It's that time of year again! Time to decide who you are going to give what to. As always, I'm on the lookout for clutter free Christmas & Holiday gifts...so here are some of my favorite clutter-free gift ideas...
- Popcorn & movie rentals (who would ever let popcorn become clutter??? : )
- A digital photo slide presentation on the web or use Powerpoint of a special event / memories you shared with the person.
- A free night or weekend of babysitting is always popular with moms.
A gift basket with fruit, nuts and other fresh edibles. If the recipient can't eat it all, they can share it with others!
Plants and flowers are great, if you know their taste, and know they have room for it! Plants that can be planted outside are an excellent choice.
Tickets to movies, concerts, games, etc. are always great...be sure you know their schedule..or give them a gift certificate so they can pick their own event.
One of my favorites - a massage, pedicure or even a day at a spa! Here again, with any personal services, it's always a good idea to find out where they like to go before buying the gift certificate.
How about a weekend at a retreat/spa such as www.newagehealthspa.com This is a place I love to visit to eat healthy, relax & exercise. Plus I always learn something because they give a workshop every evening.
Make a favorite dish and deliver it.
Another humanitarian alternative is to give the gift of charity...organizations like http://www.altgifts.org or to Habitat for Humanity https://www.habitat.org/donation/gfth/
And then of course there is the Buy Nothing Christmas movement which has some interesting ideas. http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/alternatives/index.html They have a free information kit (downloadable) at http://www.buynothingchristmas.org/resources/info-kit.html
Wishing you a happy, healthy & clutter-free holiday season!
p.s. To help our members celebrate a simpler, less stressful holiday season, we've planned some really neat Getting Unstuck monthly programs for women only. We'll be covering
"Prioritizing What Really Matters" in November and
"Staying Centered and Reducing Stress Through the Holidays" in December.
We conduct the calls live on Thursdays, but even if you can't make it live, you will get to download the recordings, and choose from our Free Download Library, read and post in the Community Forums and more. Learn more here
Originally published in Oct. 2006 - Updated Oct. 2009
