Survey #188 Response from Em
| Do you celebrate any holidays in the period from late-October to early-January? | Yes |
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| What is your FAVORITE part of the holiday season, and why? | Christmas Eve candlelight service was my favorite part of the holiday season. I loved the music, candlelight, and spiritual boost. I am no longer able to go to these services, so try to create a substitute for myself, mostly with music. |
| What is your LEAST FAVORITE part of the holiday season, and why? | I have to spend the holiday season alone. People in my family do not invite me to their houses, and when I try to schedule a get-together, they are too busy, even in January. |
| How ready is your home for any decorating, gift-wrapping, and/or holiday entertaining that you have planned? | I’ll never be ready, but I’ll celebrate anyway, whatever state my space is in. |
| Describe the feeling, emotional state, or “vibe” you’d like for your home to convey to your family and guests during holiday gatherings, meals, and celebrations. | I want my home to say, "home." My fondest memories are arriving at my parents' house for our Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings. For both holidays, the house was always warm and smelling of the feast about to come, and decorated with stuff we'd had since childhood. We'd add our food to the table and gifts to the pile, then wrap in handmade afghans and snuggle into cozy chairs with pre-dinner snacks, for conversation. |
| What gift would you most like to receive this year? | I would like to be with family and/or friends rather than be alone for the entire holiday season. Well, if physics and budget don't create limits, let's say my apartment, being scrubbed by a team of maids, would hold all of my brothers, sisters, and cousins, and I could order in a feast. That's what I would like. Instead of being forgotten during the holidays, my house would be the hub of the action for extended family and friends, a running party/open house for three days, complete with people staying overnight. There'd be an elevator for the folks who can't negotiate my stairs, an endless buffet, board games, conversation, hugs, and laughter. My unlimited budget would handle caterers and clean-up, of course, so the middle day could have a sit-down dinner, too. |
| Here’s your chance to ask Gayle and Ed any question you’re curious about. It need not be related to this survey’s topic(s). | Have you been a part of a decluttering where the clients had lost hope, but the decluttering process ended up giving their lives a new direction? |
| Future topics | Jordan Peterson makes compelling arguments for getting one's life in order by starting with, "Clean up your room." The points he makes are very motivating, and could make for a very interesting discussion. |
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