Comments on: On The Second Day of Winter Holiday Season: Thingless Giving http://greenlivingottawa.com/2007/12/05/on-the-second-day-of-winter-holiday-season-thingless-giving/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:41:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Karen http://greenlivingottawa.com/2007/12/05/on-the-second-day-of-winter-holiday-season-thingless-giving/#comment-364 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:12:23 +0000 http://greenlivingottawa.com/2007/12/05/on-the-second-day-of-winter-holiday-season-thingless-giving/#comment-364 Wonderful post! I think I’ll direct the family to it. We are always trying to make this season more sensible. We love sharing time together and treating one another, so I think the focus on consumables might save us.

An additional suggestion would be donations on behalf of family members to charities. Those neat schemes like an acre of rainforest, a goat for the family, and other in kind types of support can be fun and informative.

http://www.storyofstuff.com/
This link will take you to a terrific little video that explains beautifully why we should buy less stuff!!
Enjoy!

]]> By: Theresa http://greenlivingottawa.com/2007/12/05/on-the-second-day-of-winter-holiday-season-thingless-giving/#comment-361 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 14:46:38 +0000 http://greenlivingottawa.com/2007/12/05/on-the-second-day-of-winter-holiday-season-thingless-giving/#comment-361 Good post / article. I even suggested it at a workplace where “gift exchanges” are still encouraged – but not appreciated by all.
Humbug.

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