I have been trying to convince my family members to do the same - give up gift giving. We agreed to only give consumables (wine, food, chocolate) and that has made things so much easier. I would like to move towards no gifts for birthdays, etc. too. Thanks so much for that added motivation.
Great job Dara, this is very inspiring and makes me want to have a stronger commitment to tell my family no gift giving during Xmas. I've tried before without success. Maybe I'll try the consumables option only as someone below mentioned.
"Free is never free"-- so true!! Well done, Dara :)
I have been trying to convince my family members to do the same - give up gift giving. We agreed to only give consumables (wine, food, chocolate) and that has made things so much easier. I would like to move towards no gifts for birthdays, etc. too. Thanks so much for that added motivation.
Thank you for sharing the benefits of simplification, and rethinking gift giving. We can so often create an unintentional burden... well done, Dara!!!
Each other is the gift
So much yes here! Great job, Dara! I refuse to pay rent for my stuff.
Great job Dara, this is very inspiring and makes me want to have a stronger commitment to tell my family no gift giving during Xmas. I've tried before without success. Maybe I'll try the consumables option only as someone below mentioned.
Great perspective! I'm working on clearing the clutter!
Great talk Dara!