I’ll say it again, I LOVE Halloween. Frankly, I love the holiday season. Not everything indiscriminately but I love a lot of it. I know there are lots of people who don’t (we talked about that in the first episode) so in the interest of spreading goodwill (not in a cheesy way, I hope), we want everyone to enjoy it as much as we do. Even though, we work in the food industry and it is CA-RAZY, we still make sure to have fun. Part of the way we do that is by keeping our sense of humor and being organized so we’re sharing both of those with you.
The point of these first two episodes, not unlike the first few episodes of Season 1, is to lay the groundwork for a fun-filled, stress-free, organized holiday season. We’re not going to tell you how you SHOULD do it because we don’t know you and what works for you but we’re going to share ideas about what we do.
So, here we go. What’s that organizational stuff? Well, since I’m a visual person, I like to see things. My go-to is a calendar so I suggest finding a printable calendar online. Ask and ye shall receive! Here is a link to a DIY month-by-month calendar. You can print it out one month per page at a time and bonus! There’s lots of room to write things in each day. Click on the link below to check it out:
Printable Calendar Months (http://www.pdfcalendar.com/monthly/)
We both use pencils a lot because “erasing” so you can change things and be flexible. But you can also get colorful post-it notes so that you can move things around. Get an idea of how many events, parties, etc you have and pencil them in on that month to get started. That’s just one of our ideas in this episode.
Here’s another take away…stop comparing yourself to others. We’re not necessarily talking about friends and family but okay, we’re talking about the magazines and TV shows and Martha Stewart that show you this picture perfect experience. My world, your world? NOT! So stop that! You do you. And, you can’t do it ALL. Only do as much as you and your family can handle and seeing it on a calendar, well, it can help. Be picky, it’s really okay.
We had a lot of fun recording this show and we hope you do too. Natalia shares her love of Martha Stewart (just in this particular situation), Jello shots and costumes. I’ve got the rundown on Halloween origins, my past perfectionism and a certain Disney character’s wig. So relax, have a laugh with us and enjoy this next episode. It’s Halloween!
Thanksgiving is next (two episodes because it takes two) where we really get into the checklists (my personal fave) and making it your best ever…whatever that means for you. You’ll also be meeting one of our favorite bloggers with her personal tips and tricks to help you get through the season with little kids.
If you’re interested in adding Prepdeck to your kitchen (and getting a 10% discount off the already great price) or just looking at their beautiful website with all kinds of fun ideas on it click the link below and it will magically (actually it’s just technology) take you there. We spell out the link for you in the episode but this is so much easier, right?
