HOLIDAY BEST OF: The Holiday Creep
b'We\\u2019re in Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa Countdown! To keep you company while you slowly lose your mind, we\\u2019re re-running some of our favorite holiday episodes. This one is about the "holiday creep" which, if you\'re reading this, has already begun...\\n"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.\\nAmy and Margaret discuss:\\n\\nWhy Margaret is everyone\'s Christmas nightmare\\n\\nThe 3 best rules for holiday gift giving\\n\\nWhen Christmas should REALLY start\\n\\n\\nThe 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!\\nHere are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:\\n\\nAnne Helen Petersen,\\xa0"A Theory of Sprawling Holidays"\\n\\n\\nMollie Wilson O\'Reilly,\\xa0"Waiting By the Jesse Tree"\\n\\n\\nEleanor Lees for Newsweek:\\xa0"Why Does the Christmas Countdown Get Earlier Every Year?"\\n\\n\\n\\nWe 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:\\nhttps://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'