Reflecting on the Holidays: Evaluating Your Holiday Plan

December 26, 2009

As you begin your thank you notes take a few minutes to reflect on the holiday celebrations.
Did they meet your goals? What was the best part? What would you do differently?
By asking those questions and recording those notes in your holiday planner you now have your plan started for the next season.
In addition, answer the [...]

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Stress Less for the Holidays: Take Care of Yourself

December 19, 2009

During this holiday season, remember to take care of yourself to ease stress. Holidays come on top of all our other tasks so make sure you have time for yourself. Put yourself first so you have the energy for others and other things.
If you have a plan you can incorporate self care into your schedule [...]

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“Waist” Management

December 12, 2009

As we move into the last couple of weeks of the holiday season, here are some tips to help you manage your waist and still enjoy the celebrations:

Drink water
Use healthy self-talk messages
Practice delay tactics
Eat on a regular schedule
Station yourself away from the buffet
Allow one treat or a small taste
Stock up on healthy snacks
Bring a healthy [...]

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Stress Less for the Holidays: Card Giving

December 5, 2009

Does the thought of sending holiday cards send you into panic mode?
You can enjoy the process of card giving if you have a plan.
Schedule time in your plan to buy cards and stamps and to address and sign cards. If you haven’t put these tasks in your calendar yet, do so now and soon. Also [...]

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Stress Less This Holiday: Gift-giving Part 2

November 28, 2009

Here are a few more tips for organizing your holiday gift-giving:

Set up a gift-wrap center right away so you can wrap as you go. Select a color and theme for your wrapping and keep all supplies such as tape, pens and scissors together so you don’t have to hunt for them.
Prepare a written gift list [...]

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Stress Less This Holiday: Gift-giving Part 1

November 21, 2009

“Gift giving is the inside-out feeling wrapped in a box.” ~Marcia Ramsland
Many times as we approach the holiday gift-giving becomes more of a chore than a pleasure. Gif-giving is often identified by many as one of the biggest stresses in preparing for the holiday season.
Just think about it…. you have to decide what to buy, [...]

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Your Six Week Holiday Plan for Stressing Less

November 14, 2009

Have you started your holiday planning? Have you been thinking about the holidays and thought you need to get a plan going? Or do you say what plan, why would I need a plan?
Most of the holiday stress occurs in the last three weeks because most events happen during that timeframe. There are parties, cookie [...]

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Giving IS Better than Receiving

November 7, 2009

I had the pleasure of attending a local fundraising event last night put on by an amazing woman who personifies the adage “it is better to give than receive”. Several years ago she asked herself what could she do for people close to her who were touched by the cancer experience and she started this [...]

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Clutter Busting: For the Holidays

October 31, 2009

With the holidays fast approaching are you looking forward to them in anticipation or dread? Do you look around the house and wonder how you are ever going to do all the stuff you need to do for your family to have a great holiday season and for you not to be stressed out?
It comes [...]

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Clutter Busting: Souvenirs and Collectibles

October 24, 2009

Do you have collections of baseball caps or spoons from all your vacations? Did you inherit your aunt’s figurines? Or do you have so many seashells that you don’t know what to do with them?
Many times we keep souvenirs or collections because of the feeling associated with them, not because they are useful. Are you [...]

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