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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I'm making my lists, so I can get crazy with the lights, tinsel, and other decos. I plan how much food I'm going to bake for everyone, and I mean everyone. I make these Holiday Survival Kits to give to random strangers, and haul a bunch of them with me for the 2 months leading up to the new year. I decorate for Christmas, Black Friday through Cyber Monday, and then I worry about shopping. I go crazy for the winter holidays.
Setting a budget and shopping sales
I make lists for everything to stay organized.
Cleaning the house, clearing clutter. Making lists and a budget for Christmas presents so I can be done shopping by middle of Nov. I hate shopping past that!
I'm trying to save as much money but cutting out unnecessary things like eating out and coffees.
Put Halloween decorations away....and starting to put out fall/Thanksgiving ones. I haven't started thinking about holiday gifts yet....
I got the fall/T-giving decorations out of the bin, but left them in the guest room accidentally. Win! I'm working on a shopping list for Christmas but having a difficult time with inspiration for gift ideas...
I am taking down Halloween and putting up Thanksgiving today!!
I save all of the coupons in one place in the car so they are at the ready when I am out and about.
I am doing some Fall Cleaning. Why wait till spring? Fall Cleaning should totally be a thing.
Halloween decor is being stored today and a bit of fall/harvest deco is being set out. Storage containers make decorating and storing easy and help us stay organized!
I am cleaning out the clutter to make room for the holiday stuff and I have started my Christmas shopping.
A1: Definitely making my to-do list and getting lots of water and exercise in!
I am getting ready for the holidays by browsing deals starting today and picking up little gifts here and there so that I am ready and stress free come Christmas! :)
Well, today I am eating roasted pumpkin seeds, and playing holiday music while at work. I am definitely putting away the Halloween décor this weekend, and bringing out the Thanksgiving décor (since I am hosting the dinner this year!), with the Christmas decorations not far behind! Love this time of year!!!