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Baby Shower Invitations Ideas
The best baby shower invitations ideas are both practical and sentimental. Plan your baby shower the way you would any other celebration, starting with the baby shower invitation. Invitations let everyone know the details of the upcoming event. The...
Gifts for Him
I'll assume "him" doesn't refer to me, but still help you out
with some ideas for gifts for him. These gifts for him run from
the practical to outrageous, but all make good gifts.
Gifts for Him
And here we go...
1. Brother MPrint...
Introducing a New Kitten to Your Older Cat...
So, you read somewhere that introducing a new kitten into your home could be great for your existing cat, for companionship. And you remember how much fun your cat was when she was a new kitten, and you would love to re-live those days.
It is...
Kick Start Your Mentor Program and Stop the Bullies!
Whining about bullying and how rotten the bullies were and the poor students that they bullied used to be one of my regular activities. "We have to do something to help these kids" both the bullies and their victims," I would whine. But for...
"Mended Heart"
Many of us at some point in our lives have suffered from what some people refer to as a 'broken heart.' This of course is not referring to our physical heart but an emotional condition that can affect our physical well being as well other aspects of...
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Decide, Delegate & Dump
The principles behind, the three D's-- decide, delegate and dump
can be used throughout the year to begin to simplfy, focus and
create in both your business and home life. to enjoy any holiday
or activity more. This newsletter intended to be a resource for
you to acquire practical information that will help you create
the life of your dreams. By identifying what it is that you
want, and by taking the action steps necessary, you can quickly
take your dreams to reality.
Decide, Delegate and Dump
How can you make the holidays more enjoyable this year? First
decide to enjoy them! Decide to have fun and enjoy yourself this
year. Next, decide how to make that happen for yourself. What is
important to you? What traditions do you enjoy? Do you enjoy the
shopping, the baking, the parties, the family get together?
What parts of the holidays don't you enjoy? The shopping, the
baking, the cleaning? It may be time to delegate these task that
you don't like. Can you shop online? Can you limit the gift
giving to one gift each? Can you limit the amount you spend on
each person? Can you decide to just do gift certificates this
year or better still, just give money?
Can you get someone in to do your holiday cleaning or can you
delegate cleaning tasks to members of your family? With this one
you have to be able to accept the job that is done by others. If
you are going to complain or redo the job they do, you've
defeated the whole purpose and probably caused yourself more
stress. This is where you decide to accept the help that is
available and then let it go. So the house isn't dusted
perfectly or the bathroom mirror has streaks on it, at least you
didn't have to do it.
Can you delegate the baking to someone else this year? Can you
cut back on the amount you bake? I've noticed in the last
several years that my family and friends have given up eating a
lot of the sweets and treats and I am left with lots of
leftovers that I don't want to eat either. Let the kids do the
baking this year. Do the cookies really have to look perfect? If
they do, can you just order a cookie tray
from the local bakery?
Really love the baking? Start early and put it in the freezer.
Now the tough part, decide what you can dump from your holidays.
Do you really need to get out every decoration? Do you have to
have lights outside? Can you cut your baking in half? With the
issues with the mail this year, do you really need to send
Christmas cards this year? What can you give up or delegate in
order to enjoy yourself? You have to decide for yourself. Where
is your comfort zone.
Action Challenge
Decide to be happy and enjoy the holidays. You can't make
everyone happy, only yourself. Do all the holiday activities
because you want to, not because you feel you have to.
Decide what it is that you love to do in order to prepare for
and participate in the festivities.
Delegate the tasks you don't enjoy and then don't complain about
how they get done.
Dump anything that doesn't really make a difference in the
scheme of things. Just because you've always made cookies,
doesn't mean you have to continue to do so.
Start new traditions. Gift certificates, family cleaning day,
ordering cookies, having everyone bring a dish to holiday
gatherings instead of preparing everything yourself?
Changing just one thing this year can make a difference in your
enjoyment of the holidays.
If you are the type that enjoys everything about the holidays or
you really have no big part in managing all the tasks that are
required to make the holidays a success, I challenge you to help
someone you know with a task that you might be good at or could
take care of easily so they might enjoy the holidays more.
About the author:
MARY GUTHEIL ANDERSON is an organizational consultant/coach,
speaker, writer and television producer based in the heart of
Silicon Valley. As an organizational consultant/coach, Mary
specializes in working with clients who are struggling with
issues related to time management, organization, work/life
balance, stress reduction and recovery.Please contact Mary at
650-06-3772 or at lifemanagementconsulting.com
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