204. How Not to be Held Hostage by Holiday Shopping

<p>Don't let the Holiday Hustle Take you Down! <br /> HOW NOT TO BE HELD HOSTAGE BY HOLIDAY SHOPPING<br /> Join us for a series of conversations about how not to have your holiday season hijacked this year!</p> <ol> <li>Embrace emptiness </li> <li>Make a list</li> <li>Thrift</li> <li>Be inspired by books not social media (Christie enjoyed <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Four-Midwestern-Sisters-Christmas-Book/dp/0670838128?&linkCode=sl1&tag=thisari-20&linkId=abef910242bceb20a94609f4e65d399c&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl"> <em>Four Midwestern Sisters' Christmas Book</em></a>)</li> <li>Decide ahead of time what your family story will be </li> <li>Find freedom through the practice of Advent - the fast before the feast </li> </ol> <p><strong>Podcast links:</strong><br /> Follow Lisa-Jo on Instagram <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/lisajobaker/?hl=en">@lisajobaker</a> and Christie at <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/christiepurifoy/?hl=en">@christiepurifoy</a> and please leave a review about what you think about today's podcast!<strong><br /></strong><br /> <a href="https://www.blackbarnonline.com/">Click here</a> to join the conversations we have with listeners every week around the podcast.<br /> _______</p> <p>Sponsor appreciation: We're so grateful to partner with show sponsors that keep making our work possible.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thrivemarket.com/ordinary">Click here</a> to visit join Thrive Market today and get $80 in free groceries!<br /> <br /> <a href="https://ivpress.com/liturgy-of-the-ordinary-2019">Click here</a> to purchase the book <em>Liturgy of the Ordinary</em> and use the code TISH22 for 30% off the book.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://greenchef.com/ordinary130">Click here</a> to visit Green Chef and use code ordinary135 to get $135 across 5 boxes and your first box ships free! The #1 Meal Kit for Eating Well!<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.betterhelp.com/ordinary">Click here</a> to join over 1 million people taking charge of their mental health through the online counseling offered