Restoring Order®
TIPS TO SIMPLIFY YOUR HOLIDAY
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Put the “Peace” Back in Your Holiday
Plan purposefully
Edit your activities
Act with restraint
Calendar your priorities
Enjoy! 

Simplify Your Cards
Let yourself off the hook
Choose another season for annual cards
Throw a card party
Pre-address thank-yous 

Simplify Your Gifts
Set a budget
Throw a wrap party
Use online shopping
Give subscriptions and gift cards
Mail early 

Simplify Your Cleaning
Pre-clean major items like furniture, carpet, and chandeliers
Use static cloths for quick whisking
Resist the urge to bag and hide clutter, it will only cause backlog later
Tackle public spaces where you entertain first
Light candles, ignore the dust, and enjoy loved ones! 

Simplify Your Decor
Use natural items (boughs, holly, cranberries)
Pre-decorate
Resist over-accumulation
Purge unused decorations
Swap decorations with a friend 

Simplify Your Storage
Buy similar, pest and weather-proof containers
Use shred instead of tissue for nesting ornaments
Store holiday gift wrap together
Tame cords with cord wraps