3 Ways to Organize Your Way to a Stress-free Holiday Season
14 days until Thanksgiving
42 days until Christmas + (the first night of) Hannukka
48 days until New Year’s Eve
Whether we are ready to admit it or not, the holidays are HERE. AGAIN.
For some, it’s a time of joy, family, laughter, warmth, and love. For others, it might mean the chaos of hosting or attending gatherings, unpredictable travel, loneliness, and anxiety in general.
If you are in the group that dreads the stress of the holiday season, we’ve got you. We’re sharing our TOP THREE ways you can prepare NOW to have a smooth holiday season.
DECLUTTER + ORGANIZE YOUR PANTRY
Do an in-depth review of your pantry and its contents. Toss anything that is past its expiration date, that has gone bad, or will not be used before it expires. Create a list of some essential holiday ingredients, see what you already have in your pantry, and what might missing. Then take the extra few minutes to corral like items together. This will help you avoid purchasing duplicates when you run to the store to stock up! You will also know exactly where to find what you need at a moment’s notice!
REFRESH YOUR CLOSET
Get your closet in check to make dressing for the holidays a breeze! Sort through your items, color-code, refold, purge, and do whatever you think is needed to refresh your space. If you don’t have much time, take 20 mins to declutter items you know you won’t use before the new year or don’t love. Just dedicating 20 mins to your wardrobe can bring clarity to what you have, what you can readily wear and what you can get rid of.
An organized closet will not only help your space feel calm and allow you to start your day with a peaceful mind, it will also make it easier to pack for holiday trips since you’ll know exactly what you have and where to find it!
EDIT THROUGHOUT YOUR HOME
As you move through a closet organization session, a pantry refresh, or even when pulling out your holiday decor, keep that declutter mindset to make any additional edits and donate items that might be useful to someone else. Donate decorations that are worn or dated. If there are decorating upgrades to be made, don’t hang onto the old versions - donate and start fresh! Fine tuning your spaces will help you feel at peace in your home and in your head during the most chaotic times of year.
To summarize:
Decluttering your pantry will ensure that you have the right ingredients on hand (and that they aren’t expired).
Refreshing your closet will remind you of what you have and will make dressing for an event or packing for a trip easy as pie!
Editing around the rest of your home, including holiday decor, can simplify setting up for the holidays, especially as the hostess you’re meant to be AND will ensure an easy reset after the holiday season!
Getting prepared for the holidays doesn’t have to guarantee the feeling of overwhelm or burn out! Get ahead of the chaos by setting yourself up for success using these three tips. These each can take 20 mins max. If you can commit to 20 minutes each day, for 3 days, you’ll bet set for the season! Pretty achievable, right?
Stay tuned for our next blog - organizing must-haves for wrapping up your holiday season!
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