I am so sick of the consumerism that my husband and I have decided not to observe Christmas on December 25 anymore. Instead of stressing myself out over a December 25 deadline, I've decided to make things throughout the year and give them throughout the year. I am personally sick of the mega-consumerism that's going on today. It's no news that a security guard at Walmart was trampled to death either last year or the year before during Christmas sales. Really? A man lost his life so someone could get something superfluous, unnecessary, and most likely made in China? Several years ago I heard horror stories of Black Friday shopping and decided then and there that if I didn't make it, it wasn't getting given, and for the most part I've stuck by that decision. I'm a happier person for it too.