What would be most meaningful for you this holiday
season? Chances are what came to your
mind was not a particular item you hope to receive for Christmas but about
relationships.
Wholesome green living and all-natural, green cleaning!
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So how can you do things
differently to reflect what truly matters to you? PRIORITIZE and learn to say "NO." But...you don't understand? --keeping reading!
Prioritize your holiday events so you do not become
frantically trying to attend everything.
What matters most? Make a
list! Then choose the top five on your
list and assign them tentative dates to do those activities.
Prioritize school holiday concerts, maybe you do not
personally enjoy a crowded gymnasium, but you want to support your child; add
the top school events to your calendar.
Other peripheral school holiday happenings, like cookie exchanges, could
be let go of this year in order to have a simpler holiday.
Prioritize work-related holiday get-togethers. What are the essentials/non-essentials? Cut back on which ones you will attend. Don't be afraid to say "no".
Prioritize your travel! Rather than trying to get to all the expected family
gatherings on the same day or two, alternate which home you will visit for
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. This is a system my husband and I worked out
and it has been working pretty well. I
know of some families that are ragged by the time Christmas Day is over, simply
because they were making sure they covered all the parents and in-laws homes on
the same day. They come home with grumpy
kids and are all stressed out. If that
story sounds like yours, do something to make a change!
Prioritize personal space!
At least one evening a week throughout this season, give
yourself a break! Create margin of time
for you to be alone, or to go out with your spouse or a friend, just
because!
Enjoy dinner, or a movie, a
walk in the park, or whatever helps you just to "breathe" and unwind.
More to come on "Creating a Simpler Holiday"
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