According to The
American Psychological Association, the people most susceptible to stress over
the holiday season are women, particularly women with children. The cost of
gifts, the pressure to buy gifts and sense of overwhelm are pushing their
stress levels to new extremes. By being properly organized, busy moms can cut
their stress levels significantly and keep a tight rein on their holiday
budget.
The My Organized
Holidays epack takes each part of the holidays and breaks it down into
manageable chunks, making it is easier to get through the to-do lists. It’s
designed to be flexible and is easily used according to a family’s needs. Used
in conjunction with the following tips, the My Organized Holidays epack will
help busy moms everywhere get through the holidays, save money and have a great
time.
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Take tiny bites. Instead of tackling the whole thing, focus on one
small job at a time. This way you are less likely to suffer from overwhelm, and
more likely to get things done.
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Just take the first step. Getting started is often the most
difficult part of completing a task. Many times, once you have taken that first
step, the second and third come without your having to think about it.
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Replace the negative with the positive. Instead of thinking how boring or
difficult the task ahead will be, concentrate on the feeling you will have once
you have completed it. Instead of “I have to address all these boring
envelopes,” think “How happy Great Aunt Etta will be to receive the photos of
the kids.”
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Focus on the task at hand. It is so easy to get distracted these
days. Whatever the task is, remove any distractions and only allow yourself to
check your Facebook/Twitter/whatever when you have completed the task at hand.
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Be picky about your To Do List. It is easy to add tasks to your to-do
list that you can easily cross off, and it might feel good to get to cross them
off too. But this strategy doesn’t shorten your list or achieve anything at the
end of the day. “Pick son up from school” of course you are going to do that,
it is hardly an option, not like not folding the laundry. If it isn’t a real
to-do then leave it off the list. That way you feel real accomplishment when you
do cross off completed jobs.
The My Organized
Holidays epack is a PDF file containing planners, checklists and schedules
specially crafted for busy moms to use over the holiday season.
The cost is $20,
with 10% contributed as donations to KIVA.
Available as an
instant download here
A free PDF gift
list checklist is available here
Jo Ebisujima is a Brit living in Japan. She loves
creating for children and helping parents to organize themselves and their
children so that they can spend more quality time together. She writes about
her work at My Organized Chaos. She can also be found at her personal
blog jojoebi designs where she shares about her everyday life,
Montessori, crafting, and raising a bilingual child in Japan.
