My finals are going to be brutal. I'm only confident about one of them. The others I am very worried.
I bought some gifts- nothing very expensive or fancy or anything. I dislike materialism too, but I feel bad if I don't get anything for my family. I would actually be okay if Christmas didn't exist. It should be about being joyful, enjoying family time, reflecting on the past year, etc., but instead it has been consumed by greed and over-baring/obnoxious music along with incessant advertisements. If I were rich, I'd probably go to another country for the season and come back when it was over.