Just Stop It! (Holiday Decor Edition)

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Leisure, Parenting, Kids & Family, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Some environmentalists call Christmas the world’s greatest annual environmental disaster, and for good reason: All that cheap, ultra-trendy decor adds up. On today's show: getting intentional about our holiday decorations once and for all. Here's a preview: [3:00] Let's talk numbers: How much do Americans spend each year on holiday decor? [10:00] 3 ways in which 'Christmas Creep' encourages us to spend more than we intended on decorations [13:00] The origins of those inflatable lawn thingys: Where did they come from and when will they disappear? [22:00] Don't go out and buy another decoration until you've displayed the decorations you already own, and here are 4 reasons why [32:00] Want to make your child smile? Don't buy a cheap piece of holiday decor; do this instead Resources mentioned: Big Mouth Billy Bass Episode #323: O Christmas Tree Episode #101: 5 Spaces To Declutter Before Christmas Episode #051: How To Handle Holiday Clutter (with Joshua Becker) Episode #327: Holiday Boundaries Episode #326: Gift Boundaries This show is listener-supported. Thank you for supporting! Join our (free!) Facebook community here. Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube @sustainableminimalists Say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com.

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1:03.0	Well, hello there, my friends, and welcome back.
1:06.0	My name is Stephanie Safarian,
1:08.0	and you're listening to episode 4.15 of Sustainable Minimalists.
1:12.0	This is a show about intentional and eco-friendly
1:16.4	minimalist living. We are really honing in on the intentionalism today as we
1:21.4	discuss holiday decor.
1:24.0	Environmentalists call Christmas the world's greatest annual environmental disaster.
1:29.8	And so on today's show we're getting intentional, again with that word, intentional about our holiday
1:35.9	decorations once and for all. A listener reached out and
1:44.1	suggested I cover this topic because in their view and frankly in my view as well all the
1:47.2	decor is getting out of control isn't it there's the lights of course but
1:52.1	before it was lights, you know, just on a section of the roof and now it's every square
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