Time to relax
What happens when the holiday is nearly upon us?
We tend to want to stress out; to stay up late and get everything checked off the list; to make everything “Martha” perfect.
If it’s getting too stressful, or becoming too much, or you aren’t getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night – newsflash! – you’re doing too much.
Get your beauty rest. You’ll handle the whole holiday weekend better if you’re well rested.
Either delegate some of the remaining preparations, or decide you don’t need to do everything.
- Bake that next batch of cookies in a couple of days. Really – they can wait – either don’t mix up the dough, or wrap what you have in plastic wrap and a zipper bag, and freeze it.
- Skip the last minute decorating. It’s already pretty. Put the boxes away and call it done.
- Before you make one more run to the grocery store, check all your recipes, then check your pantry and fridge. Make sure it is the last trip you need to make.
- Delegate the remaining gift wrapping. It doesn’t have to meet “Martha” standards to be wrapped. Most kids over 10 can do a fine job.
- Delegate food preparations – chopping vegetables, mixing ingredients, making salad, preparing a relish tray – hand these tasks off to guests who enjoy feeling useful.
