Well, outside of work (I work for a newspaper printing press, so it's our busiest season right now), I've learned to simplify the holidays a lot over the years-my husband and kids do most of the house seasonal decorations (I do the tree lights [LEDs this year,super simple] and garland only), my mom sends me baking as part of her holiday gift and I only pay cash for presents, no post-season bills to even worry about. That being said, I still find myself staggering into the malls way too early on Saturday mornings in order to get my shopping done since I hate crowds and I spent almost as much as I would have on a nice gift just to ship off presents to my family back east...*sighs*
