Well, well, well! Here we are again. It's two days after Christmas and we've had quite some time to think about and even appreciate the gifts we received this year. Some we really liked, and some not so much. We received some gifts from people we really love, honor, and respect. We also received 1 or 2 from (let's be honest) someone we know doesn't really care for us or vice versa! :-)
So how do we really catagorize our gifts? I would say that most of us have mainly 2 categories:
1 Gifts we want to keep
2 Gifts we need to get rid of somehow.
Now the keeping part is easy. All we have to do is find the space in the closet, house, garage, yard, or office to hang, place, or park them. The hard part is what to do with the gifts we've decided to get rid of for some reason. Here's a thought before you do: Are you above getting rid of a gift just because it may be from omeone you don't care for or you know doesn't really care for you? Talk amongst yourselves!
a) There's always the garbage which in Whoville always ended up in the hands of 'The Grinch' but in reality anywhere else doesn't do you or anyone else any good!
b) You could donate them to a local charity or homeless shelter. That could make you feel good about helping someone and provide their need at the same time.
c) You could throw them into the vortex in your closet, garage, basement, or attic. Just makes spring cleaning a bit more involved.
d) e-bay, amazon, or some other online company may be a good choice. A little pocket change for you.
e) Last but certainly not least, would you consider re-gifting? If so, here are a few rules of etiquette you should consider:
1) As mentioned previously, don't give them away just because you didn't get them from your favorite person. Consider whether or not you can really use the gift; especially if it's in great condition or new.
2) Think of someone who may be in need of or able to use the gift.
3) Never brag about where you got the gift originally because even if the person isn't around when you give it, words have an uncanny way of making their way back to the subject. Save yourself and someone else an embarrasing moment.
4) DO NOT re-gift to the original gifter's family members or friends!
5) It's really okay to re-gift if you received more than 1 of the same gift. You can always say you're not sure which one you actually gave away; especially if you really kept the other one!
So there you have it. Hopefully this can relieve some of the pressure of what to keep and what to give away. So I hope you all had a merry Christmas and I bid you a happy, prosperous, and successfull New Year!
Joshua 1:8 ...and thou shalt have good success!
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