Clutter Free Gifts

I am having a hate-hate relationship with clutter right now. My mom is coming for the holidays. She is an amazing super mom lady and she always does the cooking and cleaning and many other helpful things when she comes to visit. This leaves me free to do things that she can't necessarily do, like catch up on some homschooling with the kids or decluttering. So, I am hoping to get a lot of decluttering done during the holidays. My mom and I go out and buy our Christmas presents ourselves that we plan for the other person to give us. That way we get something we need/want, and not something that will just clutter up our lives and not really have a use. I'm sorry if that doesn't sound Christmas-y to you, but we really enjoy Christmas this way.

If I do get a "surprise" gift, I hope that it is something that can be used up (christmas baking, nut tray, my favorite products, fruit basket, free babysitting, etc) and won't create clutter in my life.

Today I came across an article from Simple Organic listing 5 Clutter-Free Gifts to Give This Christmas

I would not mind if I did not get any Christmas gifts at all (gifts are not my Love Language), but as long as I am getting some, I sure would much prefer the clutter-free kind they are talking about. I wouldn't even mind socks - in fact Bamboo socks are on my "list". Smile.