Can you believe Christmas is just around the corner?
It’s the time of year where we can relax, unwind and take a much-needed break. It’s also the time of year that requires a lot of time and energy.
If you find the holiday season stressful, you’ll love these tips for staying organized with Timepage over the holiday season.
Put EVERYTHING in Timepage
When your family is coming to stay, your kid’s school concerts, your work holiday party, the last day of school. December is a notoriously busy month, so it’s important to document everything, even if you’re pretty good at remembering things throughout the year.
Schedule your preparation.
Here are some things to pop in your diary well in advance, so they’re done in time for the holidays.
- Check the BBQ and make sure it’s clean and has enough gas
- Pre-bake snacks and freeze them
- Buy wrapping paper and cards
- Start a gift list (Use Actions and allocate a different Actions card per person)
- Do all your online shopping
- Send out your holiday cards
- Order what food you need for your celebrations
- Shop for non-perishable items
- Stock up on batteries for kid’s toys
Appoint tasks
If there’s a job that needs doing and someone else can do it, delegate!
Set reminders in Timepage to remind people of the tasks they’re supposed to do. You can set several reminders weeks, days, hours and minutes before the deadline, so nothing gets forgotten.
Always tell Timepage where you’re going.
When you get used to using Timepage, it’s easy to forget all the cool things it does. For example, you already know where your best friend lives - why not put their address in the calendar event? Don’t forget Timepage has a travel estimate feature that will remind you when you should leave to get where you’re going on time. It’s useful all year round but particularly useful during the holidays when peripheral elements (like a Christmas Day parade) can change your usual travel times.
Schedule your downtime
Downtime is supposed to be relaxing, so it feels counterintuitive to schedule it, but it’s necessary around the holidays. Try to schedule in a small pocket of downtime each day - at least half an hour. When you can see a free day on your calendar during the holidays, block it out as an at-home, downtime day. Everyone needs time to recharge their batteries, especially in the holidays.
Do you tend to schedule much during the holidays? Or do you just wing it and see what happens?
