Do you feel a little nauseous from all the Reese's and Skittles you ate yesterday? Are you looking at all the fake spider webs covering your bushes and wondering who's going to clean that up? Halloween is the kick-off to the holiday season. Are you ready?
Read on for tips to survive the holiday crazy. Plus, 2 chances to win a $50 gift card to The Container Store, to help you prep for what's to come.
After eating candy for dinner last night, your body needs some time to adjust. Water can help. Go get yourself a big glass of water, and drink it all while you keep reading. This will help to cleanse your body from all that sugar. Then realize that with Thanksgiving just three weeks away, you can spend these 21 days being extra healthy. By making that short, concrete goal, it won't be overwhelming. It's something you can get through, with a reward at the end.
Focus on eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, and limiting the junk food. Add in some some mini-exercises to your routine, like walking twice around your block before coming inside at night, or climbing up and down the stairs 4 times each morning. Then when the holidays really kick into high gear, you'll already be feeling better. Maybe you'll even keep up some of that routine.
The sooner you get rid of any traces of Halloween, the sooner you'll be ready for what's next. Put it on your calendar to get that done by Sunday. After all, jack o' lanterns left around too long get really gross.
Next week, you'll be able to think about the next shift of holiday decor. But before you take out the lights and reindeer, take a look at what you have. If you're like most people, it could use some organization. So this year, as soon as the decorations are pulled out, buy some storage bins and containers. Then when you get around to putting everything away in January, it will be so much easier to make them neat and organized. You will be extra thankful next November.
When life gets overwhelming, it's best to write things down. Keeping a list can help you de-stress and get things organized. Make sure to get your family involved by encouraging them to add things, and cross off items too. Put a person's name next to each item, so everyone knows what they need to do (and can see how much is on your plate!) If your list is on paper, put it in the kitchen, where everyone can see it. Or try an app that shares the list between your family members, such as Microsoft To-Do, Google Keep, and Remember The Milk.
If you create your list now, you can spend the next three weeks crossing things off. While you have time, how about baking some cookies and freezing them? Or buying the wrapping paper you'll soon need. You can even add to each day "20 minutes of exercise" and "Drink an extra glass of water." Done and done.
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getting ready to start my holiday window painting - that always sets the mood..and passersby love it!
I really don't do a lot of decoration for Halloween (lit pumpkin on porch) or Thanksgiving. Christmas is another story and my husband and I really decorate the inside of the house for Christmas. The movies, smell of cookies baking , wrapping presents and music makes the holiday very festive.
Not planning to buy gifts this year. Just wanting to spend time with the people I love.
I get ready for the holidays by making lists and starting early! I already have a few gifts and hope to decorate soon!
I make a list and put all in the container box.
I am eating healthier and started working out again!
I don't do candy but the mixed drinks I'll have to detox from them! I go out of town for the holidays, so prepping for that usually consist of packing. Most gifts are pre-bought items throughout the year, mainly because I hate the traffic rush and last minute shopping!! Happy Holidays!
I am ready and planning my Thanksgiving menu!
I am already starting to plan my holiday menus and baking!
I have already started purchasing gifts earlier in the year. I also did my decoration shopping after Christmas last year.
Sorting through the holiday decorations now, also making a list of giftees and things I need to get!
Lists. Lists. More lists
Getting small repairs around the house done, created shopping budget and I have had family & friends create an Amazon wish list of anything and everything that they are interested in so that it makes it easier to do my shopping!
I'm getting ready by monitoring the prices of certain gifts so that I can get the best deals!
Lists, lists, and more lists. I write my to do lists and add the items to my daily calendar to make sure it all gets scheduled and done.