In a small space, even the most well-meaning gifts can add to clutter.
Upcycle your wrapping
Morris hasn’t bought gift wrap in years . “Even though we live in a small space and don’t have many spare supplies sitting around, it’s still surprisingly easy to shop our own home for items that can be repurposed as playful packaging,” she says. She often uses children’s book jackets for wrapping and saves bits of ribbon, muslin bags, and fabric scraps to use as gift wrap. Personally, I love cutting up a brown paper bag to use as wrapping paper.
and organizations in need. If you tell your mom you gave that breadmaker to the local soup kitchen or the large ride-on toy to the church daycare, she’s unlikely to feel badly.A few years ago, Gnau had what she says was a very honest conversation with close family members. “I told them that I'd prefer we didn't exchange gifts. In my family, gift-giving falls to me and it was stressful, I didn't enjoy it and honestly I had everything I needed,” she says.
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