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🎄 When do you put up your Christmas decorations? Mine are going up today! My daughter is home, and we’re gonna decorate and celebrate this calm time together before the Christmas activities hit!

☃️ We’re rapidly heading into the Christmas season, AND the end of the year. It’s also time to start reviewing what worked and what didn’t work out well with this year’s marketing strategy. Did it go well, or was it lacking?

This year has been quite the ride 🎢 for many of us, don’t you agree? I think it’s ok to say we got through the year, and that is enough in and of itself.

🌟 Now let’s start looking ahead at next year, and figure out what we learned, and where we want to head.

And in this reflection🕯️, I don't want to forget to cover all the important bases for Christmas too! 🎁 Are you a last-minute Christmas prep person, or have you finished it already?

🤑 In case you missed it, today is officially 'Buy Nothing Day.' Oh, and yes, it's also Black Friday 🛍️. Hmm, these days might have some issues with each other, lol.

📰 Buy Nothing Day was first celebrated in 1992 as a protest against consumerism💰 (and, duh, Black Friday). In contrast, Black Friday dates back to the 1950s and promoted sales in Philadelphia before Saturday’s big Army/Navy game. 🏈

Funny how those days started. I don't know about you, but I'm going to do a little deal surfing 📦, and then depending on the weather, either take a hike 🥾 in the crisp Colorado weather with the kids, or hit up those Christmas movies 🎄 everyone is talking about. You know, the sappy ones that never fail to make you feel happier with the world.

💝 What are you doing on Black Friday?