Find Joy This Holiday Season & Holiday Planner!

Hello friends! I’m sharing a few simple things that will help find joy this holiday season which can be stressful at time. I’ve also made a holiday planner to help with this!

Find Joy This Holiday Season

You guys know I’m all about finding joy in life. The holidays can be a joyous time but they can also be stressful. I’m sharing a few tips that you can do to help find joy this holiday season. One of them is a holiday planner that I just put together!

The Holidays can be Stressful

Between the school’s holiday play, work obligations, Baking, Christmas parties, and gift shopping, the weeks leading up to Christmas can be a very busy and stressful time. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and rush through your busy days. When you push hard to get it all done and keep up with the Jones’s, you may find yourself tired and exhausted on Christmas day, realizing that you’ve blown through the entire holiday season without stopping to enjoy it.

There are a few little simple things we can do to make sure that doesn’t happen. If you’re ready to make sure you can enjoy this holiday season, no matter how busy you are or how much pressure you’re under, keep reading.

Stop And Smell The Poinsettias

When you’re busy, it’s hard to notice the fun little things this season has to offer. Challenge yourself to stop at least once a day and “smell the poinsettias”. Take a short little break to enjoy a cookie and your favorite drink. Spend a few extra minutes when you’re driving home with the kids in the evening and go look at lights. Turn on Christmas tunes and sing and dance through the house. Just stop and have some Christmas fun for a few minutes. It’s a great stress buster.

Get Your Own Little Elves

Santa doesn’t do everything on his own, and neither should you. Learn to delegate both at the office and at home. Have your assistant compile the report for the boss, and get the kids to help with cleaning up after dinner. If you’re really sneaky, you can even get them to help with wrapping their siblings’ presents.

When you get some help with some of the things you have to get done, you’re freeing up a little time here and there to enjoy the season. No better time than the present to get good at delegating.

See? You’re already on your way to find joy this holiday season!

Making A List And Checking It Twice

 Learn to prioritize. Make a list of what you need to get done today, this week, or before Christmas. Prioritize it and then go back and check it again. Strike out anything you don’t really need to do. It’s amazing how freeing cutting tasks and things out of your life can be. There are a lot of things we do just because we’ve always done them. When you stop and challenge yourself to focus on the important stuff, it becomes much easier to cut out busy work. That in turn greatly reduces the length of our to-do list and with it both the time it takes to get everything done and the stress we’re under.

Use a Holiday Planner to Keep you Organized and Prepared

Last but not least, Use a holiday planner. Preparation us key in helping things run smoother which makes us happier and can help in finding joy during a stressful holiday season. Pages include: Cover Page, Calendar Nov- Dec, Wish List, Gift List, Gift Giving Planner, Gift Tracker, Shopping List, To Do List, Daily Planner, Weekly Planner, Christmas Cards, Holiday Meal Planner, Grocery shopping, Expense Tracker, Stocking Stuffers, Holiday Acts of Kindness, and Notes.

This is a 17 page binder and a lot of work was put into it, therefore, I have added it to my new Etsy Shop. First listing! (hahah) Many more to come though! I love offering so many free printables but I need to generate some sales to keep up with it all. Don’t worry I will always offer free printables here!

You can purchase the planner —->> HERE

and finally…

Follow Santa’s example and just like him you’ll find joy in during this busy holiday season. Merry Christmas! I have a great post on bring Santa and Christ together on Christmas. Find it HERE.