It’s been almost 10 years now since I first pressed send on the round robin email to my family ahead of Christmas, humbly, if not a little tentatively, asking them to consider only buying pre-loved gifts for me.
With it, I sent a list of ideas of the things I would like to receive. I explained that while I’ve always been a fan of the magic of Christmas – and I do truly love the sound, the smell, the glow of Christmas cheer – I would like to try to scale back on the sheer volume of “stuff” that this time of year had begun to symbolise and cultivate a more sustainable Christmas. Part of that, for me, had to be about avoiding waste.
