tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post1286880921994155519..comments2023-09-12T10:44:43.115-04:00Comments on I am the working poor.: Holiday HurrahI am the working poor.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-51731184193405727572012-05-22T06:38:02.818-04:002012-05-22T06:38:02.818-04:00You are quite right ... when I left home I thought...You are quite right ... when I left home I thought about the memories of holidays ... all of them good ... could I replicate them? No, I could not. But bits of some I could so every year despite what manner of Christmas lunch is to be had I always have the same special xmas day breakfast from my childhood, back bacon, freshly squeezed orange juice, raisin bread toast etc. Makes me happy sad & calm which is what one wants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-61736761572412700832010-11-24T11:07:29.700-05:002010-11-24T11:07:29.700-05:00Connie, thank you for stopping by. I hope you have...Connie, thank you for stopping by. I hope you have a wonderful stress-free holiday season.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-62873504963750534702010-11-24T11:02:01.380-05:002010-11-24T11:02:01.380-05:00Donna, your links are always welcome. It's fun...Donna, your links are always welcome. It's funny I have a Thanksgiving article planned with links to a variety of posts including yours, so stay tuned. :)<br /><br />I've been reading here and there just not commenting much (overwhelmed by work and dog), so I've read the one about your upcoming WILD and zany Alaskan adventure. Have fun you wild woman you!I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-61940177572258585242010-11-24T06:50:11.813-05:002010-11-24T06:50:11.813-05:00I always love your posts, dear heart, but I REALLY...I always love your posts, dear heart, but I REALLY LOVE the pragmatism that defines you. <br /><br />If more of us would adopt YOUR way of thinking and living there would be much less stress in the world and lots more joy.<br /><br />My good friend, I wish you and yours a JOY FILLED holiday season...and beyond.<br /><br />Hugs<br />ConnieConnie Baumhttp://foodstampscookingclub.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-34930778695946811502010-11-24T00:47:14.701-05:002010-11-24T00:47:14.701-05:00I like wrapping in the Sunday funnies, too. Someo...I like wrapping in the Sunday funnies, too. Someone once told me that she looks for free newspapers in Chinese or Japanese (it helps if you have an Asian neighborhood nearby) and wraps in those. (Very striking graphically. <br />Or you could just wrap in the free shopper newspapers, write the recipients' names in big black letters and leave the gifts in a jumble. The kids should get a kick out of pulling the pile apart: "Here's one for Mom! Here's one for Sis! Here's one for me!"<br />I'm having pork chops for Thanksgiving, myself. Two days after I will leave for a month in Anchorage, to do the holidays with friends and family (thank you, friend who gave me the airline buddy pass!), so I don't want a fridge full of leftovers. Besides, I'm too busy getting ready to go that I don't want to cook a big meal. Extra frugal points: The pork chops were FREE thanks to a coupon my daughter brought back from BlogHer.<br />As for overdoing it during the holidays: I just posted something like that myself. Is it okay to leave the URL? If not, just delete my comment. :-(<br />http://www.donnafreedman.com/2010/11/21/christmas-2010-wrap-up-holiday-guilt-and-simplify-simplify-simplify/Donna Freedmanhttp://www.donnafreedman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-87161303835789282152010-11-23T22:51:11.419-05:002010-11-23T22:51:11.419-05:00Suzanne, crab legs win.Suzanne, crab legs win.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-85408260870190124202010-11-23T22:49:18.400-05:002010-11-23T22:49:18.400-05:00Sandy, oops that was supposed to say stinking turk...Sandy, oops that was supposed to say stinking turkey. :) Sting turkey sounds scary!I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-12013249894231013422010-11-23T22:47:16.738-05:002010-11-23T22:47:16.738-05:00Sandy, see you don't need a sting turkey. Enjo...Sandy, see you don't need a sting turkey. Enjoy the peace and calm.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-34292367252223911852010-11-23T22:45:12.353-05:002010-11-23T22:45:12.353-05:00See you there, I love your tradition and I bet the...See you there, I love your tradition and I bet they treasure those times when they get one on one undivided attention from you.<br /><br />I cracked up when I read that you have roast duck because it reminded me of the scene from A Christmas Story when they are served the duck with the head attached and the waiters try to sing Christmas carrols to the family.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-1083601580738052612010-11-23T22:35:24.592-05:002010-11-23T22:35:24.592-05:00FB, balance what a beautiful word. Balance, Sanity...FB, balance what a beautiful word. Balance, Sanity, and Peace are what we need this time of year.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-26980479744956228442010-11-23T22:33:31.881-05:002010-11-23T22:33:31.881-05:00Katy, I really like that idea. I've heard of p...Katy, I really like that idea. I've heard of people using the comics section as wrapping paper too. That material can actually go in the recycling bin afterwards.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-87626521071613393322010-11-23T22:30:45.705-05:002010-11-23T22:30:45.705-05:00Terri, I'm guessing the empty nest changes som...Terri, I'm guessing the empty nest changes some peoples traditions when they simplify everything. I'm enjoying my empty nest. :)<br /><br />Gasoline and groceries are wonderful gifts! Just think of all the junk and trinkets clueless shoppers grab because they have to get something and this gift pack looks nice, and the item ends up in a donation bin three years later because it was never used. I like gift cards but this year my kids are just getting a small amount of cash. We are all just working and paying our bills. I bought one nice toy for the grandbaby and that's it.I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-28663633064234253442010-11-23T18:39:34.808-05:002010-11-23T18:39:34.808-05:00The Holidays are way too commercialized. Now that...The Holidays are way too commercialized. Now that my boys are grown its Crab Legs for Thanksgiving (they will come over after making their rounds with girlfriends and to their Dads, why have another turkey?) and Christmas Hibachi on Christmas Eve then looking at Xmas lights.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08174599877034176266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-4177331714932112242010-11-23T18:11:00.341-05:002010-11-23T18:11:00.341-05:00This will be my first year without the big family ...This will be my first year without the big family dinner. My mother is off to HER in-laws and I don't want to go. My brother is in another state with my cousin. My BF's mom is going to his sister's and he doesn't want to go. So it's just us chickens and the dog. Maybe now is the right time for the Porterhouse that I could never afford because we always had too many people over? A porterhouse and creamed spinach with a bakes sweet potato and chocolate ribbon pie sounds delicious.Sandy @yesiamcheaphttp://www.yesiamcheap.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-80616345491137439662010-11-23T11:08:14.514-05:002010-11-23T11:08:14.514-05:00We opted out quite awhile ago. Our grown married ...We opted out quite awhile ago. Our grown married daughters spend T'giving with their in-laws. We get roast duck and side dishes from Chinatown for ourselves.<br /><br />Christmas everyone is here - but we do "brunch" not dinner. Prior to Christmas I take each daughter, by herself, shopping for something to wear at one of the more upscale stores and then we go out to lunch. SIL's get tickets to a sporting event. The like going to those things together.<br /><br />Now that our Granddaughter is nearly 14 I've started the shopping trip with her but in her case she comes home with me and we eat a dinner Grandpa has prepared in our absence. Then we play a board game or watch a movie. <br /><br />I don't have to pick out or wrap gifts and no one has to return anything. Plus I get to spend time with my "girls". Nothing could make me happier.<br /><br />DarlaDarlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729017606957829830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-9701016229564098432010-11-23T09:54:59.620-05:002010-11-23T09:54:59.620-05:00A balance of course.
I like katy's idea of us...A balance of course.<br /><br />I like katy's idea of using a bag, towel or a pashmina to wrap items rather than wrapping paper. It's a real waste.FB @ FabulouslyBroke.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12966672580040786485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-33251763028188487342010-11-22T22:25:03.277-05:002010-11-22T22:25:03.277-05:00I like the thought of dispensing with wrapping pap...I like the thought of dispensing with wrapping paper. I received a gift once, that was wrapped in a new dish towel. I have been doing that ever since.katyhttp://dorenahistoricalsociety.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-522845773945603682010-11-22T17:44:40.797-05:002010-11-22T17:44:40.797-05:00What a voice of sanity! I have an empty nest now....What a voice of sanity! I have an empty nest now. We haven't had a tree, etc. in several years and our gift-giving has been more focused on our young adult children's "needs" rather rather than their wants. Last year it was gasoline and groceries!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com