Yeah, I’m not doing family holidays anymore. They just called me a lot of stress and so I am getting a prepared meal from Kroger and staying home and watching Hallmark movies and hanging out with my cat.❤❤❤ My Christmas present to myself is I just went and stayed in Abilene, Kansas at a bed-and-breakfast that I’d like to go to every few months and just get away with. It looked a whole bunch of mansions and drove around and looked at Christmas lights.
I’m so curious what your daughter does for a job or what she’s studying (not sure of her age). She’s so incredibly warm, intelligent and empathetic and good at asking the specific questions we all need answers to! ❤ You should have her in more videos!!! xx
You are so lucky to have rain. Here in Zimbabwe is also summer but we have a heat wave for nearly two weeks now. Would so love some rain. We too have each one to bring something for us all to share. As you say everything is expensive and this way it does not fall on one person. Such good advice. Thank you.
Jenny thank you so much for this I think i not doing enough You are making me feel better about myself because I can’t spend a lot of money on anyoneI can’t even afford to mail Christmas cards I would love to do more i don’t have it God bless you all it was 19 degrees today Sunday 15 here In America 🇺🇸 🙏🏻✝️☮️📿🙏🏻✝️📿☮️🌲🍀💐🌹🌲
I have very few to feed, 6, around Christmas so I buy the most expensive meat then pair it with beloved basic vegetables, mashed potaotes, mac and cheese, glazed carrots, fresh veg tray. Make a homemade loaf of bread and a fancy dessert. My family is very happy and there are always leftovers for them to take home
After mum passed I gave up with Xmas It's just so overated and expensive Being on a low income just my son and I We treat that day as normal as possible and glad when its done ❤❤
I loved the excitement of Christmas,,I start with all sales only,,plus my starting month is July,,my secret is I listen all year to what my family is interested in plus i have a limit on each gift not going to put myself in any problem when buying gifts bills don't stop for holiday. I also cook the day before Thanksgiving and Christmas on them days I feel left over are just fine because I want to enjoy the day with love ones and everyone in my family on board because I also don't want to spend a very special day cooking for hours. Try to make life easier on holiday. Happy Holiday to you and your ❤ from NC.
I am so far from being organised it's scary. I went and bought a sealed money tin to start saving for Christmas 2025. I will put any $5 notes and $1 & $2 coins in it. Will start in the new year
Jeni, I am watching this video. And, in the background I see your Christmas tree. And it's colors are blue, grey and white. And see some star garland. So I am guessing that this year's theme. Is Elvis a Blue Christmas 🎄
loved this vlog always love your vlogs give me so much ideas you are def rite no credit cards and dont ask the kids what they want they dont realy understand the money value its quantity i have a nephue now 20 and neice who is now 17 but they were more happyat the amount of gifts and they still get excited iv no kids of my own but love them to bits and get them prob what i would get my own and my brother and huis wife love to teat them to but apart from this we dont get each other anythign now if i want somethign i get it and he does so iv a couple of friends who i get for and a few animals carnt leave them out so ty again hun you and your daughter have givenme so many ideas again kathy derbyshire uk xxxxx
I am driving up to my son and daughter-in-laws house to visit them and my granddaughter Savannah ❤️ I am not using any credit cards!! Don’t even have any credit cards. Nor do I want any.
Hi Jenny, I'm from Wollongong Australia. We normally do Christmas with family the weekend before Christmas day, but my daughter who's turn it is has left to the last minute and only found out today it's Christmas day. So now I'm being pulled in 2 directions, partner told me to go but I know he wants me home. I have 2 granddaughters and 5 great neices and nephew plus the adults and as I hate wrapping presents and all the kids have everything so I was going to give then $20 each In a card and my granddaughters $50 each but I now have to give them $10 each and my granddaughters still will get $50 but I always give them there present early. For the my mum,sister and daughter I always get pictures printed and buy cheap white frames from kmart and give them a few of them and everyone else gets a box of chocolates. My mum and sister love photos and I always have pictures they don't and when put in $1.25 photo frames from kmart with ribbon they love it, so every year that's what they get. But thank you Jenny and Sabrina for this great video it has put mind at ease. I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas.♥️♥️♥️
We used our flybys point me and my husband don't buy each other nothing so we use it for food don't see our kids they are married they cannot be bothed to come and see us
Oh love thats sad. Only hubby and me too. We don't have kids. We still have a great day, simple and nice. We don't do presents either. Have a great day with your hubby. Love Deb ❤
huge blessing for you to still have each other, and food to eat, very sorry to hear about your kids not coming to see you, the precious gift of making time to spent with someone sadly is being loss, the important of it isn't fully understood, very sad for you both.
Yeah, I’m not doing family holidays anymore. They just called me a lot of stress and so I am getting a prepared meal from Kroger and staying home and watching Hallmark movies and hanging out with my cat.❤❤❤ My Christmas present to myself is I just went and stayed in Abilene, Kansas at a bed-and-breakfast that I’d like to go to every few months and just get away with. It looked a whole bunch of mansions and drove around and looked at Christmas lights.
One of the things I like about Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere is that the ten darkest days of the year are just before Christmas.
I’m so curious what your daughter does for a job or what she’s studying (not sure of her age). She’s so incredibly warm, intelligent and empathetic and good at asking the specific questions we all need answers to! ❤ You should have her in more videos!!! xx
Even Santa has a list!
I always look forward to your Christmas theme.
You are so lucky to have rain. Here in Zimbabwe is also summer but we have a heat wave for nearly two weeks now. Would so love some rain. We too have each one to bring something for us all to share. As you say everything is expensive and this way it does not fall on one person. Such good advice. Thank you.
Especially now that both of my parents are gone holidays are not the same. So spending it with my son’s family is 🙂🙂
Jenny thank you so much for this I think i not doing enough You are making me feel better about myself because I can’t spend a lot of money on anyoneI can’t even afford to mail Christmas cards I would love to do more i don’t have it God bless you all it was 19 degrees today Sunday 15 here In America 🇺🇸 🙏🏻✝️☮️📿🙏🏻✝️📿☮️🌲🍀💐🌹🌲
I have very few to feed, 6, around Christmas so I buy the most expensive meat then pair it with beloved basic vegetables, mashed potaotes, mac and cheese, glazed carrots, fresh veg tray. Make a homemade loaf of bread and a fancy dessert. My family is very happy and there are always leftovers for them to take home
We did an opshop christmas one year, it was great.
After mum passed I gave up with Xmas It's just so overated and expensive Being on a low income just my son and I We treat that day as normal as possible and glad when its done ❤❤
I loved the excitement of Christmas,,I start with all sales only,,plus my starting month is July,,my secret is I listen all year to what my family is interested in plus i have a limit on each gift not going to put myself in any problem when buying gifts bills don't stop for holiday. I also cook the day before Thanksgiving and Christmas on them days I feel left over are just fine because I want to enjoy the day with love ones and everyone in my family on board because I also don't want to spend a very special day cooking for hours. Try to make life easier on holiday. Happy Holiday to you and your ❤ from NC.
You are wonderful I was wondering if you could do a grocery budget for 1
I am so far from being organised it's scary. I went and bought a sealed money tin to start saving for Christmas 2025. I will put any $5 notes and $1 & $2 coins in it. Will start in the new year
Love the idea of shopping secondhand or homemade.
Jeni, I am watching this video. And, in the background I see your Christmas tree. And it's colors are blue, grey and white. And see some star garland. So I am guessing that this year's theme. Is Elvis a Blue Christmas 🎄
loved this vlog always love your vlogs give me so much ideas you are def rite no credit cards and dont ask the kids what they want they dont realy understand the money value its quantity i have a nephue now 20 and neice who is now 17 but they were more happyat the amount of gifts and they still get excited iv no kids of my own but love them to bits and get them prob what i would get my own and my brother and huis wife love to teat them to but apart from this we dont get each other anythign now if i want somethign i get it and he does so iv a couple of friends who i get for and a few animals carnt leave them out so ty again hun you and your daughter have givenme so many ideas again kathy derbyshire uk xxxxx
We make a big breakfast on Christmas and snack foods later in the day
I start in January and try to buy in the sales.I would say 95% of my gifts are bought in the sales🙂🙂🙂❤❤❤
I am driving up to my son and daughter-in-laws house to visit them and my granddaughter Savannah ❤️ I am not using any credit cards!! Don’t even have any credit cards. Nor do I want any.
Hi Jenny, I'm from Wollongong Australia. We normally do Christmas with family the weekend before Christmas day, but my daughter who's turn it is has left to the last minute and only found out today it's Christmas day. So now I'm being pulled in 2 directions, partner told me to go but I know he wants me home.
I have 2 granddaughters and 5 great neices and nephew plus the adults and as I hate wrapping presents and all the kids have everything so I was going to give then $20 each In a card and my granddaughters $50 each but I now have to give them $10 each and my granddaughters still will get $50 but I always give them there present early.
For the my mum,sister and daughter I always get pictures printed and buy cheap white frames from kmart and give them a few of them and everyone else gets a box of chocolates.
My mum and sister love photos and I always have pictures they don't and when put in $1.25 photo frames from kmart with ribbon they love it, so every year that's what they get.
But thank you Jenny and Sabrina for this great video it has put mind at ease.
I hope you and your family have a blessed Christmas.♥️♥️♥️
Do you still buy for the older kids who have kids ?
If u can't get for everyone u can draw names
Pavlova is from New Zealand not Australia we are taught in school how to make a pavlova he was a dancer and went to New Zealand and invented it
Hi Jeni, lucas here i did send a christmas card to your po box wondering if you got it?
Too many bloggers have lost the message for the season.
We used our flybys point me and my husband don't buy each other nothing so we use it for food don't see our kids they are married they cannot be bothed to come and see us
Oh love thats sad. Only hubby and me too. We don't have kids. We still have a great day, simple and nice. We don't do presents either. Have a great day with your hubby. Love Deb ❤
huge blessing for you to still have each other, and food to eat, very sorry to hear about your kids not coming to see you, the precious gift of making time to spent with someone sadly is being loss, the important of it isn't fully understood, very sad for you both.
😢😢 so sad .
I like the idea of the meal being the gift to one another.
I do not celebrate Xmas.