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Have you ever opened a gift on Christmas day and been immediately disappointed. "I'm never going to use this" you might have thought. You might have to make a gift face  or think of one of the ten things to say about a gift you don't like. While re-gifting or selling can be good options, another option is to receive better gifts in the first place (like the yummy treats above that my sister baked for me). How can we do this? With So Kind . What is So Kind? So Kind is a gift registry with a difference. We usually think of registries as a wedding thing - so the happy couple don't get double-ups or unwanted gifts. They're such a great idea, so why not use them all the time? What makes it different? So Kind allows you to have a registry for any occasion - or for all occasions. Faced with the endless cycle of gift-giving events - Valentine's day, mother's day, father's day, anniversary, birthday, Christmas - it may be easier to just have an ongoing gi...

During October I set myself a challenge . To make some progress in decluttering / minimising some possessions. I made a list of 31 items / categories that most households could probably reduce. Then each day I tried to address the category of that day. That meant either listing something for sale, recycling it or safely disposing of it (eg. old batteries). So did I do something every day? No, not quite. Maybe most days. But that wasn't the point of the challenge. It was about reducing the overwhelm and making progress. So how much progress did I make? Found a buyer for this unused cookbook :) I reckon we put 47 items online through the challenge. Our current list is bigger by 20 (compared to pre-challenge) and another 27 have sold. (12 of those came from two people who bought six things each) We had way too many tools In addition I've taken a bunch of photos of items I'm still to list. Record achievement? I don't keep month-by-month records but that's definitely the...