tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post709226811803163434..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Stockholm Christmas CreepHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-44615778439926767412014-10-30T17:53:56.065-05:002014-10-30T17:53:56.065-05:00I think you nailed it... Christmas is not about re...I think you nailed it... Christmas is not about real life. At all.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-70207207173480189392014-10-26T17:38:35.896-05:002014-10-26T17:38:35.896-05:00No kidding. Really. I always buy my Christmas gift...No kidding. Really. I always buy my Christmas gifts on Dec 24th. I call up everyone I really care about or those to whom I really have to have a gift for later in the night, and ask them: "what do you want for Christmas? Is there anything you need or you're dreaming of?". Mind you, those "dreams" must be within a very tight budget range. Still, it works!!! I do not stress the whole 69 days before Christmas (yepp, though - amazingly so - I have not yet seen any Christmas decorations around town or shops this year, they also start in October here in Brazil. With all the Christmas trees and snow that we DO NOT HAVE IN REAL LIFE. But Christmas is not about real life. Is it?), I determine a maximum amount of money to spend on each gift (the only one out of that range is my mum's) and I get very focused by what the person told me he/she wants and what is still available (or still left, if you wish) in the stores. It works as a charm. Moringa D'águahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13438448227627066259noreply@blogger.com