christy made me aware of this space-saving holiday idea. but i wonder does it mean that i give half as many gifts or does it mean that i receive half as many gifts?
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Christy says
December 12, 2008 at 10:22 AMIt means you need half as many ornaments. ;)
becoming minimalist says
December 12, 2008 at 4:21 PMhey, i think the way you think. does that mean i can eat the other half of this popcorn string?
Rachel says
April 19, 2010 at 12:49 PMYikes. A partly plastic thing that you have to store all year? No thanks. I’d much rather bring in a real, biodegradable tree every year and throw it out.
Maybe the way to think about things is in units of volume * time. I may have a tree that’s twice as large, but I only have it for about 1/24 of the year.
Ogi says
May 19, 2012 at 9:02 PMThis is just lovely, Carolyn! I just spent some of the days of my Christmas break with worikng through Christy’s She Art online class and really enjoyed it. The techniques are such fun, arent’y they, and the results always look so happy.
Terri says
January 26, 2013 at 12:10 PMFor many years, we always went and cut down a real tree for Christmas. I loved the smell but it made such a mess and for me, plastic doesn’t do it. Then one year, we didn’t get a tree and that just seemed to happen for the next few years…and now, we don’t even think about getting one. What’s the point? What’s the meaning? Instead, for my kids, we have a Christmas present hunt. It’s super fun and we make the clues so that they have to work together to find everything.
As for decorating for Christmas, we just put up a few things and make lots of cookies together.
di says
August 20, 2013 at 2:50 PMI may use just a few Xmas decorations around the house.
Dana says
February 25, 2016 at 2:49 PMFor a minimalist, whether it’s giving or receiving half as much stuff, I’d say it’s a win-win situation! =) We actually just use a small tree that CANNOT accommodate any more ornaments and sits on a small table–and easily stores in its narrow box all year. Works for us.