Holiday preparation is basically a full-time job, but the rest of life doesn’t actually stop while it’s going on. We still have kids and jobs and homes and bodies that need our attention.
It can feel like a personal failure to re-prioritize so that some things get less attention, but it’s really the only way to manage the load.
As we head into the final stretch of the holiday season, be sure to give yourself permission to reverse the order of priorities in your daily life.
You probably can’t fit it all in, so ask yourself: what are the most urgent things to tackle today?