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Christmas Time Management Tips
Garland Coulson “Captain Time”
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When Your Name is “Garland”
• You get a LOT of Christmas jokes!
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My brother was always eager to “hang” me
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But I Still Love Christmascc: horizontal.integration - https://www.flickr.com/photos/97831130@N00
How Do You Save Time & Avoid Holiday Stress?
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Plan Gifts with Family
• Decide on limits or if you even want to exchange gifts
• Get a list of potential gifts people want – give them what they want instead of stressing over what to buy
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Start Planning Gifts Early
• I use OneNote to capture gift ideas year round
• Use camera to take pictures of gifts they like
• I often buy gifts by Sept/Oct especially if they must be shipped
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Avoid shopping malls in December
• Take advantage of non-traditional work hours
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Use Gift Certificates
• Let people get what they want from their favourite stores
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Amazon Gift Certificates
• a good alternative as they sell a wide range of products
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Shop Online• Use a neighbor or other family
members address if you want to hide gifts
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Make a List and Check it Twice
•OneNote•Gift lists• To do lists• Fun ideas• Invitation lists• Food needed•Decorations needed
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Batch Trips• Batch together gift, food,
decorations purchases into as few trips as possible.
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Get Help• Enlist family members to help• Use gift wrapping services• Cleaning service• Catering• Delivery service• Get others to pick things up for you
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Christmas Traditions
• Make a list• Keep only the ones you truly
enjoy
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Our Christmas Traditions
•Old family traditions•Home made donuts•Turkey dinner
•New Traditions•Christmas Sail By•Winter Harp
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Christmas Baking• Bake 1-2 months in advance• Do a baking exchange• Turn into a fun event with family
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Cooking• Ask for help• Even non-cooks can peel and cut
vegetables• Gives you company and fun in the kitchen
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Party Planning
•OneNote for•Theme ideas• Invitation list•Needed items
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Learn to Say No• You don’t have to say yes to
every social event over the season
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Set a Cutoff Time• A date after which there is no
more shopping or running around, just working with what you already have
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Don’t Tie Everything to One Day
• Think of it as the “12 Days of
Christmas” or Christmas week
• A chance to see additional family or
friends
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Bored Family Members
•Have additional entertainment options available• Movies• Board games• Video games• Suggest local activities (bowling, billiards, coffee shops, art
galleries, hiking, sledding)
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Open Houses• Invite people for an open house come
over a block of time (1-5pm or 4-8 pm) instead of for a dinner
• People can drop in for an hour or two then do other things
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Escape• Pick a day or 2 over the holidays
to do something for yourself
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After Christmas• Debrief yourself• Make a list of changes you want for
next year (OneNote)• Schedule dates to do these changes
next yearcc: SullyDC - https://www.flickr.com/photos/58553501@N00
Merry Christmas from Captain Time!
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