From crystal wine glasses still in their wedding gift boxes to fancy china gathering dust behind glass doors, these precious items sit waiting for occasions that never seem special enough—while we eat takeout on paper plates and dry our hands on threadbare towels.
Growing up, I remember my mom pulling out the “good china” exactly twice a year: Thanksgiving and Christmas.
The rest of the time, those delicate plates with the gold trim sat in our dining room hutch, gathering dust behind glass doors. We’d eat off ... [6756 chars]