I was told that denial is one of the most powerful forces we are struggling with in our lives. Denial can make us know nothing about any very powerful reality. One of the realities I have to deal with face to face recently is that the holidays are coming soon; no rejection by me or you will stop them.
This is not to say that I don't like the holiday season. In fact, I like holidays! What I don't like is that when we strive for the most productive time of the year, we feel unprepared to be unprepared. Whether it's at home, at home, in other people's homes, shopping, baking, wrapping or caroling; I don't seem to be prepared for all the extra duties of the season as I want.
A few years ago, a friend shared with me three steps to prepare her family for a perfect vacation. She said that she started using these simple steps a few years ago, and when her vacation roared, their preparations were significantly different.
So I wrote down all three and I am happy to share it with you. Let me know how different they will be when preparing for the upcoming happy season.
3 simple steps to prepare for the holiday:
1. Divide and conquer. Not every room will be subject to holiday review. Some rooms can [and should] be unrestricted. Therefore, reduce stress levels by dividing your home into three areas. The "A" room is a room that each guest can marry during the holidays. This list includes living rooms, dining rooms, family rooms, kitchens and powder rooms. Room "B" is a room that some guests may see, but when the holiday bell rings, they will not be front and center. This includes a children's bedroom, a secondary bathroom and a basement entertainment or media room. The "C" room [such as the master bedroom and bathroom and the Home Office] is a freely determinable space that is open to the public only at the discretion of the host or hostess.
Instead of being crazy in every room in the house, focus on the "A" space and leave a little energy for the "B's". If you don't enter "C's", then locking the door is much easier than completely frightening.
2. Edit, edit, edit. Once you have built the hierarchy of the room and you are standing in the most important "A" space in your home, your next task is to edit anything you can't. A useful rule is rule 3. For any horizontal surface in the room [desktop, bookshelf, mantel], you can accurately use 3 decorative items [the book always counts as 1 regardless of the number]. Your inner decorator may scream at this suggestion, but remember that the holiday decorations have not yet been brought into the room. The deserted land that may feel like a mantelpiece will soon be decorated as a holly, decorated with candles, and without a doubt, sprinkled with pine cones, berries and bows. Give yourself a clear, clean canvas to show your holiday decorations for the best results.
3. Light up your path to success. Remember that many of the favorite holiday decorations include lighting [flashing lights, candles, etc.], and it's time to add limits to the general lighting scheme of the room. Reduce the number of watts in the bulb used by chandeliers, wall lamps, table lamps and floor lamps. For any overhead lights, lower the dimmer to a low setting if you don't have a dimmer [you really should] turn them off. Nothing can wash away a well-decorated holiday home, instead of letting a lamp like a prison yard flip over the head; wash away the joy of every holiday. Use ' Candlelight Rules' as a guide. If there is candlelight in the room when it is fully lit [including your holiday decorations], then you can place the light exactly where it wants.
Orignal From: Before you hang a wreath - three steps to prepare the perfect holiday for your family
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