Get Organized for the Holidays (download)

• Determine what’s most important to you and your family to have a joyful holiday season.
• Create a customized holiday plan so you can get it all done. You’ll be organized, prioritized and energized!
• Gain practical, doable strategies for simplifying the key areas of your holiday preparations—from cooking, baking and entertaining, to shopping, wrapping and sending out holiday cards. You’ll free-up time to enjoy the holiday traditions and celebrations that matter most to you.

What’s included?

• 50+ pages / 3 lessons of easy-to-implement content. Includes colorful holiday planning forms, checklists, and worksheets that you can use year after year.

  View a sample of lesson 1.

• Unlimited downloads. Download as many times as you like.

Details:

• Delivery method: Download immediately after purchase.
• Materials format: PDF. This document can be read and printed with the free Adobe Reader.

Notes:

• This product is a download that includes the handouts from simplify 101’s online class Get Organized for the Holidays. This purchase does not include access to any of the online class features such as access to the instructor and gallery. By purchasing this download, you will gain access to the community forum.
• The text in this document may make occasional reference to the online workshop forum and photo gallery. Since these features are not included with this product, please ignore the reference to them.

Here’s what you will learn in Get Organized for the Holidays

In Lesson 1: Get Inspired, you will…

• Create a holiday inspiration statement that will serve as your compass throughout the holiday season. Your inspiration statement will alleviate stress by reminding you what’s most important to you.
• Set up a holiday planner loaded with holiday planning forms, checklists, and best of all, your customized holiday plan. Whether you decide to make it decorative, or keep it purely functional, this binder will be your go-to organizing resource as you move through the holiday season. View planner supply list here.
• Use the included colorful planning forms to help you organize all aspects of the holidays.

In Lesson 2: Get Organized, you will…

• Create a customized holiday plan that breaks down the big project called “the holidays” into manageable steps. Best yet, you’ll find out how to fill your holidays with activities you actually enjoy!
• Prioritize your holiday to-do list, so each activity on your list has a designated week in which to be accomplished. This step will alleviate stress and worry about how you’ll get everything done in time.
• Bonus handout! In “Tips to Simplify the Season,” professional organizer Aby Garvey shares her favorite strategies for simplifying every aspect of the holiday season including entertaining, decorating, gift-giving, gift-wrapping and sending cards. These ideas will help you save time on activities you don’t enjoy, giving you more time for the things you do like doing.

In Lesson 3: Stay Energized, you will:

• EnJOY your holidays! The goal for this lesson is to help you stay energized and joyful throughout the holiday season using straightforward and simple techniques.
• Find out how to turn your weekly holiday plan into a manageable, daily to-do list. This step takes the stress out of getting your holiday to-dos done. 
• As you implement your plan for the holidays, the ideas in this lesson show you ways to evaluate how things are going so you can enjoy the season. You’ll also get suggestions to tweak your plan, if needed, so you’re relaxed and calm all season long.
• Discover simple ways to stay focused on what’s most important to you throughout the holiday season, so the season is filled with meaning and joy.