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 make lists, set budgets and buy gifts and things I need for the holidays throughout the year.
I agree with the To Do List, , they work for me.
Im preparing a Christmas playlist for December. Also I'm looking for fun recipes to bring to my family's function! So so excited!
I am not getting ready for the holidays. I am a mom in college trying to finish a couple of papers and projects before thanksgiving due the day after the break. I took my children trick or treating last night. We will have a nice dinner for thanksgiving and visit family. That's about it.
I can't think. My tummy hurts. So much candy. But I've been slowly budgeting throughout the year to be financially prepared and trying to firm up plans so I can be more intentional and not making 8 million target trips
We're getting ready for Thanksgiving by leaving the plain artificial pumpkins in place. We are also decluttering and doing an autumn house cleaning.
I'm taking the kids' candy to work.
Gift list is crucial. Plus trying to get more active even with the time change!
Have several Fall decorations that be good for Halloween and take me through Thanksgivign. I am getting everyone's lists and saving ads. Going through to see if items on sale. Keeping store coupons hooks to calendar to I know when they need to be used by. And remember to use them.
I'm not even decorating this year since we will be traveling. Easy, peasy! LOL
My mom is here from Lima so we will star the decorations pretty soon.
Taking down the Halloween decorations and putting up Fall decorations
trying to keep up:)
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Lots of stocking up on cocktails. I'm gonna need it!