sudden housewifely brainwave

A peculiar insight that came to me as I was cleaning out a closet just now and fretting that I save wrapping paper to re-use. Can't help it. Pack rat. Useless substance yet somewhat required in life and so, recycle it.

The brainwave was: Keep the bits of wrapping paper with the xmas ornaments in their box. Then when xmas rolls around again and I need wrapping paper and bows and ribbons, it will be there when I take out the box...

I'll be signing up for my lobotomy any minute now, because i was impressed with myself for figuring this out. I don't think I can claim any longer to be an intellectual and a scholar. Next, I will be removing stains with vinegar instead of just throwing away the crappy shirt from goodwill.