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Five Ways to Find the True Spirit of Christmas in Your Laundry Room
The holidays are here. Time for family and friends: creating new traditions, making memories, unwrapping gifts and discovering the extraordinary in the ordinary. Sounds wonderful, right? Yet sometimes the Christmas spirit, and all its joy and wonderment, is so hard to truly experience. For many, the holidays are likened to a bad game of musical chairs, once the Christmas music stops, you better be in the right place at the right time with the perfect gift in hand.
Seeing past the endless errands and a dwindling bank account isn't easy, but finding the spirit of Christmas can be as easy as walking into to your laundry room. Yes, believe it or not, in those ordinary piles of colors and whites, CHRISTMAS lives. Here are 5 simple ways you can find the true spirit of Christmas for yourself:
1. Walk over to the pile of unmatched socks thathave been collecting dust,for a while now, on your laundry room floor. Those "misfit" socks might never find their match, but there's a great way to give them meaning and purpose.Dump them out on your kitchen table and begin decorating them with buttons, felt, pipe cleaners and ribbon. Stuff them with warm Christmas wishes, recipes, candy canes, jingle bells and anything else you'd like. Tie them closed with a ribbon, and then surprise your neighbors when you tie them to their doorknobs with a fun holiday note or spread your unique stuffed misift socks to someone in need of a smile this holiday season.Those misfit socks are magic andare sure to make anyone smile.
2. When was the last time you wore that plaid shirt or those pants that are now rising up above your ankles? What about those PJ's you only wore once because you decided suddenly you didn't like fleece? Bet there's a local family shelter or an organization in your community that would love those gently used clothes. Pack them in a box, wrapped the box up like a gift, don't forget thebow,and drop it off wherever you discover a need. That discovery alone could be your gift for the New Year.
3. What about the sheets and pillow cases that no longer match your new duvet set? What about the twin sheets that no longer fit the newbed in the guest room? You can take sheets and pillow cases and find a creative way to make a quilt for someone special, maybe a stranger or a friend? There are easy quilt craft projects online in a click. What a great way to warm someone's heart and learn a new hobby for 2011.
4. There's something about towels that makes people buy more than they need. Think about it...how many times have you let gently used towels just sit there, out of the daily laundry rotation?Take those towels and consider donating them to a local youth sports program or consider making blankets or crate liners for our furry friends. Local veterinary hospitals and animal shelters would love to accept these warm gifts, especially during the cold winter months.
5. What about the mound of coats from winters past now sitting on the laundry room counter, just occupying space? Do you know how many people are in need of a winter coat this holiday season? Search "coat donations" on your trusty computer and by the time your laundry completes its wash cycle, those coats could have a potential new owner.
So this holiday season, when you are feeling overworked and overwhelmed, retreat to your laundry room. You'll find the extraordinary spirit of Christmas in the most ordinary place, right next to the detergent and fabric softer.
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