We are. We, as a family, decided to make a few big changes so that we can take on a couple specific goals that we're excited about. But, that means changing our lifestyle a bit and downsizing in several ways.
Also, I am STILL packing this blooming house (alone; my children are too small to be of real help and my husband is out of state)---been packing it bit by bit FOREVER and I'm just praying I can get it all done by Monday afternoon! What I've realized: we had an original estimate with the movers, and then a couple weeks worth of work later, I asked him to come again and give an updated estimate and discuss the insurance questions with my husband because I didn't want to deal with it. He went through the same stuff, and came up 1,000 pounds less than before. I have given away/donated/thrown away 1,000 pounds of stuff in 3 weeks, and STILL have all this stuff to pack??? We have TOO MUCH. And I'm one that has always cleared out things that the kids don't play with or have outgrown on a regular basis, 2-3 times a year. Good grief! That was a revelation. But we are going from a 3,000 sq ft house to a 1800 sq ft house, so yes, our Christmas will be scaled back. The kids will still have Christmas gifts, but not so many, and we will focus more on friends, family, and events to remember and not so much "stuff".
Because the house we are in now is 5 room/4 bath and we're moving to a 3 room/2 bath house, the boys are going to share a room (bunk beds) and the 3rd room will be a playroom. I'm selling my youngest son's race car toddler bed, bedding, dresser, sandbox, one of the toyboxes, and the train table. We're going to consolidate. The kids are excited to get new bedding and share their room, it's not a punishment. My husband and I won't be buying gifts for each other this year (not pricey ones, at least) b/c we're just coming out of this move (thousands of dollars) and also had to buy new washer/dryer.....but we'll treat each other to little things for the stockings, and more from the heart stuff (we like to write love notes and do stuff, not just get stuff). We don't buy gifts for adults (everyone knows and agrees): I buy for my bff's son, and for my nephews, but not my adult friends/family unless we just see something that is too perfect to pass up (usually an inside joke more than anything else). We do like to go play, but much of what we do that is seasonal doesn't cost much: our big community holiday event (live reindeer, Mr and Mrs Claus, all kinds of wonderful fun) is free, the parade is free, tree lightings, watching the carolers, going to a local community/school play, church events, so many things are free. Others really don't cost much. We have our annual family Christmas project where we make something together that's fun (gingerbread house, train, or sleighs, handprint tree painting (daddy's hands are longest so his on bottom, mine next, Joe's next, and wee Victor's hand on top, decorated with a little string of lights from a scrapbook store), ornaments made of salt dough, stuff like that. We string candy and plain popcorn (in the big old popper that STILL WORKS that my grandma used) instead of tinsel. We have fun and tell lots of stories, and make memories for our kids to get to tell their kids one day. So that's what we do / are doing.