Do you want to have a cool, calm, and collected holiday season?

Are you looking for some practical tips to help you get things done, manage your belongings, and streamline your calendar?

The holiday season is a busy time filled with parties, dinners, concerts, vacations, and shopping…not to mention wrapping up end-of-year responsibilities at work, home, school, and everywhere in between.

It’s no surprise to see tensions running high, schedules packed to the max, and stress levels through the roof.

But, just because other people are scrambling around and stressed out doesn’t mean you have to be!

By deliberately planning your days and taking thoughtful actions, you can sail through the holiday season with grace and ease, and less stress to boot.

In this post, you’ll find a collection of posts to help you successfully navigate through the holidays.

This holiday survival guide has lots of useful information, from streamline meal preparation, to decluttering your home, to traveling, to managing your time, to wrapping things up at work.

You’re sure to find at a least of couple of posts that will make the next few weeks more orderly for you and yours.

Here’s to making your holiday season merry and bright!

Prepare for the Holiday Season

Want to get a head start when it comes to preparing for the holiday season? These posts will help you set a firm foundation for all the gathering, celebrations, and gift-giving to come.

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Get Things Done this Holiday Season

Just because it’s the holiday season doesn’t mean you can’t work productively. You just need to work smarter, and not harder! These posts will help you get things done throughout the season.

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Take Care of Yourself Today and Everyday

Self-care is a must during the holidays, especially when you’re running around out picking up gifts, buying food, and wrapping up all those funky last-minute tasks at home and work. Make sure you take care of yourself with these practical posts.

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Make the Most Out of the Last Few Weeks of Work

It’s no surprise work and school tends to slow down at the end of the year. Use these tips to help you wrap things up and pass the time before the celebrations begin.

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Declutter and Organize Your Home

Hosting friends and family for several days over the holidays? Expecting guests for a party? Maybe you’re just plain tired of staring at piles of clutter! These practical tips will help you declutter and put your home in ship-shape order.

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Smart Traveling Tips

Whether you’re visiting family members around the corner or friends on another continent, it’s always a good idea to plan ahead. You’ll definitely want to keep these smart traveling tips handy.

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Meal Preparation and Entertaining

From a petite plate of sugar cookies, to a lavish feast set up for friends and family, everyone can use help preparing and entertaining guests. Try out any of these tips over the next several weeks.

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Quick and Easy Solutions

You’re running behind schedule and you need a problem solved, stat. What should you do? Grab any one of these quick and easy tips for a satisfying solution at home or on the run!

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Help Others with Ease

Will you be giving back to your community this season? Here are a few ways you can make the most of your time while helping others this holiday season.

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End of Year Wrap Up Tips

It’s the end of another calendar year and you know what that means…it’s time gather your paperwork and get things organized. These posts will help you do just that.

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New Year’s Resolution Tips

Are you ready to crush your new year’s resolution? If so, you’ll definitely want to start today! Get started on organizing your resolutions and goals with these tips.

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Make Plans for the New Year

Getting a head start on the new year is as simple as breaking out your planner, or notebook. Put those plans onto paper or on screen with these practical posts.

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How about you? What do you think is the most difficult part of navigating the busy holiday season? Which of these posts are you going to use during the holidays? Join the conversation and leave a comment below!