Add Some Free Space to Your Family’s Holiday Calendar Now
Holiday invitations are pouring in. Here comes the Nutcracker. That white elephant party with the neighbors. An ugly sweater. Good luck for your child’s basketball team. Breakfast with Santa Claus. Damn, did you forget Aunt Mildred’s gingerbread workshop?
Hey: before we go any further, grab your calendar now and add some free space. Days when you have to go nowhere, do absolutely nothing and see no one. It’s easy to get super ambitious at the start of the month, it’s the holidays, for good sake, cue Mariah Carey’s songs and play Elf on repeat! Booth is also easily burned out, depressed, and resentful. Too much activity makes children anxious (as well as irritability and tearfulness). It is important to add space physically, otherwise you will see some free time and say, “Of course I can get to your reindeer zoo! How can I not do this? “
How do you decide what to skip? Think about important things that you value: maybe family, friends (like real friends – you don’t need a holiday reunion with every person you knew in high school), or your faith. Then select events that support those values. And yes, if there is a show of elves , I will definitely go.