This book is interesting since many of the items mentioned in this book are ways to avoid doing things for the holidays. Some of these items could help reduce some of the stress on the holidays. This book wants to go back to the good old days but, those days are long gone. There are many stops, cuts and quits in the book. If you are looking to cut out some of what you do during the holidays and need a few ideas this book would help. ( )

This book needs a new title. I was thinking/hoping it would give suggestions & ideas on how to "simplify" things in order to have more time to enjoy the holiday season (e.g. buy pre-made cookie dough instead of making from scratch, etc.) Instead this book is giving ideas on how not to celebrate the season at all! No tree??? Come on!

I can understand how others might like this if you're sick of the commercialization of the season, or are elderly and too tired, etc. but I still have young ones at home and I want to make fun memories for them w/out showering them with gifts (some presents are their fave foods that I often say no to throughout the year).

It does have some good examples that helped me convince my hubby not to spend time with his extended family (the s-i-l is a you-know-what and it's not fun to be around her), so that came in handy! But a lot of the book is too "scrooge-ish" for me. ( )