Enjoying the holidays instead of just getting through them

Ok I admit that last week I started to count down the number of holiday lunches, events and plays left until we bring in 2018 and I wondered if I was missing the point.  I realized that I was really just trying to get through the holidays instead of taking time to think about how I could enjoy them. I felt like I had lost control of my schedule.  I didn’t want to let anyone down and I genuinely wanted to see most of the people at my various events but I felt overwhelmed.

Here are a few things that I am going to try to take control of my schedule and enjoy my time over the holidays:

• I plan to spend the day in my PJ’s on December 27th and not feel guilty
• Give myself a break with the last-minute gifts and realize that I have done enough
• Write a card to each of my kids and to my husband telling them how important they are to me
• Say NO to a few events
• Order in instead of cook when hosting
• Schedule in a workout everyday
• Ask for help with the rest of my wrapping
• Make sure that I am not tying my self-esteem together with how ready or prepared I am for the holidays—we connect most profoundly with people when we let ourselves be vulnerable not when we are showing off
• Meditate every morning for 10 minutes.  Here is a link to a 10-minute meditation that I created to help slow things down and enjoy our holiday time