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"I&amp;#039;m trying to start a two-part revolution over at my main gig, where I blog about weddings. So I figured I&amp;#039;d get you ladies in on it.  Ready?  PART 1: If you&amp;#039;re going to a baby shower, send the gift right to the mom-to-be. For baby showers, I always buy off the registry, and I opt for boring things, like Diaper Genie refills, gender-neutral receiving blankets, and itty-bitty white T-shirts. And then I send the gift right to mom and dad. I do this for three reasons.  1) I don&amp;#039;t have to carry a 192-pack of Pampers all over creation when I&amp;#039;m trekking to the shower.  2) The guest of honor has one less thing to coo over at the shower. Like I said, I choose useful gifts over fun ones, so why make her feign excitement over a jumbo box of baby wipes?  3) It cuts down on present-opening time. Let&amp;#039;s face it: Showers are l-o-n-g. The fewer gifts there are to open, the sooner everyone&amp;#039;s getting out of there.  Of course, if you&amp;#039;re bringing something amazing\u2014like a hand-knit blanket\u2014that you want everyone to ohh and ahh over, by all means bring it with you. If other guests sent their gifts ahead of time, it&amp;#039;ll just give the extra-special ones a little more time in the spotlight.  PART 2: If you&amp;#039;re sending a gift, don&amp;#039;t have it wrapped! As you know, I&amp;#039;m obsessed with waste. And there&amp;#039;s no bigger waste than a gift that&amp;#039;s packaged in foam and cardboard and placed a box, then wrapped in pretty paper and put in another box (along with 2 billion packing peanuts) for shipping. Sending a gift is always going to involve some level of waste, so I say, cut down where you can!  So whaddaya say? Do you want to join in my revolution? Or do you think it&amp;#039;s totally misguided?  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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