This Christmas we got spoiled by my in-laws with huge stockings and lots of presents. A lot of the gifts were things for around the house and to be honest, most of them we don't want or need and we don't even have room for. I am trying to keep my place neat and tidy and organized. We recently moved and we did a big clean out giving lots of things to charity. We live in a two-bedroom condo with a baby and all of her equipment so we need to be minimalistic to make everything fit and look good.
Now we find ourselves with a big collection of various things and wanting to just donate all of it and throw out what can't be donated. But I'm unsure if that is just rude- do I need to keep it? To avoid being rude to my mother-in-law who spent money and time picking out those things and will be visiting us and perhaps noticing the items are missing and- gulp- asking us where it is?
She really SHOULDN'T have. She gave us a lot of things with her heart in the right place but not knowing whether we like/want/need the item or not. I'm in the keep-it-simple Christmas mode myself- and we gave everyone one present that we were confident that they would need/use/love. She is so sweet but seriously- help!
"It's always better when we're together."
-Jack Johnson