Halloween is over, but the trail of empty candy wrappers lingers on. (And so does the trail of ants!)
The stores are all dressed up for the holidays and ready for the crowd of holiday shoppers.
But just because they built them (displays), will they come?
With the constant reminder of a downward real estate market, and upward unemployment, will the hoards of holiday shoppers still rush out, stand in long lines, and hand over their hard-earned cash (or credit cards) on purchases they may not need or even want, but want to buy anyways out of obligation or sheer joy of holiday shopping?
I'm thinking YES!
People, myself included, usually enjoy the magic of the winter holidays and all the dressings in the windows, and the sparkling lights at night. It kind of puts us in the mood to share what our current emotions are with the ones we love and care for. Sometimes even for the ones we just like. :-)
What I'd really love to see this year is more thought put into gift-giving by not having someone get me whatever was new or on sale, but actually what our relationship means to each other. I love homemade cards and gifts. To me that's putting some real thought into what our relationship is.
We don't always have the time, or the talent, to make elaborate handmade gifts, but an individual card with a personal message may be all it takes to make someone's holiday just that much more special and enjoyable.
With all the stress of the holidays, even Santa needs therapy. 
Happy Holidays to all of us!
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