Too long. Christmas is over finally, a holiday that causes so much strain and frustration. I work retail so I see the ugliness of the holiday on a daily basis with customers that were too cheap to buy that gift when it first came in and waited for it to go 75% off....guess what....we no longer have the size or color they want and it is our fault!!!!!!! Please, look to the true meaning of Christmas and leave sales clerks alone. Yes we want you to be happy, but no we don't want you to yell at us because you made a mistake. And gift givers please stop putting the inexpensive Dollar Tree item you gave to Aunt Sarah in a major department stores box and tell her you bought it there. We will not take it back and you have now confused your sweet Aunt Sarah, she just found out that you have misled her. Shame on you.

I look for the beauty of the season, but I'll be honest... it sometimes is hard to find.