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How to cut your holiday stress

Christmas living room

Getting thru the holidays is stressful. Not only do you have your everyday stuff that still needs to be done like cleaning house, making meals, working, … but now you have to make sure your house is presentable all month, plan parties, buy gifts, go to parties and dinners, and do it all with a smile on your face.

Here are a few tips to help you keep up with the everyday stuff –

Cleaning Rituals are a real time and energy life saver

If you own the Clean Freak Handbook, you know how much easier life is when you have a system. The whole idea is that you do certain tasks every day to keep your home looking great all of the time.

Things you should do every day include –

  • Picking up
  • Cleaning up the kitchen after dinner
  • Giving the bathroom a quick once over.
  • And one cleaning task, dusting, vacuuming, etc. Just one.

When you do this consistently your home will always presentable.

Plan easy dinners

This is not a time for elaborate dinners. On the other hand, you need your healthy and energy, so you’ll want to eat healthier.

Here are a couple resources to help you plan fast, easy dinners

Basic Fast 3 Course Dinners

Make Dinner Appear Like Magic

How to Always Have Something for Dinner

So, that takes care of cleaning and meals. That leaves you a lot more time and energy to deal with all the rest.

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