Since yesterday was the host of much buying, walking, waiting and scrounging in stores everywhere–that sounded so commercial-esque, didn’t it?–I decided not to leave the house. I don’t do big crowds in malls, but I’m not against a good shopping spree like some people are. Yet I’m not so cold as to think of the day in purely capitalist terms. I mean, where’s the fun in that?

But hey, I like waiting for sales as much as the next person. What I’m trying to say is that I’m moderate about the way I shop – call it a mix of generosity on gifts I want to buy for friends and family, and caution about budget limits. I don’t turn my nose up at people who like the bustle and crowd of the Day-After-Thanksgiving-Extravaganza, but I don’t rack up a credit card debt that I’ll have to repay for the next six months, either.

So have fun schmoozing on the turkey leftovers or waiting in line at the mall. Just try not to think of the beginning of the sales rush this holiday season in extreme terms.