in with their nearest and dearest. I hate it all too but secretly do really enjoy giving people nice things. My pact will be the same as last year to only give gifts from charity shops or my own homemade wares (chutneys, biscuits, cakes, curds). I like the challenge of saying to family members ‘We are only allowed to spend £2′ on one another.

For the first time in a decade we have very gently stated that we would like to not have any Christmas visitors to stay. This will hugely reduce spending and stress as each year we have fed and watered our parents and siblings. I think we’re both looking forward to a very simple winter festival of just celebrating another year gone, time off work and children spending cosy times in with their nearest and dearest.

]]> By: Sharon J http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/10/14/simple-living/#comment-474 Sharon J Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:56:25 +0000 http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/?p=516#comment-474 I'm like mac jordan, I hate the pressure of buying gifts at a certain time of year and would much rather just give something because I saw/made something that made me think of them. Receiving such gifts makes me much happier than a whole bundle of stuff at Christmas that was bought without thought and that I really don't want, too. Lovely list :) I’m like mac jordan, I hate the pressure of buying gifts at a certain time of year and would much rather just give something because I saw/made something that made me think of them. Receiving such gifts makes me much happier than a whole bundle of stuff at Christmas that was bought without thought and that I really don’t want, too.

Lovely list :)

]]> By: mac jordan http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/2008/10/14/simple-living/#comment-473 mac jordan Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:11:52 +0000 http://becomingdomestic.co.uk/?p=516#comment-473 We haven't sent festering cards in years - people know that we don't, don't send them to us, and are not offended. Also, we don't buy gifts for people - I'd much rather buy somebody something they wanted, and give it to them as a surprise when they're not expecting it. Hate hate hate the "duty" of christmas gifts. Hate hate hate the whole commercialism of the thing. We haven’t sent festering cards in years – people know that we don’t, don’t send them to us, and are not offended.

Also, we don’t buy gifts for people – I’d much rather buy somebody something they wanted, and give it to them as a surprise when they’re not expecting it. Hate hate hate the “duty” of christmas gifts. Hate hate hate the whole commercialism of the thing.

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