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Stress Free Holiday Tip No. 2

Going through the holidays without a plan is kind of like driving in the car without a map or GPS system.

My last blog entry covered stress free (or at least less stress). Holiday Tip No. 1: Keep it Simple! In that blog we mentioned creating a holiday plan, which leads us to...

Tip No. 2: Plan, Plan, Plan!

Once you have decided what is important to you for simple holiday celebrations, you need to create a plan to make it happen.

Going through the holidays without a plan is kind of like driving in the car without a map or GPS system. I know, many of you will resist this metaphor with the logic that you do not need a map for somewhere you have already been. But if you got lost (i.e. stressed or sidetracked) the last time you went through the holidays, a plan for this holiday season is going to help keep you from getting in a wreck (i.e. overdoing, overspending and regretting it come January).

You can create a simple holiday plan by writing down what you want to do this holiday season and scheduling time to do those things on your list. You do not need a fancy notebook or special paper, but you should have your calendar nearby for scheduling time. Any paper or calendar will do, or if you are a techie, you might want to do this on the computer.

Next time I will write more about using a calendar for scheduling both holiday events and tasks.

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