Minimalist Holidays featured on Portland’s morning show
I was invited to talk about Minimalist Parenting (specifically, our holiday approach) on Portland’s local morning show, AM Northwest. The host, Dave, is a lovely guy…so easy to talk to. And the studio is a five-minute drive from my house, so the whole experience felt rather neighborly.
It’s the first time I’ve ever seen the book cover on TV, so that was a thrill, even more than seeing myself!
Speaking of book news, Minimalist Parenting is mere commas and details away from going to press. Christine and I are planning some exciting, jump-start-y ways to share more of our Minimalist mojo with you in the new year. It’s going to be fun.
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I wish I would’ve caught this at the end of November rather than just now! Asha had such wise things to say… I’m going to try to remember to re-watch this next year come holiday time- just to help set the right tone and mindset. I think I was about 3/4 of the way there this year. But I will confess that I spent most of Christmas-eve-day fighting crowds and frantic desperation shopping. Not good. I suppose I deserve some minimalist points for skipping the excessive decorating (focused mainly on the tree) and keeping a pared-down schedule of holiday activities for Christmas 2012… allowing my family & myself more time to relax and just be. Thanks for the healthy dose of wisdom and sanity in regard to this often hectic time of year, though; honestly I think our society needs more of your type of thinking.
Hi Alisa! Thanks so much for your kind words. You know…there so much pressure to buy and fuss around the holidays, and there’s this general resignation I hear from people that that’s just the way it is. I know a few people who tense up right after Thanksgiving. All this talk of “holiday stress” coupled with these relentless images of families having effortless-yet-complicated celebrations. It’s hard not to get sucked in to it all. Thanks to you, I’m going to make a note to post that video again in November next year. I’m so glad you found it helpful. Here’s to a simpler, less crowded New Year! (And thank you for signing up for our mailing list…I recognize your name!)