Savour the moment
“Christmas is a time for family and friends to come together and enjoy traditions old and new: decorating the tree, opening just the one present early, indulging in mince pies and watching your favourite cheesy Christmas movie. Taking pleasure in the process can help to create meaningful Christmas moments — and a ‘quality over quantity’ approach helps cut back on holiday waste.”
Create and collect traditions
“Enjoy selecting the Christmas tree ornaments that will become part of your collection. Take time to appreciate the craftsmanship behind hand-embroidered, hand-painted and hand-blown pieces. Make a ritual of building on your collection each year by including your family in the process and taking note of their favourites. You can pass them on to family and friends with other reminders of your most memorable Christmas moments.”
Count your blessings
“Create new traditions that you and your loved ones can revisit each year. One idea is to hand-write a note with one thing you’re grateful for in the year that’s just been and a wish for the coming year. Store these notes with your ornaments and other decor items, and then next Christmas make a special moment of reading them together as you decorate the tree.”
Care for your decorations
“Taking down the tree doesn’t need to be a drag. Use this time to pause, reflect and take pleasure in your ornaments , storing them with love and care for the next year. Where possible, reuse the original packaging or use tissue paper or larger gift boxes you may have received. You can also reuse household items like egg cartons to hold the ornaments in place. Tie the boxes with leftover ribbon and store them like gifts, so you have the pleasure of reopening them the following year.”
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