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The holidays can get so overwhelming! Everyone can feel the magic of the holiday season but there’s no doubt that it gets very intense. With all the bright-colored decorations, gatherings to attend, gifts to buy, baking, and cooking to do, feeling disorganized creeps up on you really fast.

As soon as September hits, I am automatically geared up to maximize the Fall, Winter, and holiday seasons as much as I can! I’m going through a few tips on How To Stay Organized During The Holidays so you can have the best end to the year! Open up The ULTIMATE 100 Pop Christmas Song Playlist and take notes!

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HERE ARE TIPS ON HOW TO STAY ORGANIZED DURING THE HOLIDAYS:

Prioritize What Needs To Be Sent Out First

If your family does annual family christmas cards, be sure to order those as soon as you can. Generally, holiday cards are sent out before Christmas to all your friends and family that you may not get a chance to see. Sending a holiday card is the perfect way to kickstart your holiday season and an easy enough task to tick off!

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In addition to that, if you’re sending out parcels or gifts to family that live far away, get them done sooner rather than later to ensure that they receive their gifts come Christmas day!

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Plan Out What Holiday Activities You’re Attending

During this time, most towns and cities are decked out with Christmas lights and fun seasonal activities! If you’re like me and want to try and get to everything, it can get 1. overwhelming 2. expensive real quick! Be sure to plan out exactly what you want to attend early on and don’t be afraid to leave days that are blank so that you can be cozy at home!

You’ll thank yourself later for balancing downtime and fun times!

Make A Budget

I know this sounds super straightforward but trust me when I say that EVERY retailer will be maximizing their marketing strategies to get you to add more to your cart. Never go completely broke just for the holidays. Remember that although gift-giving and opening are very fun, there is so much more that makes the holiday season magical. Gifts are never mandatory and it’s truly the thought that counts.

In recent years, my family has stepped away from gift-giving and just bought expensive games, activities, food, and drinks instead to enjoy together. We still splurge on the kiddos in the family but for the adults, we prefer just the company and quality time!

Budget roughly how much you want to aim to spend on each person you’re gifting plus all the drinks and food that you’ll be making and bringing to gatherings. Shop the sales as much as you can and create a menu revolving around that instead.

Keep Things On Hand In A Bin

I find that during the holidays, I’m misplacing things left and right. A great idea that I have been doing for a while is keeping a handy bin of miscellaneous things! I like to keep one in the car and one at home but things like a small sewing kit in case your outfit rips, tape, scissors, snacks, an extra gift card/cards, pens, sharpies, matches, chapstick, lotion etc.

Whatever you feel like you use the most or would be thankful to have if an unexpected situation arises, add it to the bin! It’s so great to keep around in case you’re in a rush or when a button falls out right when you’re outside a friend’s house for a big Christmas dinner!

Thank you for reading How To Stay Organized During The Holidays! These tips have always kept me going during the holidays and I’m happy to be sharing them with you! I hope you have a lovely and cozy holiday season!

Xo,

Lynn

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