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HOLIDAY BEST OF: The Holiday Creep
FromWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
HOLIDAY BEST OF: The Holiday Creep
FromWhat Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood | Parenting Tips From Funny Moms
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Nov 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
We’re in Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa Countdown! To keep you company while you slowly lose your mind, we’re re-running some of our favorite holiday episodes. This one is about the "holiday creep" which, if you're reading this, has already begun...
"Holiday Creep" is well on its way to being an entry in Merriam-Webster's dictionary. And with good reason. Amy and Margaret bemoan the fact the Christmas seems to start ever earlier, and weigh in on their strategies for managing the gift giving, decorating, and scheduling craziness at this time of year.
Amy and Margaret discuss:
Why Margaret is everyone's Christmas nightmare
The 3 best rules for holiday gift giving
When Christmas should REALLY start
The solution to all the madness? Let the laws of holiday attrition work in your favor! If something falls off the list of priorities or is just no longer fun, take it off the calendar. Ask for a no-gift-exchange policy amongst family, friends, and coworkers, and find your "no" when it comes to holiday events, tasks, or experiences that are nothing but drudge for everyone!
Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:
Anne Helen Petersen, "A Theory of Sprawling Holidays"
Mollie Wilson O'Reilly, "Waiting By the Jesse Tree"
Eleanor Lees for Newsweek: "Why Does the Christmas Countdown Get Earlier Every Year?"
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"Holiday Creep" is well on its way to being an entry in Merriam-Webster's dictionary. And with good reason. Amy and Margaret bemoan the fact the Christmas seems to start ever earlier, and weigh in on their strategies for managing the gift giving, decorating, and scheduling craziness at this time of year.
Amy and Margaret discuss:
Why Margaret is everyone's Christmas nightmare
The 3 best rules for holiday gift giving
When Christmas should REALLY start
The solution to all the madness? Let the laws of holiday attrition work in your favor! If something falls off the list of priorities or is just no longer fun, take it off the calendar. Ask for a no-gift-exchange policy amongst family, friends, and coworkers, and find your "no" when it comes to holiday events, tasks, or experiences that are nothing but drudge for everyone!
Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:
Anne Helen Petersen, "A Theory of Sprawling Holidays"
Mollie Wilson O'Reilly, "Waiting By the Jesse Tree"
Eleanor Lees for Newsweek: "Why Does the Christmas Countdown Get Earlier Every Year?"
We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website:
https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Nov 20, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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