Happy New Year!!! As usual, it was a whirlwind holiday season, but life is slowly returning to it's normal pace. Decorations are being tucked away. The last of the Christmas cookies disappeared three days ago. And all those wonderful gifts are being put to good use in their new places in our homes...
Or are they?
It's easy to get excited about all the great gifts from friends and family members, but if you're like most of us, there is some stress about finding homes for all of these new "toys." Some gifts need assembled. Others need batteries or power cords. Some just need space, and it seems there's never enough of that.
My advice: Gather up all of the gifts that you've not yet unpacked and put away and find a temporary home where you can keep them all together and out of the way. Now, set yourself to enjoying one gift per day, making sure to take care of it from start to finish. Take the item out of the box and either dispose of that box or designate a place to keep boxes for a short time while you make sure the item works. Now, test it out. Make sure you definitely want to keep the item and will enjoying using it because you only have a short time to return or exchange these gifts. Now, find that gift a home where you will be using the item. If you can't find space, now's the time to create it. If the cupboards are full and drawers are packed, choose the one best suited to your gift and go about clearing it out and making space.
When you work with just one item per day, you can make more time to give each gift a proper welcome into your home and to create the space that will make it fun and functional. Enjoy!!!
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