My calendar looks like one of those football plays you see on TV during the game. I know I will surely put back. I've ever turned down. In between the business social chitchat, there are, of course, the decisions on how to wish your clients and other business significant others all the best. Then there's the decision on how to thank your loyal employees.
Money is always a good idea.
Better yet, I'll go to Sears, buy a crowbar, and place a bow on it, so it looks festive. It's just that from October on, an overdose of holiday cheer fills the air. Then there's Thanksgiving. Sometime in between, I see trucks bearing Christmas trees and heading for some corner, where I'll blow half a week's salary on a four-foot tree only to throw it out two weeks later. Let's start stringing lights in August when it's still warm.