Holiday Planner: How to Relax and Reduce Stress during the Holidays

ByEileen Roth
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Holiday Planner: How to Relax and Reduce Stress during the Holidays It’s holiday time. The biggest holidays of the year are upon us. Whether you celebrate Chanukah, Christmas or Kwanzaa, do you always spend them stressed out and frustrated? Do you forget to do things for the holiday gathering like make the carrots? Did you forget how many people are coming over and don’t have enough chairs? Do you plan out your serving pieces and utensils, or even a seating chart? Do you know what time relatives need airport or hotel pickups? Do you have your card list ready to…

Stuck? Try the Pomodoro Technique

ByEileen Roth
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June 20th was National Productivity Day.  How productive have you been?   The best way to get things done is to plan.  Create a schedule that works for you.  If children are home, you need to double plan –  plan for the kids and yourself.  If the kids are under school age, it’s a little harder. My suggestion is to find some time when the kids can be busy and you can do some work without interruption: A) the kids are old enough to play together or do a craft by themselves B) the kids can watch a TV show,…