tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post7078205503182702130..comments2024-03-28T13:09:58.564+00:00Comments on Apples and Roses: A List of ThingsMrs McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-39399266134122129762021-03-25T23:30:43.854+00:002021-03-25T23:30:43.854+00:00How does minimalism work in terms of gifts you rec...How does minimalism work in terms of gifts you receive on your birthday, Christmas, and other holidays? I can't tell you the amount of times I've been given stuff I don't want or need. You don't want to come off as rude, picky, or ungrateful. <br /><br />My family and I have fought over what they think I should like. Mom will tell me to inform her if I desire to take anything taken back, then get upset at what I choose. She once berated me for never getting around to using a certain birthday gift. <br /><br />I think I'm given far too many gifts during Christmas. One year I calculated the amount,including from my stockings from mom and Grandma. The total was 40! A significant percentage of those presents were undesirable. Boy do I sound spoiled! I appreciate their efforts, but I don't like them wasting their money and time on things I won't use or enjoy. <br /><br />I struggle with even coming up with ideas for people to get me. I now include a list of things I don't want. Last Christmas my Grandma kept pressuring me for even more suggestions. Honesty, the less presents the happier I am. They don't really care.Tiny Theresenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-66091611567026271062021-03-24T14:21:27.724+00:002021-03-24T14:21:27.724+00:00:-D:-DMrs McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095035617334068201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2599677908548805489.post-12971406244167289862021-03-24T00:07:53.860+00:002021-03-24T00:07:53.860+00:00I think "remote speaker cable" can be sa...I think "remote speaker cable" can be safely grouped with "remote speaker." It's not like you're going to use kitchen string...Nulli Secundusnoreply@blogger.com