Comments on: Christmas Envy? http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/ for all the fancy ladies Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:31:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Blogger http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-2016 The Blogger Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:55:02 +0000 http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-2016 Chrissy, sounds like Christmas is lovely for you and you try to be responsible eabout it, that's great (and I want a cookie jar!). So many don't. On a bulletin board I post on everyone was saying how important it is to wrap not bag Christmas gifts, as it is so much "nicer" Well, maybe...but it also create a lot more waste, and work. For the most part, people don't re-use wrapping paper. Gift bags, even paper ones, tend to get reused until they are dead! I also bought a cloth gift bag for the one person I did buy a Christmas gift for...and she loved it! It was a game of "Evil Santa" and she chose the gift for the bag! My post wasn't meant to imply that there is anything wrong with Christmas, but more a response to all the people that tell me they feel sorry for me/my daughter/my family because we don't have Christmas. Sometimes, there is a little bit of envy. So it helps to remind myself (and any readers that may be tempted to say things like this to their non-Christian aquaintances) that Christmas, though nice for those that celebrate it, also involves a lot of work and money and (usually) waste and excess. So, no need for envy! Chrissy, sounds like Christmas is lovely for you and you try to be responsible eabout it, that’s great (and I want a cookie jar!). So many don’t. On a bulletin board I post on everyone was saying how important it is to wrap not bag Christmas gifts, as it is so much “nicer” Well, maybe…but it also create a lot more waste, and work. For the most part, people don’t re-use wrapping paper. Gift bags, even paper ones, tend to get reused until they are dead!

I also bought a cloth gift bag for the one person I did buy a Christmas gift for…and she loved it! It was a game of “Evil Santa” and she chose the gift for the bag!

My post wasn’t meant to imply that there is anything wrong with Christmas, but more a response to all the people that tell me they feel sorry for me/my daughter/my family because we don’t have Christmas.

Sometimes, there is a little bit of envy. So it helps to remind myself (and any readers that may be tempted to say things like this to their non-Christian aquaintances) that Christmas, though nice for those that celebrate it, also involves a lot of work and money and (usually) waste and excess. So, no need for envy!

]]> By: Chrissy http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-1966 Chrissy Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:47:53 +0000 http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-1966 We celebrate Christmas in our family. It's the one time in the whole year that my family can get together all under one roof since now that we're all grown up, we live all over the globe. I use reusable gift bags made of fabric so people can use them for other things or use them for their gifts to other people. As for the wrapping paper, I reuse it. I've always been thought of as a "saver of all things" (according to my family) but I reuse and recycle most things. I prefer the reusable fabric bags for gift giving or I also like wrapping gifts in a tea towel and secure it with a bow. I gave a friend a jar filled with layers of ingredients for my chocolate chip cookies. I attached a recipe card that had the instructions for baking and then I wrapped it in a handmade tea towel and ribbon, and voila! Economical, practical, enviro-friendly and from the heart! We celebrate Christmas in our family. It’s the one time in the whole year that my family can get together all under one roof since now that we’re all grown up, we live all over the globe.

I use reusable gift bags made of fabric so people can use them for other things or use them for their gifts to other people. As for the wrapping paper, I reuse it. I’ve always been thought of as a “saver of all things” (according to my family) but I reuse and recycle most things. I prefer the reusable fabric bags for gift giving or I also like wrapping gifts in a tea towel and secure it with a bow.

I gave a friend a jar filled with layers of ingredients for my chocolate chip cookies. I attached a recipe card that had the instructions for baking and then I wrapped it in a handmade tea towel and ribbon, and voila! Economical, practical, enviro-friendly and from the heart!

]]> By: The Blogger http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-1952 The Blogger Sun, 30 Dec 2007 14:44:15 +0000 http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-1952 Ah well, it is not so much about faith. I don't have so much faith. My religious practices are guided by family and tradition. My feelings about religion and faith are pretty confused...but can be honed down to "I wasn't around in biblical times, I don't know what happened". I have no idea if Christ was the Messiah, if the Messiah is still coming, or if the concept of the Messiah is even real or not. Ah well, it is not so much about faith. I don’t have so much faith. My religious practices are guided by family and tradition.

My feelings about religion and faith are pretty confused…but can be honed down to “I wasn’t around in biblical times, I don’t know what happened”. I have no idea if Christ was the Messiah, if the Messiah is still coming, or if the concept of the Messiah is even real or not.

]]> By: johnnypeepers http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-1950 johnnypeepers Sun, 30 Dec 2007 06:38:48 +0000 http://fancypansy.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/christmas-envy/#comment-1950 I am also glad that there is no Christmas in your house. The celebration of the false Messiah would be a repudiation of your faith. Thank you for being strong in your beliefs and religious heritage. I am also glad that there is no Christmas in your house. The celebration of the false Messiah would be a repudiation of your faith. Thank you for being strong in your beliefs and religious heritage.

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