The Clutter Fairy Weekly #139
Less Work, More Peace: Uncluttered Home for the Holidays 2022
Before you can say “Boo!,” we’ll be kicking off the season of fun, joy, food, shopping, and chaos that runs from Halloween into the new year. This year, how about making the holiday season exactly what you want it to be? In episode #139 of The Clutter Fairy Weekly, Gayle Goddard, professional organizer and owner of The Clutter Fairy in Houston, Texas, suggests strategies to streamline the holiday season for yourself and your loved ones with simpler, less stressful, less-cluttered approaches to gift-giving, decorating, and entertaining.
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The Weekly Tittle is an exercise designed to focus your attention on a specific space, aspect, or challenge of decluttering and organizing your home. We assign a new tittle in each webcast/podcast, then check on your progress the following week.
Three Wise Choices
This week’s assignment is to set intentions about how you’d like to spend and enjoy the holiday season. Your objectives may relate to shopping, gift-giving, cooking, entertaining, or any other aspect of holiday celebrations that are important to you:
- Make a list of three intentions that you’d like to keep as the focus your holiday celebrations this year. Here are a few examples:
- I will shop for gifts only for people on my list, and I will stay strictly within my budget.
- I will use minimal favorite decorations and resist the temptation to add to my collection.
- In the interest of self-care, I will accept no more than one party invitation or social engagement per week this December.
- Post your list in a place where you can see and refer to it every day.
- If you feel the demands of your life and other people’s needs and desires starting to encroach on your holiday plans, consult your three wise choices!
- When in doubt, err on the side of your peace of mind and happiness. Your happiness is a generous gift that you can share with your loved ones. Nurture it.
- If you choose not to celebrate any holidays at this season, set intentions about how you’ll care for your health, happiness, and sanity while those around you are celebrating.
For the full discussion of this week’s tittle, watch the Weekly Tittle segment on YouTube.
Where there are Wise Women (more than just 3 …:) No offense Ed ok?).
There is a Way…This Season I am embracing being alone with specific self care:
1st Intention = Where are others in my immediate community also alone that I may gift them wrapped yet simply useful “Secret Santa Gifts”.
2nd Intention = Wisely with kindness say No to others Homes for the Holidays for
I just don’t want to go.
3rd Intention = Inner peace and quiet contentment is my Way to celebrate these upcoming Holidays this year.
Thank you.