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How to Beat the After-Christmas Blues
Christmas is an emotional storm, and next comes Valentine’s, so take a break. Move from emotion to thinking and action. 1.Start planning a Valentine’s Party, or Martin Luther King Party. If you were running a day late and a dollar behind for...
How To Not Blow Your Budget This Christmas.
Every year thousands of families make a fresh decision to start
living by a budget. They set up accounts on their home computer,
begin to track everything they spend and set limits designed to
help them save more and spend less.
Gwen Mathews...
Jump off the Stress Express--Bring Back the Holiday Spirit with Family Christmas Traditions
'Twas the week before Christmas and all though the house everything was in shambles. Too much to do and not enough time. More shopping to be done, presents to wrap, cookies to bake and decorating await. Oh the hustle and bustle, the extra work and...
Maybe This Christmas Will Be Different.....
Have you always dreamed of a Norman Rockwell Christmas - where everyone is singing Christmas carols and there is joy in the house? Alas, your Christmas memories are often filled with Uncle Joe getting drunk and your parents ending up in a fight....
Unique Travel Gifts for Christmas
Coming up with unique Christmas gift ideas can be difficult. If
you're buying for a traveler, here are a few unique travel gifts
you should consider.
Travel Gifts
For some people, travel consists of hopping on a plane and
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Get Those Christmas And Holiday Cards Out On Time
With Christmas just around the corner, many people begin the mad
rush to send out all the Christmas cards they resolved to send
out on time last year. No matter what the retail stores choose
to call the season, many people purchase stacks of holiday cards
with the intention of sending them all out. Unfortunately, many
of them end up in a box and collect dust until they're pondered
next year. This often happens because in the chaos of the season
it's difficult for many to master such a task because they don't
have a system that applies basic time management skills to
getting their cards out on time.
Here are some tips for breaking this process down and to let
friends and family know you're thinking of them before this
Christmas is over, courtesy of http://www.the-time-m
amagement-guy.com.
1. Decide your priorities. Is it really a priority for you to
send out Christmas and holiday cards this year? If it is, then
make that affirmation. This is one of the most important steps
for setting any goal. Now that you know this is a priority for
you, take action.
2. Make a list. It may sound cliché but without a list, how do
you know who you've left off of it? Make your list on a large
sheet of paper. Write down the names of all the people to whom
you wish to send cards. Using small sticky notes or index cards
are not effective because you simply don't have enough room to
be creative and to get your ideas down on paper.
3. Use color to break down the list. Somewhere on your list, use
a few colored markers, pencils or crayons and make a little key
to help you break it down. If there are people on the list that
are top priority, use red as the priority color and make a check
mark beside those names. If you have cards for Hanukkah to send
out, you could use blue and make a check beside those names.
There may be some who
should get an extra special card. Assign
them a unique color as well. Don't make any more categories than
absolutely necessary but make enough to help you break down the
task.
4. Make one shopping trip. Now that you have your list, go out
and buy the cards. Don't forget to buy stamps while you're out.
If you purchased some oversized cards be sure to get extra
postage. If you're not sure if the card is going to need extra
postage, take it into the post office with you and have it
weighed. If you're planning on adding anything extra into the
envelope make sure you know what the combined weight is so you
don't end up with cards returned by the Post Office.
5. Make the card the backdrop for your greeting. It's not
necessary to buy the fanciest cards for everyone. Purchase cards
that reflect your personal style and your message for the
season, but make what you write in the card your personal
greeting. You'll save time by purchasing boxes of cards instead
of an individual card for each person.
6. Get help. Solicit or conscript the help of family. Younger
children can take completed cards and apply a return address
label and the stamp. Older children can help address the
envelopes and even look up the addresses in your contact
manager. Play some music. Have a plate of cookies. Help turn the
task into a fun event.
Mailing out cards should be something fun every year. By
breaking the task down into small chunks it's easy to do and
easy to get done on time. This is the essence of effective time
management and can help you have a very Merry Christmas.
About the author:
You can find out more about how good time management can help
the entire family get more done, reduce holiday stress, and give
you more time by reading the "Super Tactics of Time Management
Experts" at www.the-time-management-gu
y.com
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