detritus--Mom

de·tri·tus  (d-trts)

n. pl. detritus

1. Loose fragments or grains that have been worn away from rock.

2.

a. Disintegrated or eroded matter: the detritus of past civilizations.

b. Accumulated material; debris: "Poems, engravings, press releaseshe eagerly scrutinizes the detritus of fame" (Carlin Romano).

Weary of cleaning up Christmas detritus, Mom started the tradition of not wrapping Christmas gifts.