Ho-ho-holistic holidays!

So here I go again! Yup, Thanksgiving is in just 3 days, and I am so stoked to be finally spending a relaxing holiday with family, hopefully drama-free. (I have no taste for drama, but that is another blog entirely.) With a happy turkey day comes the holiday season. I really love Christmastime, but lately the commercialism has really been bugging me. I saw a commercial about two women fighting over a video game for their son... it just really grosses me out. So, my solution to this is to bring it around old school. I mean REALLY old school. We're going to make our gifts for the most part, and I'm not making that a priority for the holiday. I'm also really excited about the homeschool possibilities for this season: making ornaments, learning about other cultures and the way they celebrate, baking (which is a super great way to study science and math), etc. My goal is to relax and enjoy myself. You can have your Black Friday, your shiny paper, and your toys that will be forgotten in two weeks. I want smiles, laughter, joy, and happiness for Christmas... and I think I just might get it this year!