{"id":388,"date":"2023-11-27T17:05:45","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/?p=388"},"modified":"2023-11-27T17:05:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:05:48","slug":"5-ways-to-manage-your-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-manage-your-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Manage your Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you regularly have a lot going on in life, the added tasks of the holidays can wreak havoc on your time management. Shopping, hosting, holiday cards, parties, travel\u2026where does the time come from to fit everything in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the biggest time management traps is magical thinking about how long tasks will take. An easy rule of thumb is to estimate how long a task will take and then double it! If you end up with time, you\u2019ll have no trouble filling it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Be realistic about your schedule. Some things have to be given to make room for the extra tasks of the holidays. Time isn\u2019t going to appear in your calendar magically. <\/strong>Be vigilant about passing on opportunities that don\u2019t help your goal of having a wonderful holiday. That could mean saying \u201cno\u201d to the 7th Christmas party invitation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are many ways to enjoy your holidays; some are less time-consuming than others. For example, if you realize it will take 10 hours to put together holiday cards (including addressing, stamping, and getting them to the mailbox), you may choose to do something simpler \u2013 or choose a different time of year to reach out and connect. Remember your original desire to make connections with family and friends. <\/strong>Realize there are many ways to do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Other time-saving examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s easy to feel we are solely responsible for making a memorable and magical experience for our loved ones. That can be pretty unrealistic and overwhelming. Have a look at your task list and\u00a0see how you can share the load:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Where possible, focus your time and energy on the tasks you enjoy and learn how to get help from others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Holidays can be a time when life gets out of balance. In order to make more time in our schedules, we often sacrifice personal time for exercise or re-charge. Make it a priority to plan in time for self-care so you can give the gift that really matters \u2013 yourself!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Taking this time to practice time management can help you for the rest of your life!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you regularly have a lot going on in life, the added tasks of the holidays can wreak havoc on your time management. Shopping, hosting, holiday cards, parties, travel\u2026where does the time come from to fit everything in? 1. Time Estimating One of the biggest time management traps is magical thinking about how long tasks […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":389,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[56,26,92],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/389"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lessmoremethod.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}2. Simplify Your Task List<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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3. Don\u2019t Go It Alone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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4. Learn from holidays past<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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5. Balance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n