Organizing Hacks For The Holidays

As the holidays approach, you might find yourself wishing for more hours in the day.

Implement a few of these organizing tactics into your holiday routine, and you might be able to squeeze a few more hours into December for some YOU time.

Holiday Decor - Don't feel obligated to hang every decoration every year. Take time off from your treasures, maybe this year go minimalist and see how it feels. It can be a huge relief!

Purge the old, dusty and musty decor - Take time to purge your old decorations and keep only the items that you enjoy seeing every year. Downsize and make decorating easier and more enjoyable next year.

Gift Giving - Start your holiday thinking before you start your holiday buying. Make a list of everyone you will buy for this year. Keep this list in your wallet. When you are out and about, you might find that perfect gift even before the holidays arrive!

Give Sustainable Living - (www.heifer.org) Support the world by giving a chicken, goat or cow to an impoverished family. Give those in need an opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty with a gift that also honors your friends and family who already have everything!

Create Ritual - Formulate a plan that resonates with your heart's desire this year: This might mean spending an evening by yourself for pampering or getting everyone you love together at the same time every year, even if it is on a conference call. Create an annual habit that makes you feel like this time of the year is special and sacred.

Spend the Holidays Solo - You are not obligated to go home for the holidays. If you really need to take a time out - do it, take a trip or curl up with your favorite book or watch a movie by yourself. It's all good and might be what you really need. Jump on a plane and go somewhere where others don't celebrate the holidays and decompress. You can create a your own personal holiday interlude and start the New Year revitalized, relaxed and perhaps even a bit smug...

Find Ways to De-emphasize Commercialism - Make a pact with your friends to not exchange gifts this year. Instead, exchange cards that represent a service like babysitting, a home-cooked catered meal, popcorn and movie rental delivery etc. Spend time collecting blankets and food for the needy and help the less fortunate by sharing your time, energy and love.

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