To have chucked all my christmas cards in the bin?

[HerlockSholmes]

basically i have a tiny living room with no furniture on which to sit cards. i have taken all ds' nursery cards and neighbour ones down from the wall stringy thing and put family cards up there and one ds made as there wasn't room for all of them.

i decided there was no point in keeping a pile of random cards from people i dont even speak to that often so have chucked them, mum says this was mean of me but ive been trying to declutter and keep the housr looking nice for christmas, whats the difference between binning them and shoving them in a drawer, really?

I have a long ribbon which I tie between each end of my curtain pole, then I hook cards over the ribbon. Looks festive, doesn't need attaching to the wall and keeps the cards out of the way.

I am feeling guilty this year as we reviewed the number of cards we send out - only to find all sorts of people have popped out of the woodwork this year and sent us cards .

"since i am not going to do so now, does it matter if they are in the bin or wait around in the drawer for a week and then go the same way?"

Probably not but you asked. You know the rules. 27 pages of repetition must now follow and you started it

Completely with you OP. I've read the cards we've received, I've been grateful for the effort the person sending has put in. But I don't think that means I have to keep it on display for weeks on end.

My brother sent me a postcard a few weeks ago, I read it, was grateful - chucked it. Don't see the problem if it's someone who is never going to know or care. Doesn't bother me if my cards are being recycled once they've been read.

Our cards keep getting knocked to the floor by overexcited DC jumping around so really they are in a heap on the floor most of the time and not on the fiddly string/ribbon things.

jeez.... only 23 more to go then WhenSarah

i have just had another one through the door from Mrs. Across- the - road. who i barely spoken to since a minor spat over a paddling pool in july.

i have put it on the hall windowsill

Yanbu, I chuck them ASAP, hardly get any because I don't send them. Though I got one from nick clegg so displayed that (in an ironic way I swear)