More enjoyment tips

Quit watching TV
If the commercialization of Christmas gets you down, turn off the tube for a month. You’ll no longer be bombarded with commercials for Salad Shooters, Chia Pets and other useless X-Mass junk. Go to the movies instead – it’s almost Oscar season, you know --or just stay in and rent “It’s A Wonderful Life” or “How The Grinch Stole Christmas.”

Be generous
Is it possible to downsize holiday spending and still be one with the season’s spirit of generosity? Absolutely. Generosity can take many forms. My favorite things to do is pile a stack of Christmassy paper plates with cookies and distribute them to my neighbors who I don’t know. Maybe you’ll like to volunteer at an animal shelter, work at a soup kitchen, or just volunteer to help a neighbor hang up their Christmas lights or carry in the groceries.

Exorcise the evil
Sit down and write a list of everything you dislike about the holidays. Then, work to eliminate those things, one by one. With creativity, it can be done. Then make a list of everything you love about the holidays, and resolve to spend more time on those things. Remember, the holidays are meant to be enjoyed.