~RE-GIFTER QUEEN

What? Me, Regift? Naaaah. Well, Um.... Totally!
 
~~Okay, kids, I admit it…I’m a Re-Gifter.   Actually, I am probably the “Re-Gifting Queen.”  If you are reading this post right now, I most likely have given you a gift (from my heart, of course) which was previously given to me.

     And I’m not sorry about it.
 
I have numerous perfumed candles (how can I possibly burn them all?), books up the ying yang (No! I will not read Daniele Steel or “Going Rouge”), multi-colored scarves, 100 kinds of English Teas, 7 copies of Jonathan Livingston Seagull (My all time Fave), and half of the Bath & Body monopoly. 

    No Shitola.  My cup overfloweth.
 
I have my surplus of stuff, stuff, stuff (how much STUFF does a girl require?) packed neatly and carefully in a large wicker basket in my bedroom.  The STUFF is waiting for homes like the misfit toys from Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. 

You know; I still tear up when I watch those toys anticipating Santa to come fetch them off their island…Especially that darling red headed doll.What is wrong with her- anyway?

   
Do you think I’m a bad person?  Do you feel I should use something I don’t need to use---open something I don’t need to open?   Or perhaps I ought to pour all of my bath oils into hot water and begin a Bubble Revolution, or initiate a Minnesota Tea Party.   
 
   What a waste.
 
Alright, It's true.... re-gifting does have its disadvantages.
 
For example, you must remember which person bought you which gift.
 
Last year, my sister was quite mystified after opening a charming can’t-live-without-angel-snow-globe.  
 
“Whaaat?” I asked. “Don’t you like it?”

       She hesitated...inspected the globe thoughtfully.        
 
“Yes, I loooove it,” she finally hissed.  “I should; I bought you the same damn thing last year.

       Really?    Awkward.

     Like I said; remember from whom you receive your gifts…

So now the snow globe sits in my sister’s picture window overlooking Lake Superior.  The angel finally found a perfect home watching waves crash and ships pass.

     Divine. 

Yep, I’m the Queen of Re-Gifting, Re-Wrapping, and Re-Cycling.  

I don’t apologize for passing my STUFF onto others, finding houses for the polka dotted elephants and  misfit toys.

And if you listen really hard, you may hear Rudolph’s sleigh bells  off in the distance….perhaps delivering a gift to You from Me.

   Yippy!

Please don’t feel bad if it’s a rum fruit cake from last Christmas (yes, they last that long) or the cinnamon & apple scented candle Aunt Bonnie purchased from the Pier One for my birthday. 

The thought is still genuine…Still sealed with lots of love and affection.

   I only hope I remembered to remove the previous tags!

A Last Important Note:    Re-Gift something today for people that will least expect it.  Why waste something that could be utilized , appreciated, and loved?! And if you happen to find that darling red headed doll, send her my way, okay? 

~~~Merry Christmas!     Joy!     Peace!     God’s Blessings!~~~~  XXXX OOOO