Preparation for Christmas

Hello and welcome back,

When I started this blog one of the first posts I made where about how you can prepare yourself for Christmas. With general tips and things related to our (mental) health. If you want to read the original posts. There is a part 1. And a part 2.

But since it is slowly time for Christmas I wanted to revive this topic.

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1. Money

A part I learned that is a big part of the preparations is saving money. This season is a more expensive season in general. So what I do at home is we sit down. Write down what we earn and our expenses. Then often we are left with a little money for the savings. But when Christmas is coming we try to spend less money on food and other expenses. So that we can save enough for Christmas and the gifts for people and maybe an extra fancy meal for ourselves.

2. Gifts

I personally am a gift planner. Because this way I know before hand how expensive everything will be. But also the earlier you have the ideas for gifts ready. The sooner you can slowly start buying everything. This means you spread the expenses more out. I try to avoid last minute Christmas shopping. This also helps with controlling my stress level.

3. Planning

I am married, so Christmas is a busy few days. This requires early planning and having clear when we have to be where. Again the earlier you have this on paper the better. Because then it is clear for all parties what the expectations are. We even try to put times on all the engagements so that they know when we arrive and when we need to leave. This also gives us some wiggle room and extra spare time to catch our breath and relax for a second.

4. Clothes

You might not think of this. But I myself have often multiple engagements in one day. This means no time to change clothes. So I plan what I am going to wear before hand, so that my clothes fit in all themes. I can change small things during the day about my outfit or make-up. So that there is a small change from day to night look. We also often stay the night by someone else, to remove hours of driving back and forth. So having all your clothes fresh and clean with you is then super important.

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What is something you always do to prepare yourself for Christmas? And is your Christmas planning as crazy and busy as mine, if you have any tip. Comment them down below.

Till next time,

Rosa-Lynn