We use a lot of my Mom's (grandmother's) old dishes daily. I had them all wrapped up and safely stowed away in boxes, until one day asked myself why. I had always loved those dishes, yet never used them (and Mom rarely used them either). It seemed such a waste to keep them wrapped up - who was going to enjoy them if not me???

So we unwrapped everything, and now we use them daily, and get so much enjoyment out of them. Since I don't have children, and none of my nieces are going to want them (they have enough stuff already from both sides of their families), if the dishes get broken, well then so be it, at least they were well-loved while they survived, lol.
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When you don't like a thing, change it.
If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

(Maya Angelou)