Love to hear it, and happy everyone ageeed to it. It can be tough to shift set ideas like the idea of gift giving.
My sibling and I opted for a buy nothing Christmas years ago and it was awesome! We did make gifts though. My partner and love making creative and fun cards to give to friends, and it’s always great to share handcrafted items like self care products or art. It really shows you care for people, not just allocating funds to replace thoughtful intention.
Happy birthday and hope you get that yummy pie!