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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I adopted some ideas from her. I didn't Maria Kondo my whole house, but it helped me do many rounds of donating items that I was afraid to get rid of. I have a lot of "gifts" that we didn't want that came with strings we didn't ask for and it was a joy to think "this never brought me joy...goodbye" and to know it might bring joy to someone else.

I had gifts that did have good memories even though they took up space (heavy crystal bowl) and I never "used them." The ideas from Kondo helped me remember the lovely givers fondly, but part with the gift that was taking up space and would just add weight to another move. I no longer felt disloyal to someone I cared about because the item could bring someone else joy and it was just a thing. That is not the same as snubbing a friend or family member.

We have actually set a lot of boundaries with gifts gently for the sake of not contributing to environmental issues and adding to this cycle of sorting and donating and stuff possibly ending up in the trash. We no longer do gift exchanges with adults which while at first seen as rude, everyone admits now they much prefer it. We also set limits on the kid stuff and make holidays about beautiful memories, not stuff. It took a few years, but everyone seems on board and now it's like "what were thinking having piles of stuff to put away at the end of a holiday." It's much more pleasant to remember good conversations and food, kids playing outside and funny stories.[/quote]

I love this! I guess it's the right time of year to have that conversation with the extended family to avoid buying so much for Christmas.[/quote]

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